INRIK NEWS in
2000!
Recent, current and future activities of INRIK :
On 11 - 13th September 2000, Centre for Rural Planning Studies, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cooperates with INRIK will arrange regional seminar "RURAL SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES IN THE GLOBALISATION ERA" in Skudai, Johore, Malaysia. |
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Indonesian Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge
(INRIK) Padjadjaran University cooperates with PEMDA Kotamadya Bandung, KODAM
III Siliwangi, PKK Kotamadya Bandung and Jurusan Biologi FMIPA UNPAD,
will planning to a project Bio Intensive Gardening (BIG) in Bandung, with pilot
project in kelurahan Jamika. |
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In May 1998, INRIK (Indonesian Resource Center for Indonesian Indigenous Knowledge) hosted a group consisting of interdicipline scientist from University Padjajaran and Bandung Institute of Technology, erecting IWIM (Interdiciplinary Working Group in Medicinal Plants) focusing on Biogeography (Prof.W.Erdelen), Antropology(Prof. Kusnaka Adimihardja), Pharmacocnosy (Prof. Sidik), and Phitochemistry (Dr.Moesdarsono). |
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INRIK has now published the proceedings of the
workshop, "Indigenous Knowledge Systems and
Development", held on September 14, 1998 in Bandung. The proceedings is
available at reimburstment cost of US$ 15 (shipping charges it's depend on
countries). If someone want to buy and way to order, please contact INRIK. |
Prof. Dr. Kusnaka was a facilitator at a National
Congress of Traditional Communities, March 15-22 in Jakarta. This meeting is
being organized by Telapak Foundation (Yayasan Telapak) and ELSAM (Lembaga Studi
dan Advokasi Masyarakat). |
Prof. Kusnaka was a facilitator at a regional meeting
of traditional ('Adat) communities in Java, which was held in Bogor on 9-12
February 1999. The meeting is being organized by Telapak Foundation (Yayasan
Telapak), LATIN (Lembaga Alam dan Tropika Indoneia, and YLBHI (Yayasan Lembaga
Bantuan Hukum Indonesia) as preparation for the National Congress of Traditional
(Adat) Communities, which was held on 8-14 March 1999 in Jakarta. |
On February 7-9, an INRIK staff member was speaked at a
workshop entitled "Indigenous Knowledge and Local Widsom", to be held
in Yogyakarta and organized by Yayasan Semesta Biru. |
INRIK is currently undertaking a project to map the customary land of the Kasepuhan people. The kasepuhan have lived and farmed in the mountain region for centuries. The aim of the mapping project is to clarify land-management issues that affect the Kasepuhan, whose traditional lands overlap with areas for which other players also have plans : the perhutani the national forestry company, and the Mount Halimun National Park designated in 1992. |
INRIK is currently preparing a training program for non
government institutions and other institutions interested in undertaking
research on Indigenpous Knowledge Systems in Indonesian, especialy in the
Eastern part of Indonesian |
INRIK would welcome enquiries from
potential partners interested in doing research on ethnomedicine and the
cultivation of medicinal plants in the Mount Halimun area, West Java.
Last up date : 11/04/00