Ethnobotany has evolved from a discipline that largely documented the diversity of plant use
by local people to one focused on understanding how and why people select plants for a …

The problem of fit is about the interplay between the human and ecosystem dimensions in
social-ecological systems that are not just linked but truly integrated. This interplay takes …

Sacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples
around the world, and asks how we can learn from this knowledge and ways of knowing …

Indigenous groups offer alternative knowledge and perspectives based on their own locally
developed practices of resource use. We surveyed the international literature to focus on the …

Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies. Most religions declare certain
food items fit and others unfit for human consumption. Dietary rules and regulations may …

Social taboos exist in most cultures, both Western and non‐Western. They are good
examples of informal institutions, where norms, rather than governmental juridical laws and …

Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) represents multiple bodies of knowledge
accumulated through many generations of close interactions between people and the …

We develop methods for quantifying habitat connectivity at multiple scales and assigning
conservation priority to habitat patches based on their contribution to connectivity. By …

Despite increased effort from non-governmental organisations, academics and governments
over recent decades, several threats continue to cause species declines and even …

Conservation interventions require evaluation to understand what factors predict success or
failure. To date, there has been little systematic investigation of the effect of social and …