"Indigenous Knowledges And The Sustainable Development Agenda | Development Studies

This book discusses the vital importance of including indigenous knowledges in the sustainable development agenda. In the wake of colonialism and imperialism dialogue between indigenous knowledges and Western epistemology has broken down time and again. However in recent decades the broader indigenous struggle for rights and recognition has led to a better understanding of indigenous knowledges and in 2015 the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined the importance of indigenous engagement in contributing to the implementation of the agenda. Drawing on experiences and field work from Africa Asia Latin America and Europe Indigenous Knowledges and the Sustainable Development Agenda brings together authors who explore social educational institutional and ecological sustainability in relation to indigenous knowledges. In doing so this book provides a comprehensive understanding of the concept of sustainability at both national and international levels from a range of diverse perspectives. As the decolonizing debate gathers pace within mainstream academic discourse this book offers an important contribution to scholars across development studies environmental studies education and political ecology.|Indigenous Knowledges and the Sustainable Development Agenda | Development Studies