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From dialogue to protocol: participatory approaches to biocultural governance in Maya Q’eqchi’ agricultural cooperatives in Guatemala

Ecosystems and People
This paper documents the collaborative development of biocultural protocols (BPs) with ten Maya Q’eqchi’ agricultural cooperatives in Alta Verapaz, northern Guatemala, highlighting the methodological, ethical, and political dimensions of co-designing ...
Pamela Giselle Katic, Benjamin Bol Caál, Selma Maribel Ico Tiul, Jeremy Haggar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biocultural values of groundwater dependent ecosystems in Kona, Hawaiʻi

Ecology and Society, 2022
Groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are increasingly recognized as important conservation targets with linked ecological and social value. However, the social uses and values of GDEs have received relatively little research attention in the peer ...
Veronica L. Gibson, Leah L. Bremer, Kimberly M. Burnett, Nicole Keaka. Lui, Celia M. Smith   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of plant science higher education reveals mixed provision which falls short of delivering national priorities

JSFA reports, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 78-90, March 2025.
Abstract Background Many reports from the UK government and other organisations highlight a need for a plant aware workforce, and some enumerate specific areas of plant science where there is a skills shortage. We have undertaken a systematic analysis of the content of degree programmes that advertise as teaching plant biology to determine if the UK ...
Sarah Trinder, Thomas Heaven, Matteo Luberti, Sophie Read, Adam Scanlon, Chris Gauntner, Alec Forsyth, Alison C. Foster   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of wetland birds in biocultural conservation: analysing global discourses and practices on species and ecosystems

Ecosystems and People
Biocultural approaches for conservation weave knowledge systems of both Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP&LCs) with scientific insights to address environmental justice and promote local and global sustainability.
Paola Araneda, Peter Bridgewater, José Cristóbal Pizarro, José Tomás Ibarra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Possible Case of Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation, Trepanation, and Metabolic Bone Disease in a Young Adolescent From North‐Central Myanmar (1000–700 bce)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This osteobiography explores the life history of an adolescent who lived during the early‐mid Bronze Age (c. 1000–700 bce) and was buried at Nyaung'gan, a site in north‐central Myanmar. Burial 3b had multiple skeletal lesions, and their bones were covered in well‐remodeled subperiosteal new bone.
Anna Willis, Baptiste Pradier, Thu Thu Win, T. O. Pryce   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioarcheological Insights From Fragmented Remains: Using Dental Health to Understand the Punic Necropolis of Monte Luna

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To investigate oral health in the fragmented human remains from the Punic necropolis of Monte Luna, Sardinia, and evaluate what dental pathologies reveal about lifeways and diet. Human remains from 227 individuals recovered from 70 tombs were analyzed, including 21 females, 16 males (> 15 years), and 59 non‐adults (1–15 years).
Rossella Paba, Anna Willis, Kate Domett
wiley   +1 more source

Rights and responsibilities: consultation report [PDF]

, 2015
Rights & Responsibilities 2014 was a national consultation conducted by the Human Rights Commissioner between August and December 2014. The consultation examined how well people think their human rights and freedoms are protected in Australia ...
Australian Human Rights Commission
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Restoring dignity by granting rights: IHL and peacebuilding empowerment for Magdalena River fishing communities in Colombia

International Review of the Red Cross
This article examines the role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in safeguarding artisanal fishing communities residing along the banks of the Magdalena River in Colombia after the recognition of the river as a rights-bearing entity1 and a victim ...
Lucas Martinez-Villalba
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Urban agroecology enhances agrobiodiversity and resilient, biocultural food systems. The case of the semi-dryland and medium-sized Querétaro City, Mexico

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Small-scale agroecological practices in the urban areas of Querétaro, México, as in other mid-sized cities, could maintain agrobiodiversity pools and sufficient productivity for a food sovereignty baseline.
Gabriela Valeria Villavicencio-Valdez, J. Jacobi, M. Schneider, M. A. Altieri, H. Suzán-Azpiri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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