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Transhumance as a Prism. Toward a Planetary Rural Geography of Mountain Space

Geography Compass, Volume 20, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Transhumance is a marginal—yet crucial—practice within mountain and rural geographies at a global scale. The term refers to a wide range of extensive grazing systems characterized by the seasonal movement of herds and flocks between different altitudes, within diverse governance systems.
Francesca Sabatini, Giacomo Pettenati
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Intraskeletal Variation in Cortical Bone Quantity in a Medieval Italian Sample: A Multivariate Exploratory Approach

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Bioarcheologists interpret skeletal health by examining variability within and between individuals. Studies of bone loss have generated contradictory and conflicting results regarding the onset and severity of age‐related bone loss on a global and temporal scale, perhaps due to mismatched methodologies. Intraskeletal comparisons of bone tissue
Katherine M. Kinkopf, Trent M. Trombley, Jeffrey A. Seckinger, Sabrina C. Agarwal, Valentina Giuffra, Simona Minozzi, Stefano Campana, Giulia Riccomi   +7 more
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Grazing Communities: Pastoralism on the Move and Biocultural Heritage Frictions

, 2022
Pastoralism is a diffused and ancient form of human subsistence and probably one of the most studied by anthropologists at the crossroads between continuities and transformations. The present critical discourse on sustainable and responsible development implies a change of practices, a huge socio-economic transformation, and the return of new shepherds
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Biocultural ethics and Earth stewardship: a novel integration to revitalize multiple values of nature

Ecology and Society
The Values Assessment (VA) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlights that contemporary political decisions prioritize economic values of nature while neglecting aesthetic, ecological, and ...
Alejandra Tauro, Ricardo Rozzi
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Narratives of ‘home landscapes’ guide stewardship practices among Swedish forest owners

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 9, Page 2968-2985, September 2026.
Abstract Production forests play an important role in addressing many of our current sustainability challenges. Therefore, how these forests are managed and what motivates the people who are managing them are important for sustainability. 47 per cent of forests in Europe are privately owned.
Katja Malmborg, Johan Enqvist, Erik Andersson, Lisen Schultz   +3 more
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The May Crosses ('Cruces de Mayo') of Piedrabuena, Spain: Ethnobotanical assessment of cultural and biological heritage with conservation implications for Erica and bryophyte species

Mediterranean Botany
Religious festivities incorporating botanical elements constitute significant components of Spain's cultural heritage, exemplified by Corpus Christi, Palm Sunday, Béjar's "Moss Man," and Nativity scene representations.
Alonso Verde, Francisco Zamora Soria, José Fajardo, Diego Rivera, Vicente Consuegra, Segundo ríos, Emilio Laguna, Concepción Obón, Arturo Valdés, Pablo Ferrer Gallego, Vanessa Martínez Francés, Francisco Alcaraz, Rosa María Ros, José García   +13 more
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Nurturing biocultural memory during crisis: a methodological approach and its influence on wetland birds and community conservation in Chile

Ecology and Society
During social-ecological crises, face-to-face, in-person biocultural conservation fieldwork can be hindered or halted, jeopardizing research continuity and impacting researchers’ ability to fulfill responsibilities to local communities.
J. Cristóbal Pizarro, Felice S. Wyndham, Paola Araneda, Marcela Márquez-García, Catalina Luengo-Veloso, Carla Marchant, Camila Bock, Hugo Soto, Nicolás González, Jenifer Silva, Javiera Flores, Dante Lobos-Ovalle, Paula Wilson-Chamorro, Francisco Troncoso-Gallegos, Lukas Q. Chicago, Sofía Lopez, José Tomás Ibarra   +16 more
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Mizzen Heritage Square Dancers, Heart's Content.

, 2005
This interview is part of a series of filmed oral histories, collected in 2005 by the Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation, from over 40 elders who grew up in the area.
Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation
core  

Overcoming Tribal Boundaries: The Biocultural Heritage of Foraging and Cooking Wild Vegetables among Four Pathan Groups in the Gadoon Valley, NW Pakistan. [PDF]

Biology (Basel), 2021
Khan S, Hussain W, Sulaiman, Shah S, Hussain H, Altyar AE, Ashour ML, Pieroni A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Educommunication and Biocultural Interpretation in Socio-Ecological Contexts: An Interpretive Trail in the “Los Arrayanes” Forest Reserve, Carchi, Ecuador

Societies
Environmental interpretation (EI) in protective forests remains an underexplored field, despite its demonstrated potential for fostering emotional place attachment and conservation attitudes.
Carmen Amelia Trujillo, Rocío León-Carlosama, Johanna Paulina Flores Ruano, Fabio Elton Cruz Góngora   +3 more
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