Understandings and critiques of biocultural diversity conservation and future recommendations for conservation actors [PDF]
Conservation BiologyAbstract As biocultural approaches to conservation gain traction (e.g., through international commitments to Indigenous Peoples and local communities) and external conservation actors increasingly seek to engage with on‐the‐ground holders of biocultural diversity, improved understanding is needed of what biocultural diversity means ...
York NDL.
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Cultural keystone species and their role in biocultural conservation
Conservation Science and PracticeBiocultural diversity is declining globally. Cultural keystone species (CKS) are one promising pathway by which biocultural approaches to conservation, which seek to protect both biological and cultural diversity, might be implemented in practice.
Jessica Lukawiecki +2 more
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In Vitro Technology in Plant Conservation: Relevance to Biocultural Diversity [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Plant diversity is critical to the functioning of human societies, and evidence shows that plant conservation success is driven by integrative approaches that include social and biological factors.
Verena Kulak +4 more
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Biocultural approaches to pollinator conservation [PDF]
Nature Sustainability, 2019 Pollinators underpin sustainable livelihoods that link ecosystems, spiritual and cultural values, and customary governance systems with indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) across the world. Biocultural diversity is a short-hand term for this great variety of people-nature interlinkages that have developed over time in specific ecosystems ...
Rosemary Hill +2 more
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Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook
Ethnobiology Letters, 2012 Review of Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook. Luisa Maffi and Ellen Woodley. 2010. Earthscan, London. Pp. 304. $57.95 (paperback). ISBN 978-1-84407-921-6.
Jose Martinez-Reyes
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Risk perceptions and adaptive strategies in sociobiodiversity value chains: a case study with pink pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi) extractivists in Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineEnvironmental changes are at the core of scientific discussions and represent imminent risks to numerous productive activities, including the value chains of sociobiodiversity products.
Ramon Salgueiro Cruz +5 more
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Diversity and distribution of the Huastec Mayan medicinal plants: hotspots for bioprospecting and conservation [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe multi-ethnic biocultural region Huasteca in Mexico has a variety of practices, including the use of traditional plant-based medicine. Here, we analyse the diversity and distribution of the medicinal plants used by the Tenek culture, to identify ...
Madeleyne Cupido +4 more
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Land, 2022 The protection of biocultural heritage has generated alternative proposals for the conservation of rural areas. Varied organizations collaborate in a pioneering conservation model, the Biocultural Landscape (BL), where local participation is paramount ...
Oscar Alberto Maldonado Ibarra +3 more
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Biocultural approaches could aid convivial conservation
Conservation & Society, 2022 Mark R Herse
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Local knowledge as a tool for prospecting wild food plants: experiences in northeastern Brazil
Scientific Reports, 2021 This study aims to provide a simple framework to identify wild food plants with potential for popularization based on local knowledge and perception. To this end, we also characterized the distribution of this knowledge in the socio-ecological system. We
Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros +5 more
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