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View article: Safeguard stewards of biodiversity knowledge
Safeguard stewards of biodiversity knowledge Open
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View article: Changes in the users of the social‐ecological system around a reciprocal human‐dolphin relationship
Changes in the users of the social‐ecological system around a reciprocal human‐dolphin relationship Open
In contrast to many contemporary negative human‐nature relationships, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities have stewarded nature through cultural practices that include reciprocal contributions for both humans and nature. A rare exampl…
View article: Between tradition and modernity: the relationship among healers and medicinal plants in an urban center in southern Brazil
Between tradition and modernity: the relationship among healers and medicinal plants in an urban center in southern Brazil Open
Background: Blessing (or benzedura) is a traditional health practice present in both rural and urban areas of Brazil. Several ethnobotanical studies demonstrate that practitioners have a vast knowledge of medicinal plants; however, it is s…
View article: Medicinal plants in cultures of Afro-descendant communities in Brazil, Europe and Africa
Medicinal plants in cultures of Afro-descendant communities in Brazil, Europe and Africa Open
Ethnomedicine focuses on empirical and traditional knowledge of healing practices of different human groups, including the use of plants as medicine. We aimed to determine whether there is consensus regarding the use of plants in tradition…
View article: Medicinal plants in cultures of Afro-descendant communities in Brazil, Europe and Africa
Medicinal plants in cultures of Afro-descendant communities in Brazil, Europe and Africa Open
Ethnomedicine focuses on empirical and traditional knowledge of healing practices of different human groups, including the use of plants as medicine. We aimed to determine whether there is consensus regarding the use of plants in tradition…
View article: Resilience and adaptability of traditional healthcare systems: a case study of communities in two regions of Brazil
Resilience and adaptability of traditional healthcare systems: a case study of communities in two regions of Brazil Open
The traditional healthcare systems (THS) of communities in two different regions of Brazil were investigated through the lens of social-ecological resilience, assuming that the resilience of THS and of the communities influence each other.…
View article: Indigenous and traditional knowledge, sustainable harvest, and the long road ahead to reach the 2020 Global Strategy for Plant Conservation objectives
Indigenous and traditional knowledge, sustainable harvest, and the long road ahead to reach the 2020 Global Strategy for Plant Conservation objectives Open
Global strategies under the scope of CBD are important in guiding policies and resources for the conservation of biological diversity. This paper emphasized the need to develop actions under the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC…
View article: The coexistence of traditional medicine and biomedicine: A study with local health experts in two Brazilian regions
The coexistence of traditional medicine and biomedicine: A study with local health experts in two Brazilian regions Open
This study investigated the combined use of traditional medicine and biomedicine by local experts in Chapada do Araripe communities (Ceará State) and maroon communities (Santa Catarina State), Brazil. The objective was to understand the pe…
View article: Healing faith: knowledge, learning and social relationships of healers from Araripe plateau, Brazil
Healing faith: knowledge, learning and social relationships of healers from Araripe plateau, Brazil Open
We investigated the practice of healing in three rural communities in Brazil (Ceará) to understand the diseases that are treated, the plants known and used, the ways in which knowledge of the blessing practices and medicinal plants is gain…