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Reframing Botanical Blindness and Imperception Through Evolutionary Lenses [PDF]

Acta Botânica Brasílica
In this opinion article, we question the tendency to treat human interactions with plants as a cognitive deficit through terms such as botanical blindness, botanical imperception, or plant awareness disparity (PAD).
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Edwine Soares Oliveira, Francisco Igor Ribeiro Santos, Hermeson Carlos Santos, Ingrid da Silva Lima, João Victor Mendes Silva, Letícia Elias, Marcela Maria Albuquerque-Silva, Maria Vittória Alves de Santana, Paula Thayanne Mata, Rayane Karoline Silva dos Santos, Valdir de Moura Brito Júnior, Yasmim Antonino Costa Santos   +13 more
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Using Participatory Mapping to Strengthen Indigenous Resilience for Wildfire Risk: Lessons From Capoto/Jarina, Brazil

Geo: Geography and Environment, Volume 13, Issue 1, January‐June 2026.
Short Abstract This study explores how participatory mapping can support wildfire resilience strategies in Indigenous communities of the Brazilian Amazon. Drawing on participatory mapping exercises in three villages of the Capoto/Jarina Indigenous Land, it highlights how spatialising local fire knowledge helps identify wildfire risks, community ...
Michel Valette, Roiti Metuktire, Jayalaxshmi Mistry, Kokokrotire Metuktire, Yarika Juruna, Juliana Martins, Rafael Chiaravalloti, Juliana Bonanomi, Morena Mills   +8 more
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Traditional Zootherapeutic Knowledge Among Awi Zone Community, Northwestern Ethiopia: Implications of Ethnozoological Indices for Biodiversity Conservation

Scientifica, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Introduction Zootherapy involves using animals and their derivatives for medicinal purposes and is a vital component of traditional medicine worldwide. Traditional zootherapeutic knowledge (TZK) is crucial to biodiversity conservation and indigenous healing.
Bekele Gebreamanule, Aemro Mekonnen, Tess Astatkie, Tadele Tilahun, Gbenga Akomolafe   +4 more
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Animal Certifié Conforme: Déchiffrer nos Relations avec le Vivant

Ethnobiology Letters, 2014
Review of Animal Certifié Conforme: Déchiffrer nos Relations avec le Vivant. Bernadette Lizet and Jacqueline Milliet, eds. 2012. Dunod/Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. Pp 256. €22 (paperback). ISBN 9782100582853.
Daniel W. Gade
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Medicinal Plants Used by Tanzanians for Human Paediatric Ailments: A PRISMA‐Guided Systematic Review of Ethnomedicinal Evidence

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Paediatric ailments (PAs) pose an increasing health and economic challenge in many low‐ and middle‐income countries. In Tanzania, over 80% of the rural population relies on traditional medicine for primary healthcare. Although documentation of medicinal plants (MPs) used to treat and manage PAs remains fragmented, this systematic review consolidates ...
David Sylvester Kacholi, Neema Gideon Mogha, José Agustín Tapia Hernández   +2 more
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Folk food and medicinal botanical knowledge among the last remaining Yörüks of the Balkans

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2017
The present study examines the current lifestyle of the last remaining Balkan Yörüks, a small and isolated group found within the Republic of Macedonia, and the modern representatives of an important portion of the Balkan nomads.
Anely Nedelcheva, Andrea Pieroni, Yunus Dogan   +2 more
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Ethnobotanical Study of Wild and Semi‐Wild Edible Plants in Addi Arkay District, Northwestern Ethiopia

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The exploration of wild and semi‐wild edible plants (WEPs) has received global attention as valuable alternative food sources. This study explored and documented the indigenous knowledge of WEPs within the Addi Arkay District of Ethiopia. Ethnobotanical data were collected from 385 informants, including 355 general informants selected through ...
Worku Misganaw, Getinet Masresha, Ermias Lulekal, Asmamaw Alemu, Daniel Tadesse, Kalyani Sen   +5 more
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True Mangroves of Bintuni Bay, Indonesia with Special Notes on the Existence of Amyema mackayensis (Blakely) Danser and Brownlowia argentata Kurz

Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan
This research aimed to identify true mangroves in the ecotone area of Bintuni Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. It applied a plotless transect sampling method to identify two true mangroves previously unknown to the area, namely Amyema mackayensis and ...
Ruhuddien Pandu Yudha, Ary Prihardhyanto Keim, Wawan Sujarwo, Mériadec Sillanpää, Charlie D. Heatubun   +4 more
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Comparative assessment of local ecological knowledge and line‐transect surveys for assessing species occupancy

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2025.
Comparing Local Ecological Knowledge(LEK) to Line‐Transect Surveys for Estimation of Species Occupancy in Central Amazon. We highlight the potential of complementing LEK‐based approaches with traditional surveys to attempt more comprehensive, rapid and cost‐effective monitoring of biodiversity.
Paula E. Horn, Rafael M. Rabelo
wiley   +1 more source

Philosophy of Ethnobiology: Understanding Knowledge Integration and Its Limitations [PDF]

, 2019
Ethnobiology has become increasingly concerned with applied and normative issues such as climate change adaptation, forest management, and sustainable agriculture.
Charbel N. El-Hani, Ludwig, David, David Ludwig, El-Hani, Charbel N., El-Hani, Charbel   +4 more
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