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Who is local and what do they know? Braiding knowledges within carnivore management in Europe

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Growing recognition of Indigenous Peoples and traditional local communities as stewards of biodiversity has brought to the fore the issues of knowledge and value pluralism in conservation policy and practice. Given their basis in practical and multi‐generational experience, Indigenous and local knowledges are highly relevant to managing human ...
Hanna Pettersson, Lou Lécuyer, Juliette Young, Lindsay Stringer, Simon Calla, Erika Juhász, Zsolt Molnár   +6 more
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Assessing Cultural and Ecological Variation in Ethnobiological Research: The Importance of Gender [PDF]

, 2005
Contending that a significant portion of current ethnobiological research continues to overlook cultural variation in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and practice, this paper explores the potential impacts of gender-imbalanced research on data ...
Pfeiffer, Jeanine M.
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié, Luzibo Ottilia Munsaka, Vupenyu Dzingirai, Olivier Lepiller, Maxwell Phiri, Patrice Grimaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway, Eline van Remortel, Sophie B. Cowling, Divya Kumar, Hanna Mroczka, Emilija Rudzinskaite, Georgina Sturgeon, Sasha Woods, Daniel B. Hayhow   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethno-diversity and bio-diversity: Methods and measurement [PDF]

, 2010
Biology and Anthropology/Sociology have dealt with issues of diversity for a long time, developing different concepts, theories and methods. In recent years there has been, if not a convergence, but at least a recognition that problems in nature and in ...
Evers, Hans-Dieter, Shamsul, A.BB., Yusoff, Anis   +2 more
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A critical perspective on the concept of biocultural diversity and its emerging role in nature and heritage conservation [PDF]

, 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., Berkes F., Dawkins R., Grime J. P., Hobbs R. J., IPBES, MA, Merçon J., Monbiot G., Posey D. A., Posey D. A., Rotherham I. D., Rotherham I. D., Rotherham I. D., Rotherham I. D., Sandom C. J., TEEB   +16 more
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Production of Innovations within Farmer–Researcher Associations Applying Transdisciplinary Research Principles [PDF]

, 2012
Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan West Africa depend heavily on local resources and local knowledge. Science-based knowledge is likely to aid decision-making in complex situations.
Fliessbach, Andreas, Nicolay, Gian L.
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Diversidad biocultural: innovando en investigación para la conservación. / Biocultural Diversity: Innovating in Research for Conservation [PDF]

, 2016
La conservación de la biodiversidad puede avanzar en forma ética y más eficaz enfocando simultáneamente la erosión biológica y cultural. Esta idea se encuentra en los postulados funcionales y éticos iniciales de la biología de la conservación.
Nemogá, Gabriel R.
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Enabling effective urban green space stewardship through planning: A qualitative comparative analysis in Southwest England

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Amid increasing urbanisation and biodiversity decline, ‘effective stewardship’ of urban green space (UGS) is a complex but critical nature‐based solution for long‐term environmental, social and economic gain. Combining stewardship and sense‐of‐place frameworks with European nature‐based solutions guidance, we investigate which social and ...
Fay Kahane, Melissa Ralph, Rosalind F. Shaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of biocultural innovation: Challenges, potentialities and agendas for environmental futures

Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development
Biocultural diversity and heritage are areas threatened by the implications of the development agenda. They study the interdependent relationships between people and the biodiversity of Indigenous and Local community's territories.
Juan David Reina Rozo
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