To increase the understanding of the ethnopharmacology of a single species, elaboration of
dispersed primary data is required. Tamarindus indica L.(Fabaceae), or tamarind, is a …

Investment in woody vegetation to counter land degradation and improve livelihoods is
increasing, primarily revitalized by efforts to enhance carbon sequestration and climate …

AIM OF THE STUDY: The majority of people living in Kourittenga Province, Burkina Faso,
are highly dependent on medicinal plants for their daily health care. Knowledge on the use …

Human-wildlife conflicts often spur retaliatory killing, which may be a major threat to some
wildlife species. Asiatic black bears depredate crops and livestock and also attack humans …

Woody vegetation in farmland acts as a carbon sink and provides ecosystem services for
local people, but no macroscale assessments of the impact of management and climate on …

Global environmental change (GEC) is an increasingly discussed phenomenon in the
scientific literature as evidence of its presence and impacts continues to grow. Yet, while the …

The present work seeks to quantify the knowledge of two rural communities in the semi-arid
region of the state of Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil) concerning two species of native …

A study of the diversity of uses of medicinal plants and the traditional knowledge associated
with the caatinga vegetation was undertaken in the semi-arid region of Pernambuco State …

Recent remote sensing studies have documented a greening trend in the semi-arid Sahel
and Sudan zones of West Africa since the early 1980s, which challenges the mainstream …

Local people's perceptions of plant species are an important source of information on
species distribution and rarity, as well as long-term vegetation change. This study involves …