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Sailing Through Time: Building Pacific Maritime Resilience

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership (PBSP), an ambitious initiative aimed at decarbonising maritime transport across Oceania. The study explores the cultural, historical and technological aspects of wind‐propelled shipping in the Pacific.
Christiaan De Beukelaer   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elaboración y consumo de tortillas como patrimonio cultural de San Pedro del Rosal, México

open access: yesRegión y Sociedad, 2017
Planting and consumption of maize are identity and determining activities in the evolution of population’s food heritage, since they contribute to food security and preservation of the biocultural heritage.
María Cristina Chávez Mejía   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Losing a heritage hedgerow landscape. Biocultural diversity conservation in a changing social-ecological Mediterranean system

open access: yes, 2018
Traditional rural landscapes host a biocultural heritage acquired by rural societies, developed in a secular adaptation with nature. Hedgerows play a key role in preserving biocultural diversity and associated ecosystem services.
María F. Schmitz   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2022
Ethnobiology and ethnomedicine investigate the continuously changing complex and inextricable relations among culture, nature, and health. Since the emergence of modern ethnobiology a few decades ago, its essence and mission have been the study of ...
Nataliya Stryamets   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scientists’ warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems

open access: yesConservation 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   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peasant Movements and the Fourth Transformation in Mexico: What Does the Theory of Collective Empowerment Tell Us?

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines peasant and Indigenous movements in Mexico since Morena's rise to power in 2018 through the lens of collective empowerment theory, a theory of political‐cultural formation. Beyond offering an empirical assessment, the theory is refined and formalized through an analysis of these movements and their relationship to ...
Gerardo Otero
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2026-2035, July 2026.
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   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biocultural approaches to pollinator conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Pollinators underpin sustainable livelihoods that link ecosystems, spiritual and cultural values, and customary governance systems with indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) across the world.
Buchori, Damayanti   +37 more
core   +1 more source

Biocultural conservation as an alternative pathway for conservation: A case study of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative in northern Kenya

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2353-2367, July 2026.
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   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Holistic Approach to Conservation and Management at World Heritage Sites: The Contribution of Biocultural Practices and Traditional Knowledge to Sustainability

open access: yes, 2019
Ms. Leanna Wigboldus is a Canadian young professional currently working on contract for the ICOMOS International Secretariat. After completing her honours undergraduate degree from University of Guelph in Canada, she completed her Masters in World ...
Wigboldus, Leanna
core   +1 more source

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