Traditional science often ignores the wealth of knowledge that Indigenous people get from their land. Much can be gained by learning from Traditional Owners if done in a respectful and culturally appropriate way. Gerry Turpin is is an unique position having a foot in both worlds.
Gerry Turpin is the only formally trained Indigenous ethnobotanist in Australia and the winner of the 2013 Deadly award for Science. Gerry manages the Australian Tropical Herbarium at James Cook University Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre.
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