Recognizing the ability to adapt to change, as demonstrated by reindeer herding, is based on knowledge embodied in the language, the institutions of pastoralism and the knowledge and actions of individual herders, which should also be documented, analysed and combined with data in the social and natural sciences.

(a) Nine comprehensive projects, allotted a budget of $1,610,500, to develop activities in all UNESCO fields of competence (education, social sciences, natural sciences, culture, communication and information);