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Our
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THe policy map:
Developing a legal and policy
framework for traditional knowledge
The preservation, protection
and promotion of traditional knowledge are of
crucial importance for traditional communities
within the Pacific region. Traditional knowledge
forms an integral part of the life of
traditional communities and plays a critical
role in their health, culture, identity,
education, food security and natural resources
management.
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The Guidelines:
Guidelines for
developing national legislation for the
protection of traditional knowledge and
expressions of culture based on the
Pacific Model Law 2002.
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format 421kb)
REGIONAL
FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPRESSIONS OF
CULTURE
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The DVD: Oltobed a Malt
- The 9th Festival of Pacific Arts
« Oltobed a Malt – nurture, regenerate,
celebrate » is the theme of the 9th Festival of
Pacific Arts which was held in Palau from 22 to
31 July 2004. This film recounts the events and
the highlights of the 9th Festival of Pacific
Arts.
Share in the color, the costumes, the sights and
the splendor of this magnificent event. Artists
and performers from at least 27 Pacific Island
countries and territories came to Palau, a small
island country of 20 000 people in the North
Pacific Ocean, just above the equator, to
celebrate their identity, their knowledge and
their cultures.
DVD produced jointly by the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community and the Republic of Palau.
Languages : English, French - Multiregional -
Duration: 45 mn
Unit Price: 2500.00Fcfp (20.95 EURO) Shipping
Weight: 10 g
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SHORT STORIES FROM
SMALL ISLANDS: Tales shared in Palau
This collection of Short stories by seven
authors living in Oceania and one by well-known
American author, and editor of the collection,
Alan Dean Foster, was one of the artistic
achivements of the 9th Festival of Pacific Arts,
held in Palau in July 2004.
"The 9th Festival of Pacific Arts served as a
unique opportunity for Pacific Islanders to
share the traditional knowledge and expressions
of culture of the 27 countries and territiries
taht participated. The Festival also provided
artists the opportunity to present new artwork
based on their individual visions of Pacific
cultures. The stories in Short Stories from
Small islands: Tales shared in Palau contributed
to the colorfulness of the festival. The book is
a wonderful example of what the festival
captured from the artists of various cultural
backgrounds."
Faustina K. Rehuher, Director Belau National
Museum and Deputy Director, 9th Festival of
Pacific Arts.
94 pages, 18x25.5 cm ISBN 982-00-0099-8
Unit Price: 2360.00Fcfp (19.78 EURO) Shipping
Weight: 32 g
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ELEVEN APPROACHES TO
CULTURE AND NATURE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Eleven approaches to Culture and Nature in the
South Pacific contains a selection of 11 papers
presented at a symposium held in New Caledonia
in 2003. In the same year the symposium
proceedings were published in French by
Expressions Editions. Given that the papers
address topics of interest to English speakers
in the Pacific Region, it was decided to also
produce this Publication in English.
Edited by Hamid Mokaddem and published by the
Cultural Affairs Programme of the Secretariat of
the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New
Caledonia, 2005.
164 pages, 15x21 cm ISBN 982-00-0112-9
Unit Price: 2360.00Fcfp (19.78 EURO) Shipping
Weight: 44g
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Cultural Etiquette in the Pacific Islands
" This guide is the first attempt to compile
general information on the etiquette and
protocols of our vast and diverse Pacific
Community […] "
Rhonda Griffiths, Cultural Affairs Adviser
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, 2005.
Noumea, New Caledonia.
151 pages, 15x21 cm ISBN 982-00-0030-9
Unit Price: 2500.00Fcfp (20.95 EURO) Shipping
Weight: 23 g
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SYMPOSIUM ON THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPRESSIONS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURES
IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS (Noumea 1999)
Organised by the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community and the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), and held at the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea,
New Caledonia, 15-19 February 1999
20 pages, 21 x 29.7 cm.
ISBN 982-203-693-0, ISSN 0489-958X, CPS 1999
Unit Price: 1250.00Fcfp (10.47 EURO) Shipping
Weight: 800 g
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