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Biocultural Diversity of Medicine in Tsum Valley

, 2023
Health is intrinsically connected to biodiversity in the Himalayan mountains of Tsum Valley. Medicinal plants have historically been integral to primary health care in this region.
Weinreich, Ashira
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Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat

People and Nature
Patterns of biological diversity have been shaped by cultural practices in the past, while in turn, cultures and languages have evolved in close interaction with local species and ecosystems.
Bernd Lenzner, Andreas Baumann, Sietze Norder, Franz Essl, Hannes A. Fellner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Stone artifacts (lithics) preserve for extended periods; thus they are key evidence for probing the evolution of human technological behaviors. Africa boasts the oldest record of stone artifacts, spanning 3.3 Ma, rare instances of ethnographic stone tool‐making, and stone tool archives from diverse ecological settings, making it an anchor for ...
Deborah I. Olszewski, Amanuel Beyin, Justin Pargeter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chapter 1 Constructing knowledge for food sovereignty, agroecology and biocultural diversity [PDF]

, 2017
Contestations over knowledge – and who controls its production – are a key focus of social movements and other actors that promote food sovereignty, agroecology and biocultural diversity.
Pimbert, Michel P.
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Intendance de la nature : d’une histoire à l’autre. Intendance, territorialités et patrimoine bioculturel dans le contexte colombien

Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
Among contemporary environmentalist tropes that have gained significant political and legal traction, the concepts of stewardship of nature and biocultural diversity occupy a prominent position.
Fabien Girard, Patricia Guzmán Aguilera   +1 more
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Identifying, Quantifying and Qualifying Biocultural Diversity : Assessment of biocultural diversity

, 2017
This report is the final deliverable (D2.3) of WP2 of the GREENSURGE project (2013-2017) as a part of the EU FP7 (ENV.2013.6.2-5-603567)
Vierikko, K., Andersson, E., Branquinho, C., Elands, B.H.M., Fischer, L., Gonçalves, P., Grilo, F., Haase, D., Ioja, C., Kowarik, Ingo   +9 more
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Integrating traditional practices, livelihoods, and conservation with Indigenous‐led furbearer camera trapping

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Contemporary conservation goals have a greater chance of success when practitioners collaborate with Indigenous communities. The importance of such collaborations has spurred calls by Western and Indigenous researchers to engage in equitable coproduction of ecological research that integrates multiple ways of knowing.
Kathleen A. Carroll, Fabian Grey, Nicholas Anderson, Nelson Anderson, Jason T. Fisher   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language, multilingualism, biocultural diversity and sustainability

, 2016
This paper examines the relationship between multilingualism, considered both as an environmental and personal phenomenon, and biocultural diversity, a biological, cultural and linguistic complex, each of which are essential components of the ...
Dodman, Martin
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Toward Sustainable Biocultural Ecotourism: An Integrated Spatial Analysis of Cultural and Biodiversity Richness in Colombia

People and Nature
Ecotourism plays a vital role in both economic development and depending on the scale, it can also aid environmental conservation. Ecotourism planning often considers culture‐based and nature‐based tourism separately, failing to recognize the synergies ...
Alejandra Echeverri, Natasha M. Batista, Stacie Wolny, Guido A. Herrera‐R, Federico Andrade‐Rivas, Allison Bailey, Anaid Cardenas‐Navarrete, Armando Dávila Arenas, Andres Felipe Díaz‐Salazar, Katherine Victoria Hernandez, Kelley E. Langhans, Bryam E. Mateus‐Aguilar, Dallas Levey, Andrew Neill, Oliver Nguyen, Andres Felipe Suárez‐Castro, Felipe Zapata, Natalia Ocampo‐Peñuela   +17 more
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Scientists’ warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Rock outcrops are geological formations that harbor a highly specialized biota adapted to harsh environmental conditions that differ from their surrounding landscapes. They are globally distributed, especially in old, highly weathered landscapes, and can function as habitat islands containing high levels of endemism and distinct evolutionary ...
Luiza F. A. de Paula, Lucas N. Perillo, Gianluigi Ottaviani, Flávio F. Carmo, Mandar N. Datar, Katherine C. Enebeli‐Ekwutoziam, Bruno Fogliani, Stephen D. Hopper, Aboli Kulkarni, Hans Lambers, Rafael F. Magalhães, Frederico S. Neves, Jean‐François Ponge, Stefan Porembski, Bruno H. P. Rosado, Fernando M. G. Santos, Elycée Tindano, Bram Vanschoenwinkel, Aparna Watve, Fernando A. O. Silveira   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source