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  • 30/03/2004

CONVENTION BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Traditional knowledge, innovations and practices: Knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous communities embodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Traditional medicinal knowledge: The sum total of the knowledge, skills and practices based on theories, beliefs and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the maintenance of health, as well as in diagnosis or treatment of physical and mental illnesses

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
Folklore/traditional and popular culture: The totality of tradition-based creations of a cultural community, expressed by a group or individuals and recognised as reflecting the expectations of a community in so far as they reflect its cultural and social identity.

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