This book is intended as a resource for researchers working in the Bulungan area, including the Kayan Mentarang National Park and the Bulungan Research Project (BRF), it serves as both a field guide to common plants and animals, and a dictionary of their vernacular terms from 18 different linguis...
After the Spanish conquest of Mexico, many plants were introduced in the Mixtec Highlands as in the whole country. In this article, the names given to introduced plants in local Spanish and Mixtec are analysed from an ethnoscience point of view: How do new plants fit into indigenous classificatio...
German, L.
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Hecht, S.B.
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Ruivo, M.L.
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[A etnociência comparativa das terras pretas Amazônicas.]
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A etnociência comparativa das terras pretas Amazônicas.
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in eight villages around Mount Cameroon in the South West Region of Cameroon. It was focused on determining the uses of the members of the family Annonaceae in this region. Show and Tell Semi-structured Interviews employing a checklist of questions and dir...
Bele, M.Y.
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Focho, D.A.
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Egbe, E.A.
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Chuyong, G.B.
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[Ethnobotanical survey of the uses of Annonaceae around mount Cameroon]
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Ethnobotanical survey of the uses of Annonaceae around mount Cameroon
Only recently, ethnobotany has cought the interest of actors involved in the sustainable management of natural resources based on local ecological knowledge. In the perspective of conceiving a website for the African Ethnobotany Network (AEN), a preliminary study was undertaken in order to assess...
Petit, C.
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Dounias, E.
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[L'ethnobotanique sur internet: quelles perspectives pour le Réseau Africain d'Ethnobotanique?]
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L'ethnobotanique sur internet: quelles perspectives pour le Réseau Africain d'Ethnobotanique?
Secondary forests, the woody successional vegetation which develops after the original vegetation of the site has been removed by human activity (usually for agriculture or livestock production), is a resource of growing importance in tropical landscapes. The community of Benjamin Constant, locat...
Rios, M.
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Martins da Silva, R.C.V.
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Sabogal, C.
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Martins, J.
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Silva, R.N. da
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Brito, R.R. de
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Brito, I.M. de
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Costa de Brito, M.F.
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Silva, J.R. da
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Ribeiro, R.T.
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[Beneficios das plantas da capoeira para a comunidade de Benjamin Constant, Para, Amazonia Brasileira: The benefits of plants from secondary forests to the community of Benyamin Constant in Para State, Brazilian Amazon]
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Beneficios das plantas da capoeira para a comunidade de Benjamin Constant, Para, Amazonia Brasileira: The benefits of plants from secondary forests to the community of Benyamin Constant in Para State, Brazilian Amazon
Flavien, N.B.
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Vanhove, W.
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Termote, C.
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Damme, Patrick van
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[Importance of traditional protected areas for the collection of medicinal plants, Kongo-Central (DRC)]
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Importance of traditional protected areas for the collection of medicinal plants, Kongo-Central (DRC)
Hamilton, A.
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Kakudidi, E.
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Karamura, D.
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[Origin, history and future of plant germplasm in Uganda, identifying conservation roles for ethnobotanists]
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Origin, history and future of plant germplasm in Uganda, identifying conservation roles for ethnobotanists
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.
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Zhuo, J.X.
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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Long, C.L.
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[Ethnobotanical study on wild plants used by Lhoba people in Milin County, Tibet.]
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Ethnobotanical study on wild plants used by Lhoba people in Milin County, Tibet.
Land-use options that increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of contemporary societies are fundamental to livelihood improvement and adaptation to environmental change. Agroforestry as a traditional land-use adaptation may potentially support livelihood improvement through simultaneous prod...