World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132003-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10776Traditional Knowledge systems are the essence of the social capital of the poor and the source of their survival strategies. Rooted in tradition, TK is also contemporary knowledge, defined by its inherently dynamic nature. It is constantly evolving as individual and community responses to the challenges posed by their environment.CC BY 3.0 IGOBIODIVERSITYBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYCANCERCONSERVATIONDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESFEASIBILITY STUDIESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFOOD SECURITYHEADACHESHOLISTIC APPROACHINFORMED CONSENTINNOVATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSKNOW-HOWKNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENTKNOWLEDGE SYSTEMSLAWSLESSONS LEARNEDMALARIAMARKETINGMEDICINESPARTNERSHIPPATENTSPATIENTSPRIVATE SECTORPROTOCOLSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH NEEDSPUBLISHINGSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESOCIAL CAPITALSTREAMSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUSTAINABLE USETECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTEXTTRADE SECRETSTRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGETRADITIONAL MEDICINETRANSACTION COSTSTUBERCULOSISWOUNDSWorld Bank10.1596/10776