Traditional knowledge (TK) plays an integral role in supporting sustainable development practices and can act as an enabler of sustainable development in indigenous and local communities (ILCs) through recognition of intellectual property rights (IPRs). This paper explores points of convergence and divergence, arguing that the application of IPRs to TK held by ILCs can help facilitate sustainable development. An overview of the normative development, including key definitions, relating to sustainable development and TK is offered as background. Contemporary tensions and arguments favoring the application of IPRs to TK are summarised, followed by an analytical reconciliation of points of divergence based on international and domestic legal practices, and a discussion of the role of TK in achieving sustainable development. Recognition of IPRs in TK held by ILCs through a specialized internationally binding instrument could work to reconcile lack of trust, positively incentivize preservation, and act as an equitable enabler of sustainable development.

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传统知识中的知识产权：可持续发展的推动力

传统知识（TK）在支持可持续发展实践中起着不可或缺的作用，并且可以通过承认知识产权（IPR）成为土著和地方社区（ILC）可持续发展的推动者。本文探讨了趋同点和分歧点，认为将知识产权应用于ILC持有的传统知识可以帮助促进可持续发展。提供了与可持续发展和传统知识有关的规范发展概述，包括关键定义。总结了有利于在传统知识中应用知识产权的当代紧张局势和论据，然后根据国际和国内法律惯例对分歧点进行了分析性的调和，并讨论了传统知识在实现可持续发展中的作用。