This thematic series focuses on the potential and established value of ethnobiological knowledge and its associated plant and animal resources for local communities and society at large. The contributions in this series address the importance of local knowledge for local health and nutrition, conservation and natural resources management, evaluation of cultural heritage, and in education.
Collection published in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Gender is one of the main variables that influence the distribution of local knowledge. We carried out a literature review concerning local mycological knowledge, paying special attention to data concerning wo...
Smallholder livestock farmers in Nigeria utilize traditional medicines derived from medicinal plants (PMs) for the maintenance of their animals' health. This study was designed to determine the PMs used in the...
The integration of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into formal school curricula may be a key tool for the revitalisation of biocultural diversity, and has the potential to improve the delivery of educat...
Local knowledge systems are not considered in the conservation of fragile seagrass marine ecosystems. In fact, little is known about the utility of seagrasses in local coastal communities. This is intriguing g...
Many European protected areas were legally created to preserve and maintain biological diversity, unique natural features and associated cultural heritage. Built over centuries as a result of geographical and ...