Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. Bioprospecting for 'green diamonds': Medicinal plants used in the management of HIV/AIDS-related conditions -- Introduction -- HIV/AIDS scenario in Namibia -- Prospects for the use of ethnomedicines to manage AIDS -- Ethnobotanical survives -- Conclusion and looking ahead -- References -- 2. Indigenous use of plants to treat malaria and associated symptoms -- Introduction -- An overview of malaria -- Traditional medicines -- Validation of the use of Namibian ethnomedicinal plants for malaria -- Information gap -- Conclusion and recommendations -- References -- 3. Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used for the treatment of cancer -- Background -- Ethnomedicines -- The significance of medicinal plants for cancer treatment -- Sustainable development of traditional medicines -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. The use of traditional medicinal plants as antimicrobial treatments -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results and discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Indigenous knowledge and antimicrobial properties of plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine -- Introduction -- Status of ethnoveterinary medicine in selected african countries -- Plants used as ethnoveterinary medicines in Namibia -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6. School learners' knowledge and views of traditional medicinal plant use in two regions in Namibia -- Introduction -- Background -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion and implications for the science curriculum -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix 6.1 -- Appendix 6.2 -- 7. Namibian leafy vegetables: From traditional to scientific knowledge, current status and applications -- Introduction -- Traditional knowledge on indigenous leafy vegetables.

Current knowledge on indigenous leafy vegetables -- Scientific knowledge on african leafy vegetables -- Biological activity -- Conservation and domestication -- Importance and application -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8. Traditionally fermented milk products -- Introduction -- Types of traditionally fermented milks in Namibia -- The nutritional value of namibian fermented milk -- Microbiology of namibian fermented milk -- Physicochemical properties of namibian fermented milk -- Socioeconomic and health benefits of namibian fermented milk -- Other types of milk products in Namibia -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9. Oshikundu: An indigenous fermented beverage -- Introduction -- Oshikundu -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10. Harvesting and consumption of the giant African bullfrog, a delicacy in northern Namibia -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 11. Indigenous knowledge used in the management of human-wildlife conflict along the borders of the Etosha National Park -- Introduction -- Overview of the communities around ENP -- Indigenous knowledge on management of HWC -- Conclusion -- References -- 12. Understanding indigenous coping strategies of the Basubiya on the flooded plains of the Zambezi River -- Introduction -- The Zambezi floodplains -- Understanding the Basubiya's attitude -- People's voices and implications -- Conclusion and recommendations -- References -- 13. Indigenous knowledge and climate change in rural Namibia: A gendered approach -- Introduction -- Namibian background -- Indigenous knowledge in the climate change and gender nexus -- Gender-disaggregated vulnerability to climate change -- Critical issues and recommendations -- Concluding summary of major themes -- References.

14. Reclaiming indigenous knowledge in Namibia's post-colonial curriculum: The case of the Mafwe people -- Introduction -- Background and context -- Political and social landscape of the Mafwe -- Application of the phenomenological method -- Knowledge, knowing and pedagogy -- Competing with and losing to the western "others" -- Reclaiming indigenous knowledge -- Indigenous knowledge and educational reforms -- Recommendations -- References -- 15. Developmental issues facing the San people of Namibia: Road to de-marginalization in formal education -- Introduction -- The context of the San people in Namibia -- Education -- School enrolment and dropout -- Intrinsic and extrinsic factors hindering school attendance -- Disability as development issue -- Conclusion and recommendations -- References -- 16. Messages given to adolescents and young adults during initiation ceremonies and their relation to HIV/AIDS -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 17. To integrate or not: Exploring the prospects and challenges of integrating indigenous knowledge at the University of Namibia -- Introduction -- Concepts of indigenous knowledge -- Indigenous knowledge in 'traditional' Africa -- Indigenous knowledge in the african renaissance -- Indigenous knowledge and formal education -- To integrate indigenous knowledge into the UNAM curriculum or not -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Questions for students -- Glossary -- Contributors -- Back cover.