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An iconic traditional apiculture of park fringe communities of Borena Sayint National Park, north eastern Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Traditional apiculture has been practised in Ethiopia over a long historical period and still remains a benign means to extract direct benefits from natural ecosystems.
Adal, Hussien   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Embracing Methodological Issues in Ethnobiology and Overcoming Challenges [PDF]

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica
This article delves into the evolving landscape of ethnobiology, mainly focusing on integrating quantitative approaches and the hypothetical-deductive method.
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province [PDF]

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal, 2022
Currently, at the global level, human food is mainly based on a few crops extensively cultivated as monocultures. Climate change, changes in land to agriculture and cattle raising, as well as the scarcity of water all affect and reduce the possibility of
Eva María Piedra-Malagón   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 3: plants used in traditional medicine in Kikuku village, Muleba District. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
BACKGROUND\ud \ud The Kagera region of north western Tanzania has a rich culture of traditional medicine use and practice. Traditional medicines are the mainstay of healthcare in this region and are known to support the management of many illnesses such ...
Moshi, Mainen J   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

To Know Them is to Love Them

open access: yesEthnobiology Letters, 2014
I connect the theoretical emphasis that motivated the cognitive ethnobiology of the 1960s and early 1970s with the contemporary emphasis on promoting ethnobiology as contributing to biodiversity conservation.
Eugene Hunn
doaj   +1 more source

The role of traditional medicine practice in primary health care within Aboriginal Australia: a review of the literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This literature review attempts to identify and examine, both qualitatively and quantitatively, traditional medicine practices within Aboriginal Australia today.AbstractThe practice of traditional Aboriginal medicine within Australia is at risk of being ...
Stefanie J Oliver
core   +1 more source

Art, fisheries and ethnobiology [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2015
AbstractBackgroundNature is perceived in a variety of forms, and the perception of nature can also be expressed in different ways. Local art may represent the perception of nature by humans. It can embody perception, imagination and wisdom. Local art, in particular, reflects how people interact with nature. For example, when studying the representation
Begossi, Alpina, Caires, Rodrigo
openaire   +2 more sources

A Note on the Montessori of Ethnobiology, Hal Conklin

open access: yesEthnobiology Letters, 2016
A Note on the Montessori of Ethnobiology, Hal ...
Myrdene Anderson
doaj   +1 more source

Swiss ethnoveterinary knowledge on medicinal plants - a within-country comparison of Italian speaking regions with north-western German speaking regions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Ethnoveterinary knowledge in Europe may play an important role as a basis for sustainable treatment options for livestock. Aims of our study were (a) to compare the ethnoveterinary practices of two culturally and sociodemographically ...
Amorena, M.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Root Tonics and Resilience: Building Strength, Health, and Heritage in Jamaica

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Jamaican root tonics are fermented beverages made with the roots, bark, vines (and dried leaves) of several plant species, many of which are wild-harvested in forest areas of this Caribbean island.
Ina Vandebroek   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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