According to this understanding, there are definite values and knowledge-bearing capabilities of science that cannot be attributed to indigenous knowledge of the environment.
This has been attributed to the northward expansion of the major BTV vector, Culicoides imicola, possibly influenced by climate change; as well as the involvement of indigenous European Culicoides species [38], [39].
In the communities of Amudat and Moroto, elders are responsible for managing the health of the camels which could be attributed to their indigenous ethno-botanical and ethno-pharmacy knowledge which is often enriched with age.
The absolute extinction is attributed to competition from indigenous humans and invasive dingoes.
The poor health of Indigenous Australians is attributed to risk behaviors in individuals (e.g. use of tobacco, alcohol and other substances) and to broader societal factors such as the organization of health care and quality of housing.
Many health conditions in indigenous communities are attributed to poverty, lifestyle, genetics, and an inadequate health care delivery system, but in many cases they are also compounded by exposure to environmental contaminants.
Successful outcomes of Indigenous maternal and child health programs were attributed to common contributing factors such as the presence of Indigenous and female staff, outreach, home-visiting and transport.
Higher prevalence of malted drink consumption among indigenous people could be attributed to the implementation of the Malaysian Food Basket programme [ 23].
There was only one death among Indigenous participants which was attributed to a non-HIV-related condition, while non-HIV causes of death accounted for approximately two-thirds (n = 97, 63.8 %) of deaths in non-Indigenous participants.
The results provide the first systematic and large-scale survey of local adaptation in Asia, particularly in mapping the genomic features for the indigenous populations that are attributed to evolutionary pressures.
