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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Ouratea cidiana (Ochnaceae) is a microendemic shrub species from the Brazilian Amazonia, occurring along the banks of the Trombetas River and restricted to the Cachoeira Porteira region, in western Pará State. Since the original collection nearly forty years ago, no additional records have been made, which is concerning given the continuous decline in ...
Clebiana de Sá Nunes +4 more
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Are fungivorous Scarabaeidae less specialist?
Ecología Austral, 2005 In a tropical forest patch of Southeastern Brazil, adult Scarabaeidae beetles were used to test the hypothesis that fungivorous guilds have a higher proportion of generalist species than either frugivorous, necrophagous or coprophagous ones.
Silvia A. Falqueto +2 more
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Urbanization and food transition in the Brazilian Amazon: From wild to domesticated meat
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Urbanization is expected to influence food transitions, resulting in a shift from wild foods to more domesticated foods. Concomitantly, food insecurity and urban demand for natural resources, including wildlife, are expected to increase overall, even when the per capita consumption is expected to decrease.
Willandia A. Chaves +7 more
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De la comunidad real a la comunidad presunta
Revista Perspectivas: Notas sobre intervención y acción social, 2015 RESUMENEl presente artículo discute los desafíos del trabajo social con comunidades en el actual contexto, en que la acción colectiva se ve entrampada en Chile hoy y en el mundo de la aldea globalizada, por las tendencias hacia la atomización y la desarticulación, con participaciones específicas y centradas en la resolución del conflicto, lo que pone ...
Paula Leiva Sandoval +1 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Human–predator coexistence presents urgent conservation challenges that demand approaches extending beyond mere conflict mitigation. Indigenous knowledge systems, though historically marginalised by Western science, offer vital insights into ethical, sustainable relationships with nature.
Rocío Almuna +12 more
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Unpacking the task of synthesis when weaving knowledge systems for biodiversity assessments
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The pivot towards evidence‐based conservation since 2000 has inspired global environmental assessments to gather evidence across multiple knowledge systems, including through co‐production with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Knowledge co‐production is highlighted as a strategy for transformative change towards a just future that ...
Maria Tengö +7 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Fires are expanding in frequency and intensity worldwide due to climate change and land‐use transformations. At the same time, fire often plays a regenerative role in ecosystems. Traditional and cultural practices incorporate fire use for landscape management and landscape renewal. In this complex matrix of fire ecologies, digital technologies
Jennifer Gabrys +2 more
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Revista Biológico Agropecuaria Tuxpan, 2018 La valoración de los servicios ecosistémicos (SE) es un tema controversial al existir diferentes ópticas. En general, se han usado cuatro criterios: el valor intrínseco (por el simple hecho de existir), el valor instrumental (económico), el valor ...
Jessica Bravo Cadena, Numa P. Pavón
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Water security from Indigenous knowledge perspective: A scoping review
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Water security is a growing field of research in water resources management and has been increasingly examined from the perspectives of Indigenous knowledge. This study presents a scoping review that explores how Indigenous knowledge perspectives on water security are represented in the scientific literature.
Cueva‐Orjuela Juan +4 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres +3 more
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