January 27, 2016
WIPO has long worked with indigenous peoples and local communities from around the world to better protect, commercialize and promote their remedies, songs, paintings and designs.
In this article, Wend Wendland, Director of WIPO’s Traditional Knowledge Division, explains why and - from his personal perspective - identifies some of the opportunities and challenges associated with protecting traditional knowledge and cultural expressions.
The article was published in Ubuntu, a publication of the South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Department.