Ethnobiology as a discipline has evolved increasingly to embrace theory‐inspired and
hypothesis‐driven approaches to study why and how local people choose plants and …

Local medical systems (LMSs) are shaped by the interaction of human beings with biota, so
understanding how human beings use natural resources for their survival is one of the most …

Genders differ in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) about plants, but how gender
influences TEK sharing is still poorly understood. Here, we examined how gender is …

Indigenous food systems ensure ecological and socio-economic sustainability but remain
marginalized in science and policy. We argue that better documentation, deeper …

For at least 30 years researchers have called for a deeper reflection on the paths we desire
for ethnobotanical research. Although the discipline of ethnobotany is growing, as measured …

Background Ethnobotanical research has demonstrated that several wild food plants (WFP)
are used for medicinal purposes. Therefore, in addition to constituting an important source of …

Game meat is a resource widely exploited by rural populations in various parts of the world.
In recent decades, the growth in the number of people living near conserved areas has …

The Amazon is the largest forest system on Earth, supporting a variety of indigenous
societies, small farmers, extractivists, and artisanal fishers with different cultures and …

We develop an integrative conceptual framework for addressing social-ecological systems
across different spatial and temporal scales. Ethnobiologists study social-ecological systems …

Local knowledge and uses of forage resources are highly dynamic, and can be mediated by
multiple factors, such as seasonality, floristic diversity and the morphophysiological …