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The Zoʻé perspective on what scientists call “forest management” and its implications for floristic diversity and biocultural conservation

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2023
. Indigenous perspectives on forest management are grounded in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), so that socioculture influences the ways Indigenous Peoples transform their landscapes. However, how socioculture structures Indigenous perspectives on
Juliano Franco-Moraes   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community Self-Organisation from a Social-Ecological Perspective: ‘Burlang Yatra’ and Revival of Millets in Odisha (India) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
In this paper, I focus on the revival of an Indigenous community seed festival known locally as Burlang Yatra (‘Indigenous Biodiversity Festival’) in the district of Kandhamal in Odisha (India).
Saxena, Lopamudra Patnaik
core   +1 more source

Distribution and Habitat Preferences of the Newly Rediscovered Telmatogeton magellanicus (Jacobs, 1900) (Diptera: Chironomidae) on Navarino Island, Chile

open access: yesInsects, 2020
The habitat of the intertidal flightless midge Telmatogeton magellanicus (Jacobs, 1900) is described for the first time from the northern coast of Navarino Island, Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Additionally, we report the first observations of adult behaviour
Felipe Lorenz Simões   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Edible mycorrhizal fungi of the world: What is their role in forest sustainability, food security, biocultural conservation and climate change?

open access: yesPlants, People, Planet, 2021
Edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) have been consumed since ancestral times by humans either as food, medicine or for ceremonial use Nowadays, they are a non‐timber forest product and a diverse genetic resource with great ecological, sociocultural, economic,
J. Pérez‐Moreno   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Supporting biocultural connections in conservation translocations

open access: yesBiological Conservation
F. Johnson   +2 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Biocultural homogenization in elementary education degree students from contrasting ecoregions of Chile

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2023
Biocultural homogenization is a wicked problem that implies the loss of biological and cultural diversity at different scales. It is promoted by globalized one-dimensional ways of thinking that ignore the biophysical and cultural singularities of the ...
Manuela Méndez-Herranz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Framing the relationship between people and nature in the context of European conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A key controversy in conservation is the framing of the relationship between people and nature. The extent to which the realms of nature and human culture are viewed as separate (dualistic view) or integrated is often discussed in the social sciences. To
Agnoletti   +59 more
core   +3 more sources

An Offering of Grain: The Agricultural and Spiritual Cycle of a Food System in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, Darchula, Far Western Nepal

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Foodscapes are commonly embedded in spiritual landscapes, making the spiritual dimension of local and indigenous food systems an important element of food sovereignty. However, this dimension is often overlooked in food systems research and policy making.
Francesca Castagnetti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A critical perspective on the concept of biocultural diversity and its emerging role in nature and heritage conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The continuing losses of biodiversity around the world remain problematic for nature conservation. A fundamental issue that has triggered debates in nature conservation is the relationship between human culture, heritage and history, and nature expressed
Bavikatte K.   +16 more
core   +2 more sources

Anàlisi d'una deriva agro-ecològica des de la Història i la Teoria Crítica en el Pensament Antropològic

open access: yesPerifèria: Revista de Recerca i Formació en Antropologia, 2012
Basant-se en una discussió existent des de molt temps ençà en les ciències socials, universalisme vs relativisme, el present article exposa els efectes que ha generat un tipus d’orientació universalista (filosofia de la Revolució Verda) respecte la ...
Damià Vinyet Soley   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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