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Proposals of indigenous peoples and local communities from Brazil for multilateral benefit-sharing from digital sequence information

Nature Communications
One of the main themes of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity is Digital Sequence Information (DSI): genomic or related data deposited in publicly accessible databases in a digital language.
Adriana de Souza de Lima, Cristiane Gomes Julião, Elizete Maria da Silva, Alberto Franca Dias, Jhonny Martins de Jesus, Marciano Toledo da Silva, Emmanuel Duarte Almada, Jaqueline Pereira de Andrade, Nurit Bensusan, Sofia Zank, Gustavo Taboada Soldati   +10 more
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Indigenous agricultural knowledge and forest conservation in Ethiopia: the case of Ilu Abba Bor, since the 1920s

Cogent Arts & Humanities
This study aims to examine indigenous knowledge in agriculture and forest conservation in Ethiopia’s Ilu Abba Bor region since the 1920s. The study employed a qualitative research method. The study relies on oral and written sources. The oral information
Wondachew Mitiku Jorbasa, Ketebo Abdiyo Ensene, Tsegaye Zeleke Tufa   +2 more
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Teaching Archaeological Heritage Management. Towards a Change in Paradigms

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, 2018
The concept of archaeological heritage management (AHM) has been key to wider archaeological research and preservation agendas for some decades. Many universities and other education providers now offer what is best termed heritage management education ...
A. Willems, Suzie Thomas, Alicia Castillo Mena, Viktorija L. A. Čeginskas, Visa Immonen, Iida Kalakoski, Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Ulla Lähdesmäki, Margaret Gowen-Larsen, A. Marciniak, Elena Pérez González, C. White, A. Mazel   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

But how does it smell? An investigation of olfactory bulb size among living and fossil primates and other euarchontoglirans

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Analysis of cranial endocast data of 181 extant and 41 fossil species from Euarchontoglires shows that there was a reduction in olfactory bulb size in Crown Primates, but that there were also subsequent reductions in various other primate clades (Anthropoidea, Catarrhini, Platyrrhini, crown Cercopithecoidea, Hominoidea).
Madlen Maryanna Lang, Mary Teresa Silcox, Łucja Fostowicz‐Frelik, Adam Lis, Sergi López‐Torres, Gabriela San Martin‐Flores, Ornella C. Bertrand   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural Heritage Management in Turkey and Egypt: A Comparative Study

Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research, 2018
Recently, there are various threats encountering the cultural heritage worldwide. Indeed, these threats make conservation and management of cultural heritage a complex process to deal with. Since the 1970s, the UNESCO started to issue many guidelines and
Yıldırım Yılmaz, Rehab El-Gamil
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Eliciting Public Preferences For Managing Cultural Heritage Sites: Evidence from a Case study on the Temples Of Paestum [PDF]

This paper discusses ways of improving the management of cultural heritage sites and cities, focusing on new forms of involvement and public participation based on public preferences’ elicitation.
Annamaria Nese, Patrizia Riganti, Ugo Colombino   +2 more
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Dr. Hans Kohn and the political takeover of the Berlin Medical Society by the National Socialist regime in 1933

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
wiley   +1 more source

The Pacific Archaeology Radiocarbon Database

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the Pacific Archaeology Radiocarbon Database (PARD), which includes radiocarbon data from archaeological sites excavated in an area commonly described as Near and Remote Oceania. The collated 14C database is available using ArcGIS Online, an online geospatial system with searchable fields and locational navigation.
Simon H. Bickler, Fiona Petchey, Gideon Bickler, Mara A. Mulrooney, Timothy M. Rieth, Richard Jennings, Magdalena M. E. Bunbury   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Empirical Investigation of Architectural Heritage Management Implications for Tourism: The Case of Portugal

, 2018
The aims of this study are manifold. First, to investigate the potentials of architectural heritage in the context of tourism destination development, as well as examine public sector policies and make plans toward the preservation of these resources ...
S. Gholitabar, Habib Alipour, C. Costa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Raw Material Economisation in Aotearoa New Zealand: Evidence for Manufacture and Recycling of Adzes on Ahuahu Great Mercury Island

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Raw materials are used to characterise the early settlement of Aotearoa Te Wai Pounamu New Zealand by Māori. Current models suggest change in raw material use over time occurred in response to changing social organisation and reduced resource availability. However, few studies have examined spatial variation in raw material use.
Rebecca Phillipps, Joshua Emmitt, Stacey Middleton, Simon Holdaway   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source