Introduction

The ingenuity of humankind to constantly innovate and adapt over the millennia has put all contemporary thinkers on development into cycles of dismay and disbelief when they consider the manner in which humans in their own times have survived. In our journey through history, starting from discovering the utilities of different resources, modifying them to suit our requirements to technological refinements to our innovation processes, we have witnessed several changes, especially related to how we use, manage and govern resources, territories and the values we attach to production, consumption and exchange processes. As a consequence, today we find ourselves with two sets of divergent worldviews: (1) the mainstream, dominant Cartesian worldview (also commonly referred to as the western/ European) and (2) other worldviews, commonly referred to as traditional knowledge (TK), which are different from the mainstream and include those from non-western cultures.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Good Health and Well-Being

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions