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How do young identify plants? Using the drawing method to explore early ethnobotanical knowledge in Madagascar.

Published online: 09 Nov 2024

Authors: Porcher, V. & Gallois, S. & Reyes-García, V. & Raketabakoly, S. C. & Alvarez-Fernández, S. & Carrière, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In small-scale societies, people learn to identify plant species during childhood. Plant recognition is an important baseline knowledge, immediately u...

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Gathering and Assessing Pieces of Evidence.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: White, T. B. & Amano, T. & Boersch-Supan, P. & Christie, A. & Freckleton, R. & Quinzin, M. C. & Rezaie, A. M. & Sutherland, W. J. & Yamashita, H.

Content type: Book chapter

Finding and assessing evidence is core to making effective decisions in conservation. The three key elements of assessing any evidence are the rigour ...

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Applying ecological knowledge to the innovative design of sustainable agroecosystems.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Berthet, E. T. & Bretagnolle, V. & Lavorel, S. & Sabatier, R. & Tichit, M. & Segrestin, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The design of sustainable agroecosystems is crucial to meet contemporary environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss and global change. Ecologi...

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ShadeTreeAdvice methodology: guiding tree-species selection using local knowledge.

Published online: 07 Dec 2022

Authors: Rigal, C. & Wagner, S. & Mai Phuong Nguyen & Jassogne, L. & Philippe Vaast

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Selection of shade tree species for agroforestry systems must take the complexity of these systems into account. Tree species selection should maximiz...

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A systematic review of transparency in the methods of expert knowledge use.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Drescher, M. & Edwards, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of expert knowledge (EK) as an alternative to empirical data is increasing in the ecological disciplines in response to the growing need for r...

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Human-nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: insights from indigenous and local knowledge systems.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Teixidor-Toneu, I. & Fernández-Llamazares, Á. & Abel, R. A. & Batdelger, G. & Bell, E. & Caillon, S. & Cantor, M. & Correia, J. E. & Díaz, S. & Fisk, J. & Greene, A. & Greening, S. & Hoyte, S. & Kalle, R. & Loayza, G. & Mattalia, G. & Montúfar, R. & Ojeda, J. & Phatthanaphraiwan, S. & Vaccaro, I. & Ban, N. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds...

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Embracing the wisdom in everyday practice can help ecologists produce usable knowledge.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: West, S. & Beilin, R. & Wagenaar, H.

Content type: Blog

To do a good job of resolving some dilemmas, ecologists have to draw on a range of additional skills. These include building tangible experience of th...

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Disentangling gender and social difference for just and transformative biocultural approaches.

Published online: 06 Nov 2024

Authors: Díaz-Reviriego, I. & Torralba, M. & Vizuete, B. & Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. & Pearson, J. & Heindorf, C. & Zonta, A. L. & Oteros-Rozas, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Advancing research and practice that recognize diverse worldviews, knowledge systems, and value orientations is essential to enable transformative cha...

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Local ecological knowledge and education drive farmers' contrasting perceptions of scavengers and their function in Nepal.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Aishwarya Bhattacharjee & Sadadev, B. M. & Karmacharya, D. K. & Rishi Baral & Pérez-García, J. M. & Giménez Casalduero, A. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A. & Anadón, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There is a long-standing relationship between humans and vertebrate scavengers, as scavengers' contributions take on regulating (e.g. nutrient recycli...

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Sámi knowledge and ecosystem-based adaptation strategies for managing pastures under threat from multiple land uses.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Hausner, V. H. & Engen, S. & Brattland, C. & Fauchald, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) relies upon the capacity of ecosystems to buffer communities against the adverse impacts of climate change. Maintaini...

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