Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and well-being of indigenous youth - A participatory research with the Khwe San in Namibia

Research summary

The primary objective of the PhD study is to understand and analyse the role that Traditional Ecological Knowledge plays in relation to the multiple domains of well-being among the youth of an indigenous, former hunter-gatherer tribe.

Description

Research info

Research title
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and well-being of indigenous youth - A participatory research with the Khwe San in Namibia

Research timeline
1.8.2015 - 1.8.2019

Keywords
indigenous Namibia National Park Traditional Ecological Knowledge Well-Being

Region
Africa

Countries
Finland, Namibia

Institution
University of Helsinki
Department of Development Studies
Helsinki, Finland

Funding instrument
Other, Other

Project budget
0 - 200,000 euros

Head of research
Attila Paksi

Research team
Assistant Professor Pirjo Virtanen, Dr Aili Pyhälä, Professor Barry Gills

Contact information
Attila Paksi
+358413661163
attila.paksi@helsinki.fi

Record last updated
8.2.2017