Indigenous knowledge and rangelands' biodiversity conservation in Tanzania: success and failure

IS Selemani - Biodiversity and conservation, 2020‏ - Springer
Tanzania is one of the African countries endowed with diverse rangeland's biological
resources hosting 6 out of 25 globally known biodiversity hotspots. Despite, government …

Plants used for making recreational tea in Europe: a review based on specific research sites

R Sõukand, CL Quave, A Pieroni… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2013‏ - Springer
This paper is a review of local plants used in water infusions as aromatic and refreshing hot
beverages (recreational tea) consumed in food-related settings in Europe, and not for …

Traditional ecological knowledge in Europe: status quo and insights for the environmental policy agenda

M Hernández-Morcillo, J Hoberg… - … : Science and Policy …, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
Over the last two dec-ades, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has gained increasing
attention as a source of information for environmental science, policy, and management …

Perception of local communities on protected areas: lessons drawn from the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

E Gulte, H Tadele, A Haileslassie… - Ecosystems and …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A study targeting the Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia was conducted
to gain a deeper understanding of local communities' opinion on benefits and disbenefits of …

Factors influencing local ecological knowledge maintenance in Mediterranean watersheds: insights for environmental policies

I Iniesta-Arandia, DG Del Amo, AP García-Nieto… - Ambio, 2015‏ - Springer
Local ecological knowledge (LEK) has been found to be one of the main bridges to manage
biocultural diversity. We analyzed the factors affecting LEK maintenance and transmission in …

Restoring the human capacity for conserving biodiversity: a social–ecological approach

B Martín-López, C Montes - Sustainability Science, 2015‏ - Springer
Achieving biodiversity targets will require acknowledging that human societies are highly
interconnected with the biophysical life-support system, conforming social–ecological …

The consumption of wild edible plants

AM Carvalho, AM Barata - Wild plants, mushrooms and nuts …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Wild edible plants are of great importance in both former and current human societies. Their
use embodies evolutionary trends, continuing interactions between men and nature …

Temperature, topography, woody vegetation cover and anthropogenic disturbance shape the orchids distribution in the western Himalaya

K Hussain, MEUI Dar, AM Khan, T Iqbal… - South African Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Orchid species require unique microhabitat conditions and are globally distributed from the
tropics to alpine regions. These plant species are important both ecologically and …

Population change of Trillium govanianum (Melanthiaceae) amid altered indigenous harvesting practices in the Indian Himalayas

HK Chauhan, AK Bisht, ID Bhatt, A Bhatt… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnobotanical relevance Trillium govanianum Wall. ex D. Don (Melanthiaceae) is
valued as a traditional medicinal herb in the Himalayan region. Applications include …

Ethnobotany of an indigenous tree Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) in the arid and semi-arid areas of South Omo Zone, southern Ethiopia

MB Hailemariam, Z Woldu, Z Asfaw… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Trees are important components of terrestrial ecosystems; they provide
ecological, economic, and cultural services to humans. There is an urgent need for …