Shillong, Nov 14: Martin Luther Christian University (MLCU), in collaboration with the Society of Ethnobotanists, India, will organise the international symposium on Ethnobotany in Human Well-being from November 16 to 18.
The symposium will bring together researchers, academicians, policymakers, practitioners and traditional knowledge holders to discuss plant diversity, indigenous knowledge, traditional healing practices and sustainable human well-being.
Fifty traditional healers from different parts of India will take part and share their healing knowledge, experiences and practices.
The National Innovation Foundation (NIF), India, will also exhibit technologies rooted in local plants and traditional ecological knowledge.
The three-day programme will include keynote addresses, technical sessions, special lectures and panel discussions. Key themes include ethnobotany and pharmacy, food security and sovereignty, biocultural conservation, sustainable economies, and climate change and adaptation.
The symposium will focus on collaboration between traditional healers, scientists, researchers and institutions for knowledge validation, capacity building and sustainable development of traditional healthcare practices.
