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Participation of diverse actors and usage of traditional and local knowledge in local biodiversity strategies and action plans of Japanese municipalities

Ecology and Society, 2021
The participation of diverse actors and usage of traditional and local knowledge have been recognized as important for ecosystem management, including local biodiversity strategies and action plans (LBSAPs) implemented in municipalities.
Mifuyu Ogawa, Masashi Soga, Takehito Yoshida   +2 more
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Ten important questions/issues for ethnobotanical research

Acta Botânica Brasílica
For at least 30 years researchers have called for a deeper reflection on the paths we desire for ethnobotanical research. Although the discipline of ethnobotany is growing, as measured by the number of publications in the area, there is still work to be ...
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, André Luiz Borba Nascimento, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, Ivanilda Soares Feitosa, Juliana Loureiro Almeida Campos, Julio Alberto Hurrell, Natalia Hanazaki, Patricia Muniz de Medeiros, Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos da Silva, Rafaela Helena Ludwinsky, Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Victoria Reyes-García   +11 more
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The linkages between local Ecological knowledge and land-use allocation among rural communities in South Africa [PDF]

Present Environment and Sustainable Development
Land-use allocation is a management framework for sharing land resources among different uses for diverse purposes. This study investigated household local knowledge and land-use allocation using two local municipalities in South Africa.
Muhammad MUBBIN, Palamuleni LOBINA, Adam ELHADI, Tabukeli Musigi RUHIIGA, Qaddus Rabbani FEHMIDA   +4 more
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Copper‐based Materials for Photo and Electrocatalytic Process: Advancing Renewable Energy and Environmental Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cu‐based catalysts as a cornerstone in advancing sustainable energy technologies are fully reviewed in this manuscript, highlighting their potential in photo‐ and electrocatalysis. It includes metallic copper, copper oxides, copper sulfides, copper halide perovskites, copper‐based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs),
Jéssica C. de Almeida, Yanjie Wang, Thais A. Rodrigues, Paulo H. H. Nunes, Vagner R. de Mendonça, Paulo H. E. Falsetti, Leticia V. Savazi, Tao He, Alexandra V. Bardakova, Aida V. Rudakova, Jie Tian, Alexei V. Emeline, Osmando F. Lopes, Antonio Otavio T. Patrocínio, Jia Hong Pan, Caue Ribeiro, Detlef W. Bahnemann   +16 more
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Fishery and ecology-related knowledge about plants among fishing communities along Laguna Lake, Philippines

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Ethnobotanical knowledge about plant roles in fisheries is crucial for sustainable resource management. Local ecological knowledge helps understand dynamics of the lake ecosystem.
Jimlea Nadezhda Mendoza, Baiba Prūse, Aimee Ciriaco, Amelia Mendoza, Harvey Ciriaco, Cynthia Buen, Julie Joyce Pua, Francesco Primavera, Giulia Mattalia, Renata Sõukand   +9 more
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From collections to connections: empowering communities through entomological outreach [PDF]

Natural History Collections and Museomics
Following our dung beetle research in Oaxaca, Mexico, we prioritized ethical engagement with Indigenous communities, recognizing the importance of trust and reciprocity in ecological research.
Brenda J. Cruz-García, Osvaldo Sandoval, Emilio J. Cruz-García, Fernando Escobar-Hernández, Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez   +4 more
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Engagement in a Public Forum: Knowledge, Action, and Cosmopolitanism [PDF]

, 2017
Facing challenges to the civic purpose of higher education, some scholars and administrators turn to the rhetoric of engagement. Simultaneously, the political philosophy of cosmopolitanism has gained intellectual favor, advocating openness to the lived ...
Bacon, Balazs, Ball, Batterbury, Beck, Benhabib, Benton, Blackstock, Brewer, Brewer, Brewer, Brewer, Brewer, Brewer, Brewer, Brewer, Brown, Brown, Cahill, Cahill, Cameron, Cameron, Castleden, Chan, Chatterton, Delanty, Dowling, Fine, Fuller, Fuller, Fuller, Galdorisi, Garzón, Gidwani, Gramsci, Greenwood, Gregson, Hall, Harvey, Held, Hodges, Jazeel, Johnson, Kant, Kaplan, Kapoor, Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities, Kendall, Kesby, Kitchen, Kumar, Lane, Larner, Mason, Mason, McGuirk, Metcalfe, Mitchell, Mitchell, mrs kinpaisby, National Research Council, Noffke, Ntshoe, Nussbaum, Pain, Pickerill, Pickerill, Popke, Research Excellence Framework 2014, Rogers, Russell, Skrbiš, Slaughter, Sánchez-Flores, Valentine, Warf, Wilson, Wynne-Jones, Young   +78 more
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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to partner with people in ecological research: Challenges and prospects

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Although many human activities damage environments and pose risks to species conservation, traditional ecological knowledge can be an important source of alternative knowledge for resource conservation when considered in ecological studies.
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, André Luiz Borba do Nascimento, Leonardo da Silva Chaves, Ivanilda Soares Feitosa, Joelson Moreno Brito de Moura, Paulo Henrique Santos Gonçalves, Risoneide Henriques da Silva, Taline Cristina da Silva, Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Elcida de Lima Araújo   +9 more
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Use of the community capitals framework to understand adaptation of silvopastoral systems: Bridging the gap between research and development [PDF]

, 2013
Research on sociology of adoption and diffusion seems to highlight the separation between agricultural and natural resources research efforts, and its relevance and application (so called adoption) by local producers.
Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel, Marie, Chloé, Mosquera, Ditter, Sanchez, Dalia, Sibelet, Nicole, Villanueva, Cristobal   +5 more
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