Indigenous peoples' detailed traditional knowledge about fire, although superficially
referenced in various writings, has not for the most part been analyzed in detail or simulated …

Medicinal plants research in Asia continues to receive significant national and international
attention, particularly concerning its multiple roles in poverty alleviation and health care …

Conflicts between biodiversity conservation and other human activities are intensifying as a
result of growing pressure on natural resources and concomitant demands by some for …

In various parts of Africa, scholars have paid a great deal of attention to TEK, focusing mainly
on their role in biodiversity conservation or natural resource management. Despite …

Local ecological knowledge and the land use practices of forest resource users who rely on
this form of knowledge play a crucial role for biodiversity conservation in managed forests …

Commitment of local communities to protected areas is essential for conserving biodiversity.
However, in many develo** countries like Benin, former management strategies kept …

Traditional knowledge has become a topic of considerable interest within the research and
development environment. The contribution of traditional knowledge to conservation and …

Food security is a problem in many develo** and less developed countries due to
increase in human population and decrease in crop productivity and food availability. Edible …

Introduction Western climate science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) represent
complementary and overlap** views of the causes and consequences of change. In …

Increasing recognition of the human dimensions of natural resource management issues,
and of social and ecological sustainability and resilience as being inter-related, highlights …