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Conservation is sexy! What makes this so, and what does this make? An engagement with celebrity and the environment [PDF]

, 2011
This essay offers an engagement with Daniel Brockington’s (2009) recent book Celebrity and the environment. I highlight the book’s contribution to debate regarding processes of human displacement arising through biodiversity conservation under ...
Sullivan, Sian, Sian Sullivan
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Repositories of biocultural diversity: Toward best practices for empowering ethnobotany in digital herbaria

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1095-1103, July 2026.
Societal Impact Statement As herbaria digitize millions of plant specimens, ethnobotanical information associated with them is becoming increasingly accessible. These biocultural data include plant uses, names, and/or management practices of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Robbie Hart, Viviane Fonseca‐Kruel, Eduardo Dalcin, Estevão da Silva Luís Alexandre, Matthew Pace, Michaela Schmull, Leonardo Beltran‐Rodríguez, Miguel Murguía‐Romero, Diana G. Flores‐Camargo, Cristina Mapes‐Sánchez, Mark Nesbitt, Carolina Romero, Andrew Townesmith, Jan Salick, Alex McAlvay, Kenneth R. Otero‐Walker, Michael J. Balick, Jacob Golan, Bruce Hoffman, Kelsey Leonard, Giulia Mattalia, Guillaume Odonne, Aurora Prehn, Ina Vandebroek   +23 more
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Connecting tradition and technology: The digitization of the ethnobotanical collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1104-1115, July 2026.
The digitization of RBetno (JBRJ) represents a step forward for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. Aligned with the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 2, 2020–2030), this project documents the use of plants, including traditional knowledge and vernacular names, with a focus on the Atlantic Forest and Amazon.
Viviane S. Fonseca‐Kruel, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Luis Alexandre Estevão da Silva, Felipe Alves Oliveira, Maria Paula Vasconcelos Mesquita, Mariana Taniguchi, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza   +6 more
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RESPONSE: Biocultural Evolution and Christian Ethics

The Heythrop Journal
Abstract: Studies of the biogenetic concomitants of cultural, religious, and moral formation offer valuable insights for Christian ethics, regarding agency, moral dispositions and potential pathways of moral reform. This response considers the biogenetic effects of both just and unjust cultures and practices, and raises the question whether the former
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Exploring the legal, policy, ethical and practical implications of digitisation of botanical and fungal collections

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1076-1086, July 2026.
Societal Impact Statement Dried plant and fungal specimens held in collections provide a unique asset to understand the natural world and inform conservation approaches. By creating freely available, digital images of these collections, these specimens can be used by more scientists from around the globe to ask research questions and apply new ...
Sonia Dhanda, Elianne Lee, Tom Livermore, Alan James Paton, Paula Westenberger, China Williams, William Milliken, Mark Nesbitt, Noorunnisa Begum, Maui Hudson   +9 more
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Multimodal environmental activism in the Northern Triangle of Central America: digital media, bio-cultural heritage, and de-coloniality [PDF]

, 2016
This paper considers a new form of organization, education, a d communication that has been mobilized in defense of biocultural heritage in the northern triangle of Central America: the creation and use of digital spaces as part of a multimodal ...
Laura Barbas Rhoden, Llanos Reyes, Claudio, Claudio Llanos Reyes, Barbas Rhoden, Laura   +3 more
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Increasing the Acceptability of Insect‐Based Foods as Future Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Barriers, Strategies, and Pathways to Mainstream Adoption

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Edible insects are increasingly recognized for their high nutritional value and favorable environmental profile, yet their acceptance (defined as the continuum from willingness to try and purchase to repeated consumption) in Western and globalized food systems remains limited by cultural, sensory, regulatory, and economic barriers.
Jose Miguel Alvarez Suarez, Andrea M. Liceaga   +1 more
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Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Temperate, Sub-Antarctic Streams: The Effects of Altitudinal Zoning and Temperature on the Phenology of Aquatic Insects Associated to the Robalo River, Navarino Island (55°S), Chile [PDF]

, 2011
The Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, within the remote Sub-Antarctic ecoregion is a reservoir of expressions of biological and cultural diversity. Although it is considered one of 24 wilderness areas remaining in the world, it is not free from local and ...
Contador Mejías, Tamara Andrea
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Considerations for biobanking of nonhuman genome data connected to Indigenous Peoples and lands

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Alida de Flamingh, Nathan Alexander, Joshua D. Diaz, Alyssa C. Bader, Ripan S. Malhi   +4 more
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Incorporating Population Genomic Perspectives Into Kelp Conservation and Aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent kelp forest declines and growth in the kelp aquaculture industry have fueled increasing interest in ecological and evolutionary research on kelp forests, including kelp population genomics. Although many kelp management activities have inherent genetic and evolutionary implications, kelp management in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of ...
Jordan B. Bemmels, Gregory L. Owens
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