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Wilting wildflowers and bummed‐out bees: Climate change threatens US state symbols

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Species designated as state symbols in the United States carry cultural importance, embody historical heritage and maintain long‐standing linkages to Indigenous traditions. However, they are threatened by climate change and even face the risk of local or global extinction.
Xuezhen Ge, Ya Zou, Heather A. Hager, Jonathan A. Newman   +3 more
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Integrating ethnobiological knowledge into biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Himalayas

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017
Biocultural knowledge provides valuable insight into ecological processes, and can guide conservation practitioners in local contexts. In many regions, however, such knowledge is underutilized due to its often-fragmented record in disparate sources.
Alexander R. O’Neill, Hemant K. Badola, Pitamber P. Dhyani, Santosh K. Rana   +3 more
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The Consumption of Wild Edible Plants [PDF]

, 2016
Wild edible plants are of great importance in both former and current human societies. Their use embodies evolutionary trends, continuing interactions between men and nature, relevant traditional knowledge, and cultural heritage. A conceptual approach to
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Using childhood landscape memories to uncover the dynamics of Anthropocene in African Urbanscapes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This perspective provides a reflective account of our personal experiences as African professors and lecturers in diverse fields of environmental sciences encountering the urban Anthropocene. Here, we explain the nature of the unprecedented, potent and hidden changes in our lived environments.
Aliyu Salisu Barau, Halima Abdulkadir Idris, Muhammad Nuraddeen Danjuma, Murtala Uba Mohammed, Abdulaziz Hassan, Amina Sheikh Abdullahi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The milpa's Maya Ixil caretakers, multispecies biocultural diversity conservation, and designs for more-than-human abundance

Journal of Political Ecology
This article draws upon multispecies ethnographic fieldwork with the Maya Ixil in Iximulew (Guatemala) to identify a model of biodiversity conservation that decolonizes food systems in situ through biocultural practices of care work with more-than-human ...
Gina D'Alesandro
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Biocultural conservation as an alternative pathway for conservation: A case study of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative in northern Kenya

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030, yet mounting evidence indicates that current methods for preventing biodiversity loss are insufficient and often intensify unjust conditions for Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Natalie D. L. York, William Naimado, Charis Enns, Brock Bersaglio, Mali Ole Kaunga, Joseph Larpei, Victorlyn Mukiri, Judy Oreheya, Vivian Silole, Johan A. Oldekop   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biocultural Value of Semi-Natural and Human-Conditioned Habitats in Slovakia

Land
Biocultural landscapes emerge from long-term interactions between human societies and ecological systems, yet integrated assessments of biological and cultural values remain limited, particularly within conservation policy frameworks such as Natura 2000.
Csaba Kulcsár, Jana Špulerová
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Remains of chestnut wood pastures as part of agroforestry systems in Slovakia [PDF]

, 2018
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Pastor, M.
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Dormancy and Revitalization: The fate of ethnobotanical knowledge of camel forage among Sahrawi nomads and refugees of Western Sahara [PDF]

, 2014
Knowledge about forage is fundamental to the survival of pastoral populations around the world. In this paper, we address the knowledge of camel forage of Sahrawi nomads and refugees of Western Sahara.
Puri, Rajindra K., Volpato, Gabriele
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FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHIES AND THEIR BIOCULTURAL CONSERVATION INTERFACES [PDF]

Ethics & the Environment, 2007
This article discusses future environmental philosophies and their biocultural conservation interfaces.
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