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Ethnoveterinary plants of Ankober District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Traditional herbal preparations for addressing veterinary problems have been applied in Ankober District, Ethiopia, for generations. However, the millennia-old ethnoveterinary knowledge of the community, and the plants are subjected to loss ...
Asfaw, Zemede, Kelbessa, Ensermu, Molla, Ermias Lulekal, Van Damme, Patrick   +3 more
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The suitability and carrying capacity analysis of the mangrove ecosystem to support ecotourism in the Paljaya mangrove restoration and learning center, Bekasi Regency, Indonesia [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
One of the ecosystem services provided by the mangrove ecosystem is cultural service, which provides the benefits of recreation, aesthetics, and spirituality.
Faubiany Varenna, Rahmania Rinny, Suharti Sri, Karlina Endang, Yeny Irma, Ihrami Rahmila Yulizar   +5 more
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Use, perception, and local management of Copernicia prunifera (Miller) H. E. Moore in rural communities in the Brazilian Savanna

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021
Background Copernicia prunifera belongs to the Arecaceae family, and its production chain includes a set of economic activities based on the use of the stipe, petiole, fiber, fruits, roots, and leaves from which carnaúba wax is extracted, an economically
José Afonso Santana de Almeilda, Nágila Alves Feitosa, Leilane de Carvalho e Sousa, Raimundo Nonato Oliveira Silva, Rodrigo Ferreira de Morais, Júlio Marcelino Monteiro, José Ribamar de Sousa Júnior   +6 more
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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Mana Angetu District, South Eastern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2008
This study documents indigenous medicinal plant utilization, management and the threats affecting them. The study was carried out in Mana Angetu district between January 2003 and December 2004.
Bekele, Tamrat, Kelbessa, Ensermu, Molla, Ermias Lulekal, Yineger, Haile   +3 more
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Modeling resilience and sustainability in ancient agricultural systems [PDF]

, 2015
The reasons why people adopt unsustainable agricultural practices, and the ultimate environmental implications of those practices, remain incompletely understood in the present world.
Allcock S. L., Anderies J. M., Atalay I., Bar-Yosef O., Casana J., Childe V. G., Clutton-Brock J., Cumming G. S., Diamond J., DiBattista A., Fisher C. T., Flannery K. V., Ford R. I., Gallant T. W., Goldman A. L., Gunderson L. H., Gunderson L. H., Helbaek H., Hillman G. C., Holling C. S., Holling C. S., Holling C. S., Hunn E., Hunt T. L., John M. Marston, Liu J., Marston J. M., Marston J. M., McAnany P. A., McAnany P. A., Miller F., Miller N. F., Mitchell S., Peeples M. A., Piperno D. R., Redman C. L., Redman C. L., Redman C. L., Renfrew J. M., Rose C. B., Rosen A. M., Scheffer M., Smith M. L., Tainter J. A., Tainter J. A., Ucko P. J., van der Veen M., van Zeist, van Zeist W, Voigt M. M., Voigt M. M., Walker B., Walker B., Walker B., Walker B., Westley F., Zeder M. A., Zeder M. A., Zohary M.   +58 more
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Intercultural Competence and Skills in the Biology Teachers Training from the Research Procedure of Ethnobiology

Science Education International, 2019
We present and discuss the results of qualitative research based on a case study with biology undergraduate students from a public University of Bahia state, Brazil.
Geilsa Costa Santos Baptista, Geane Machado Araujo   +1 more
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Firewood Resource Management in Different Landscapes in NW Patagonia [PDF]

, 2017
Ecosystems, their components, processes and functions are all subject to management by human populations, with the purpose of adapting the environments to make them more habitable and ensuring the availability and continuity of subsistence resources ...
Ladio, Ana Haydee, Molares, Soledad, Morales, Daniela Vanesa   +2 more
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Why is tropical peatland conservation so challenging? Findings from a livelihood assessment in Sumatra, Indonesia [PDF]

Mires and Peat
In recent years, widespread peatland degradation has occurred in Indonesia as a result of both natural events and human activities. Although there is a strong push for restoration from national and international stakeholders, at the local level, farmers ...
Shokhrukh-Mirzo Jalilov, Sri Lestari, Bondan Winarno, Tri Wira Yuwati, Niken Sakuntaladewi , Daniel S. Mendham   +5 more
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Which fish is this? Fishers know more than 100 fish species in megadiverse tropical rivers

FACETS, 2022
Ethnobiological studies on folk, common, or popular names that fishers use to identify fish can help improve fisheries monitoring and collaborations between fishers and researchers.
Renato A. M. Silvano, Paula E. R. Pereyra, Alpina Begossi, Gustavo Hallwass   +3 more
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Trees in the Eyes of Young Learners: A Study on Knowledge and Educational Methods. [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
ABSTRACT Children often exhibit limited knowledge of plant life, a phenomenon referred to as “plant awareness disparity,” which can hinder the development of environmental literacy and ecological stewardship. Despite the foundational role of plants in ecosystems, educational systems and cultural narratives frequently prioritize animals, leaving ...
Bombjaková D, Rusňáková V.
europepmc   +2 more sources