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Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021
Background The phytotherapeutic knowledge of the Kongo people in the territories of Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu in Kongo-Central Province (DR Congo) is rapidly eroding.
Kibungu Kembelo Pathy, Nzuki Bakwaye Flavien, Belesi Katula Honoré, Wouter Vanhove, Van Damme Patrick   +4 more
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An iconic traditional apiculture of park fringe communities of Borena Sayint National Park, north eastern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 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, Asfaw, Zemede, Demissew, Sebsebe, Van Damme, Patrick, Woldu, Zerihun   +4 more
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Methodologies for investigating and fostering plant awareness

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plant awareness research suffers from disparate methodologies and an overreliance on self‐reported items, limiting its development. The collection addresses these gaps by highlighting diverse methodologies, including psychology, ethnobotany, arts‐based research, and educational sciences.
Dawn Sanders, Peter Pany, Bethan Stagg
wiley   +1 more source

Resilience and adaptability of traditional healthcare systems: a case study of communities in two regions of Brazil

Ecology and Society, 2019
The traditional healthcare systems (THS) of communities in two different regions of Brazil were investigated through the lens of social-ecological resilience, assuming that the resilience of THS and of the communities influence each other.
Sofia Zank, Luciana Gomes de. Araujo, Natalia Hanazaki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Snapshot of Life in Peru [PDF]

, 2015
Taking a photo is more than just capturing a moment for Katelyn Henson \u2715.
Townsend, Alyssa, \u2715
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Connecting tradition and technology: The digitization of the ethnobotanical collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The digitization of RBetno (JBRJ) represents a step forward for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. Aligned with the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 2, 2020–2030), this project documents the use of plants, including traditional knowledge and vernacular names, with a focus on the Atlantic Forest and Amazon.
Viviane S. Fonseca‐Kruel, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Luis Alexandre Estevão da Silva, Felipe Alves Oliveira, Maria Paula Vasconcelos Mesquita, Mariana Taniguchi, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pteridophyta–Thelypteridaceae

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2011
Metathelypteris burrowsiorum, a new species from Swaziland and a first genus record for southern Africa.
N. R. Crouch
doaj   +1 more source

Correction to: Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Kibungu Kembelo Pathy, Nzuki Bakwaye Flavien, Belesi Katula Honoré, Wouter Vanhove, Patrick Van Damme   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wild edible plant use in Tshopo District, DR Congo [PDF]

, 2015
Poster presented at International Conference Nutrition and Food Production in the Congo Basin.
Damme, Patrick van, Termote, Céline
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