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The Earth Keepers Solid Waste Management Planning Program: A Collaborative Approach to Utilizing Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge and Western Science in Ontario [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Both the 1987 “Brundtland Report”, and Chapter 26 of Agenda 21 (which emerged from the 1992 “Earth Summit”), formally recognized the role of Indigenous people in global sustainable development.
McGregor, Deborah
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Phenolic Profile and Bioactive Prospects of Wild Annona Species From Angola

open access: yesChemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 23, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Annona species (Annonaceae family) are valued for their nutritional and medicinal importance, especially in traditional medicine. This study investigated the phenolic profiles of the Angolan Annona muricata, Annona squamosa, and Annona senegalensis leaves, stem barks, and seeds hydroethanolic, infusion, and decoction extracts, also evaluating ...
Josefa Rangel   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neolithic Bird Folk of the Mongolian Gobi Desert: Climate Change, Ecological Knowledge and Intangible Heritage in an Ancient Persistent Place

open access: yesHeritage
There were profound changes in climate and landscape throughout the Early to Late Holocene in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The transmission of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) among ancient hunter–gatherer societies is key for resilient adaptations
Arlene M. Rosen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Idiom for India: Hindustani and the Limits of the Language Concept [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This essay explores the cultural legacy of Hindustani, which names the intimate overlap between two South Asian languages, Hindi and Urdu. Hindi and Urdu have distinct religious identities, national associations and scripts, yet they are nearly identical
Madhumita Lahiri
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Unlocking landscape transient dynamics: Integrating traditional ecological knowledge for enhanced analysis of land‐use changes and forest expansion in a Mediterranean ecosystem

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 283-300, February 2026.
Abstract The Industrial Revolution triggered rural abandonment in Europe and had a profound impact on land configuration and ecosystem dynamics, mainly the growth of forests at the expense of open agricultural habitats. However, rural abandonment has been asynchronous in space and time, depending on regional socio‐economic dynamics.
Joan Bauzà, Miquel Grimalt, Daniel Oro
wiley   +1 more source

Réflexion sur l’utilisation de groupes de discussion comme outil de documentation du savoir écologique traditionnel

open access: yesVertigO, 2010
Prior to the consideration and integration of traditional ecological knowledge, documentation is required. One of the most established semi-directed interview method to achieve this task is through focus groups.
Nancy Tanguay
doaj   +1 more source

Local forest specialists maintain traditional ecological knowledge in the face of environmental threats to Brazilian Amazonian protected areas

open access: yesFrontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
There is a concern that environmental threats that result in local biodiversity loss compromise traditional peoples’ livelihoods and their traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Rubana Palhares Alves   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High‐Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe

open access: yesMolecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT High‐quality reference genome assemblies have become essential for deepening our understanding of biodiversity, yet obtaining them for many species remains surprisingly challenging. Drawing on experiences from the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) community, we focus on permit and sample‐handling procedures leading up to nucleic acid ...
Katja Reichel   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional Ecological Knowledge Supports Ecosystem-Based Management in Disturbed Coastal Marine Social-Ecological Systems

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2019
A growing number of studies suggest a participatory ecosystem approach to support decision-making toward resilience and sustainability in social-ecological systems.
Fernanda Terra Stori   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using local ecological knowledge to identify shark river habitats in Fiji (South Pacific) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Local ecological knowledge (LEK) and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) have the potential to improve community-based coastal resource management (CBCRM) by providing information about the presence, behaviour and ecology of species.
BRUNNSCHWEILER, JUERG M.   +2 more
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