@article{12356,
  keywords = {India (IN), Indigenous peoples (THE\_1844), Kenya (KE), Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe (ICH\_1230), Legislation (THE\_6934), Panama (PA), Peru (PE)},
  author = {Krystyna Swiderska},
  title = {Protecting traditional knowledge: a holistic approach based on customary laws and bio-cultural heritage},
  abstract = {This chapter explains the concept of biocultural heritage and the need to protect biocultural heritage as a whole rather than focusing only on traditional knowledge. It presents research findings on the role of customary laws in protecting traditional knowledge in indigenous communities in Peru, Panama, China, Kenya and India.},
  pages = {331-342},
}