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“We Became Rich and We Lost Everything”: Ethnobotany of Remote Mountain Villages of Abruzzo and Molise, Central Italy
Profound socioeconomic changes affected mountains of Central Italy during the last century and many traditional agro-pastoral activities were...
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Priority Species and Management Approaches for Woody Species: A Case Study of Awach Sub-county, Gulu District, Uganda
Woody plants support livelihoods and the well-being of billions of people worldwide. However, the establishment, management, and use of essential...
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Culinary Cultural Conservation and Cultural Keystone Food Groups: Concepts in Ethnobotany
We propose Culinary Cultural Conservation (CCC) and Cultural Keystone Food Groups (CKFG) as ethnobotanical concepts. Our two-decade study of fresh...
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Ethnomedicine and ethnobotany of Maerua subcordata (Gilg) DeWolf
BackgroundWild edible plants are valuable resources for improving food and nutritional security. Besides, they may provide important health benefits...
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Trends for Ethnoecology in the French-Speaking Tropics and Beyond: Origins and Evolution
In France, ethnoecologyEthnoecology developed during the middle of the twentieth century through the work of some remarkable personalities at the...
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Addressing the Climate Crisis in the Indian Himalayas Can Traditional Ecological Knowledge Help?
This book focuses on the traditional ecological knowledge in addressing the current climate crisis in the Indian Himalayas. Local or indigenous...
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North American Case Studies of Medicinal Plant Conservation
This chapter discusses the context of decolonialization and the interface of current medicinal plant conservation in the United States. It provides a...
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Socio-Ecological Systems and Decoloniality Convergence of Indigenous and Western Knowledge
This contributed volume provides case studies from around the world that feature a convergence of indigenous and western knowledge in an attempt to...
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What Role Does Language Play in Conserving Forests and Culture? Multi-lingual Ethnobotanical Booklets in the African Savanna
Language, central to intergenerational knowledge transference, connects people to their traditions and their environments. This chapter explores the...
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How Managing for Chestnut Honey in Turkey Salvages Trees and Lifeways under Increasing Exotic Pest and Disease Pressure
We utilize a dataset generated by 17 months of fieldwork, including tree health surveys and ethnobotanical questionnaires, to explore a...
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Systematic Documentation and Drug Development from Local Health Traditions (LHTs) and Ethnomedical Practices (EMPs): Challenges and Way Forward
India is one among the countries that enjoy great antiquity of health practices imbibed into their daily lifestyle and culture backed by a strong...
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Introduction
Climate changeclimate change represents one of humanity’s greatest threats. The vastness of the PacificPacific means that no two experiences are the...
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The Politics of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in Vietnam
Studies of Indigenous environmental knowledge (IEK) provide valuable information helpful for resource management, yet there remain gaps for many...
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Cultural Heritage Cultures
Nicholas (2007: 274) has observed: The claim that archaeology is yet another colonial imposition on Indigenous peoples is one that...
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Sustainability in the Neolithic and the Bronze Age Through the Lens of Archaeobotany
Sustainability has played an important role in human cultures since prehistoric times. People shaped the environment to assure stability to...
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An Expanded Health Systems Perspective on Tribal Health Knowledge and Practices: Contemporary Relevance and Challenges
The health knowledge of indigenous/tribal peoples, developed globally over centuries through their intimate relationship with nature, is a highly...
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Women Feed the World: Biodiversity and Culinary Diversity/Food Security and Food Sovereignty
Drawing on the work of feminist ethnobotanists, this chapter addresses women’s central role in the intimate link between biodiversity and cultural...
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Avalon
‘Cultural Values’ is increasingly becoming a topic of investigation and discourse in the international and Australian heritage communities, in part...