Kalahari Tracker Project UNESCO’s tracker training helps safeguard Indigenous knowledge

UNESCO’s tracker training helps safeguard Indigenous knowledge

12 Aug 2025

‘We have a connection with the Hadzabe community because they are hunter-gatherers just like us.’

In May 2025, ǀUi David, a tracker from the Juǀ’hoansi San community in Namibia, took part in a unique exchange organized by UNESCO’s Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Programme (LINKS).

Together with members of Tanzania’s Hadzabe community, he participated in training on CyberTracker, an icon-based application that allows users to record animal tracks, signs, and ecological data, blending Indigenous knowledge with digital technology.