Indigenous food systems ensure ecological and socio-economic sustainability but remain marginalized in science policy. We argue that better documentation, deeper understanding, political recognition of indigenous knowledge can help transform systems.

Research within Indigenous communities has been criticised for lacking community engagement, for being exploitative, and for poorly explaining the processes of research. To address these concerns, and to ensure 'best practice', Jamieson, et al. (2012) recently published a summary of principles outlined by the NHMRC (2003) in "one short, accessible document". Here we expand on Jamieson et al.'s ...

This special issue addressing the theme of “Indigenous and Trans-Systemic Knowledge Systems” seeks to expand existing methods, approaches, conceptual understandings Indigenous Knowledges create new awareness, explorations, inspirations across other knowledge systems. Typically, these have arisen been published through western disciplinary traditions in interaction engagement with diverse Writte...

social learning and knowledge generation are two key factors to achieve successful natural resources co-management. social learning can be beneficial by broadcasting and transmitting experiences and problem solving ideas in a group of people. social learning networks can transmit knowledge and experiences from one node to another in the network. social learning can produce a suitable learning a...