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Open AccessConsistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities
Trees structure the Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystem, tropical forests. The vast number of tree species presents a formidable challenge to understanding these forests, including their response to environmenta...
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Climate variability impacts on pasture productivity and pastoral livelihoods in northern Tanzania
Seasonality of rainfall is a key determinant of pasture availability, herd productivity, and hence pastoral livelihoods. Insufficient rain reduces pasture availability, limiting the ability to support livestoc...
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Pathways to Enhance Climate Change Resilience among Pastoral Households in Northern Tanzania
The objective of this study was to evaluate the pathways to enhance resilience to increased climate variability and directional change among pastoral households in Simanjiro District in Northern Tanzania. The ...
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Conservation genetics of the critically endangered Siamese rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis): recommendations for management and sustainable use
The highly valuable timber species Dalbergia cochinchinensis is severely threatened due to habitat loss and illegal logging throughout its distribution in mainland Southeast Asia and is listed on CITES Appendix I...
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Examining the Consistency of Folk Identifications of Trees to Implement Community-Based Biodiversity Monitoring
Several factors may compromise plant identifications provided by local informants, affecting the basis for incorporating local ecological knowledge (LEK) in scientific biodiversity assessments. Our study analy...
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Pathways to Enhance Climate Change Resilience among Pastoral Households in Northern Tanzania
The objective of this study was to evaluate the pathways to enhance resilience to increased climate variability and directional change among pastoral households in Simanjiro District in Northern Tanzania. The ...
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Local Knowledge of Past and Present Uses of Medicinal Plants in Prespa National Park, Albania
Ethnobotanical studies have highlighted the need to address temporal dynamics of local knowledge in response to socio-economic changes. The southwestern Balkans are a hotspot of folk botanical knowledge and re...
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Open AccessWho Wants to Save the Forest? Characterizing Community-Led Monitoring in Prey Lang, Cambodia
Community monitoring is believed to be successful only where there is sustained funding, legislation for communities to enforce rules, clear tenure rights, and an enabling environment created by the state. Aga...
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Open AccessProtecting tropical forests from the rapid expansion of rubber using carbon payments
Expansion of Hevea brasiliensis rubber plantations is a resurgent driver of deforestation, carbon emissions, and biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asian rubber extent is massive, equivalent to 67% of...
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Identification of indigenous fruits with export potential from Mukono district, Uganda: an assessment of two methods
Ethnobotanical studies and scorecard-based assessments have been used in identification and prioritisation of indigenous fruit trees with domestication and income potential at local levels. Less has been done ...
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Several studies have documented that vegetation in the Sahel is highly dynamic and is affected by the prevailing climatic conditions, as well as by human use of the areas. However, little is known about veget...
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Open AccessCommunity assessment of tropical tree biomass: challenges and opportunities for REDD+
REDD+ programs rely on accurate forest carbon monitoring. Several REDD+ projects have recently shown that local communities can monitor above ground biomass as well as external professionals, but at lower cost...
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Open AccessWild edible plant knowledge, distribution and transmission: a case study of the Achí Mayans of Guatemala
Knowledge about wild edible plants (WEPs) has a high direct-use value. Yet, little is known about factors sha** the distribution and transfer of knowledge of WEPs at global level and there is concern that us...
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Open AccessUse and valuation of native and introduced medicinal plant species in Campo Hermoso and Zetaquira, Boyacá, Colombia
Medicinal plant species contribute significantly to folk medicine in Colombia. However, few local studies have investigated whether species used are introduced or native and whether there is a difference in im...
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Open AccessAsháninka medicinal plants: a case study from the native community of Bajo Quimiriki, Junín, Peru
The Asháninka Native Community Bajo Quimiriki, District Pichanaki, Junín, Peru, is located only 4 km from a larger urban area and is dissected by a major road. Therefore the loss of traditional knowledge is a ...
