The traditional knowledge movement in the Pacific Island countries: the challenge of localism

• Published in: Prometheus (Saint Lucia, Brisbane, Qld.) Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 269 - 286
• Main Author: Forsyth, Miranda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 01.09.2011; Taylor and Francis Journals
• Series: Prometheus
• Subjects: Customary law; Indigenous knowledge; Institutions; Intellectual property; Knowledge (Theory); Local communities; Localization; Pacific Island Forum's Traditional Knowledge Implementationa Action Plan; Pacific Islanders; Pacific Ocean region: Culture; Pacific Region; Regulation; Stakeholder; Tradition

This paper explores the challenge of respecting the local nature of traditional knowledge in two Pacific Islands' regional initiatives. It argues that the embedded nature of traditional knowledge within the social fabric of Pacific Island communities necessitates an approach to regulation that...