NATIONAL COORDINATION CENTRE ON ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT-SHARING

Checkpoint for monitoring the utilization of genetic resources of the Republic of Belarus
30 October 2023
The Department of Folkloristics and the Culture of Slavic Peoples and the Institute of Genetics and Cytology held a joint scientific and practical workshop “Wormwood, Bitter Grass: Traditional Knowledge and Contemporary Youth Projects”

The event brought together the scientists of various profiles and representatives of creative professions who actively use traditional knowledge related to the plant kingdom. In the introductory speech, the workshop organizer, Head of the Department of Folkloristics and Culture of Slavic Peoples, Tatsiana Valodzina, explained the understanding of the term “traditional knowledge”, its role and […]

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6 November 2020
Belarusian herbalist from Sanyuki in the coverage of the Global ABS Community

In the framework of the UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project, the Global ASB Community has made publication about Ludmila, a traditional knowledge holder in Belarus.

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21 October 2020
Tree Beekeeping ― Binding the Times. Album-book

“Tree Beekeeping ― Binding the Times” is a unique album-book, the 6th edition of the series “Cultural Heritage of Belarus” released by the Publishing House “Four Quarters” under the Social Project “Belarusian Cultural Heritage” of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus.

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31 December 2019
Code of Ethics as a Tool to Protect the Rights of Holders of Traditional Knowledge and Practices Related to Genetic Resources. Ethics in Building Trust between the Providers and Users of Genetic Resources

Alla Stashkevich: Ethics in Building Trust between the Providers and Users of Genetic Resources Elena Guzenko, Alexander Kilchevsky: Code of Ethics as a Tool to Protect the Rights of Holders of Traditional Knowledge and Practices Related to Genetic Resources

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27 December 2019
Workshop. Biodiversity in the System of Traditional Knowledge of Belarusians

Presentation-by-E.-Makeyeva Presentation-by-T.-Kukharonak Presentation-by-T.-Volodina Presentation-by-V.-Lemesh Presentation-by-Y.-Vnukovich-et-al.

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31 October 2019
A Story of Zonya Rudzko

This is a photograph of Zonya Ignatievna RUDKO from the village of Rechen,
Lyuban District. The photo was taken in 2016, shortly before her death. The photo
became a “Lekavya Travy” (Medicinal Herbs) music CD cover by the RELIKT group.
The lady knew herbs, advised people on how to use them in healing and used
them herself. She was a herbalist without any witchcraft or spellful background ‒
she simply knew what this or that herb was helpful for.

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