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Hunter, D.Burlingame, B.Remans, R.Borelli, TeresaCogill, B.Coradin, LídioGolden, C.D.Jamnadass, Ramni H.Kehlenbeck, K.Kennedy, G.Kuhnlein, H.V.McMullin, S.Myers, S.Silva, A.J.R.Saha, M.Scheerer, L.Shackleton, Charlie M.Neves Soares Oliveira, C.Termote, C.Teofili, C.Thilsted, Shakuntala H.Valenti, R.[Biodiversity and nutrition]Biodiversity and nutrition

Kuhnlein, H.V.Roy, P.Termote, C.Hunter, D.Borelli, Teresa[Living on the margins. Indigenous peoples' food systems, biodiversity and food security]Living on the margins. Indigenous peoples' food systems, biodiversity and food security

In this chapter, it discusses the way the Uma’ Jalan Kenyah of East Kalimantan view their agroforestry system. The Uma’ Jalan do not make the strict division that we do between “agriculture” and “forestry.” For ease of explanation, however, it first describes their view of ricefields, home garden...


Colfer, C.J.P.[Beyond slash and burn: a searching look at Uma’ jalan forest knowledge]Beyond slash and burn: a searching look at Uma’ jalan forest knowledge

Hamilton, A.Kakudidi, E.Karamura, D.[Origin, history and future of plant germplasm in Uganda, identifying conservation roles for ethnobotanists]Origin, history and future of plant germplasm in Uganda, identifying conservation roles for ethnobotanists

Despite the large numbers and importance of adapted indigenous sheep and goats in the tropics, information on sustainable conventional breeding programmes for them is scarce and often unavailable. This paper reviews within-breed selection strategies for indigenous small ruminants in the tropics,...


Kosgey, I.S.Baker, R.L.Udo, H.M.J.Arendonk, Johan A.M. van[Successes and failures of small ruminant breeding programmes in the tropics: A review]Successes and failures of small ruminant breeding programmes in the tropics: A review
Castello, A. delElias, M.[Revealing the benefits of gender-responsive participatory research for sustainable forest management]Revealing the benefits of gender-responsive participatory research for sustainable forest management

The Lhoba are a small ethnic group, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Until 1960, their livelihood was predominantly based on swidden agriculture, hunting, and gathering. To investigate and document the plant species used by the Lhoba, ethnobotanical surveys were conducted in three...


Li, F.F.Zhuo, J.X.Jarvis, Devra I.Long, C.L.[Ethnobotanical study on wild plants used by Lhoba people in Milin County, Tibet.]Ethnobotanical study on wild plants used by Lhoba people in Milin County, Tibet.

The world's food basket is today shrinking at an alarming rate and most concerning is the reduction in the number of species and varieties used by humankind for food and nutrition, which raises serious concerns about the sustainability of feeding the world today and in the future. Yet, whereas we...


Padulosi, S.Bala Ravi, P.Rojas, W.Sthapit, S.R.Subedi, A.Dulloo, EhsanHammer, K.Vogel, R.Antofie, M.M.Negri, V.Bergamini, N.Galluzzi, GeaJagger, M.Sthapit, B.R.Rana, R.Oliver King, I.Warthmann, N.[Red lists for cultivated species: why we need it and suggestions for the way forward]Red lists for cultivated species: why we need it and suggestions for the way forward

This chapter reports the results of research in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, originally designed to assess quickly and easily the level and nature of participation by local people in forest management. The authors briefly describe pertinent results from their assessment methods. Although the funct...


Colfer, C.J.P.Wadley, R.L.[From "participation" to "rights and responsibilities" in forest management: workable methods and unworkable assumptions in West Kalimantan, Indonesia]From "participation" to "rights and responsibilities" in forest management: workable methods and unworkable assumptions in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

The Lua, according to their mythology, are the original inhabitants of Thailand. Today, however, hey are regarded as ethnic minorities who inhabit this region. A study of their myths and legends reveals the importance of spirit cults, matriclans, and women's role in the discovery, production, and...


Satyawadhana, C.[Appropriation of women's indigenous knowledge: the case of matrilineal Lua in northern Thailand]Appropriation of women's indigenous knowledge: the case of matrilineal Lua in northern Thailand

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