Remnants from the Past: From an 18th Century Manuscript to 21st Century Ethnobotany in Valle Imagna (Bergamo, Italy)

F Milani, M Bottoni, L Bardelli, L Colombo, PS Colombo… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: This project originated from the study of an 18th century manuscript found in
Valle Imagna (Bergamo, Italy) which contains 200 plant-based medicinal remedies. A first …

Divergence of ethnobotanical knowledge of Slovenians on the edge of the Mediterranean as a result of historical, geographical and cultural drivers

I Vitasović-Kosić, M Kaligarič, J Juračak - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
State boundaries limit human contacts in a homogenous context of a landscape and its
natural features, including plants. After nine centuries of separation, finally the two territories …

The nexus between traditional foraging and its sustainability: A qualitative assessment among a few selected Eurasian case studies

MA Aziz, G Mattalia, N Sulaiman, AA Shah… - Environment …, 2022 - Springer
Plant foraging is an important human ecological phenomenon being studied by a number of
contemporary ethnobiologists as well as by a few social anthropologists among rural …

[PDF][PDF] Correspondence between local and scientific knowledge of climate change: The case of Hutsuls, Northern Romanian Carpathians

G Mattalia, N Stryamets, VT Rivalta… - … handbook of climate …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
Mountain regions provide crucial nature's contributions to highland communities, but also to
lower land inhabitants (Schirpke et al. 2019). Despite their essential contributions, mountain …

Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology

N Stryamets, J Prakofjewa, G Mattalia, R Kalle… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2022 - Springer
Ethnobiology and ethnomedicine investigate the continuously changing complex and
inextricable relations among culture, nature, and health. Since the emergence of modern …

Recognizing Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and their identity, culture, rights, and governance of forestlands: Introduction to the Special Issue

S Wyatt, J Bulkan, WD Jong… - International Forestry …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the diversity of international research on
the multiple ways in which Indigenous and Traditional peoples (ITP) are engaged in …

“Forest is integral to life”: people-forest relations in the lower river region, the Gambia

S Darboe, L Manneh, N Stryamets, B Prūse… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Forests play a crucial role in the lives of millions of people worldwide by
providing material and non-material contributions. Despite forests' paramount importance …

Traditional ecological knowledge to traditional foods: The path to maintaining food sovereignty in Hutsulshchyna

NM Fontana, MV Pasailiuk, O Pohribnyi - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The various ecosystems of the Carpathian Mountains spanning Europe, are a rich refuge for
culturally important, endemic plant species as well as large carnivores. These biologically …

One more way to support Ukraine: Celebrating its endangered biocultural diversity

N Stryamets, I Khomyn, G Mattalia… - Ethnobotany Research …, 2022 - iris.unive.it
Background: Ukraine holds a rich reservoir of cultural and biological diversity due to its
complex history and variegated landscapes. However, the current aggression poses threats …

Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology

A Pieroni - Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2022 - eprints.tiu.edu.iq
Ethnobiology and ethnomedicine investigate the continuously changing complex and
inextricable relations among culture, nature, and health. Since the emergence of modern …