Nature-based solutions (NBS) have been promoted as a holistic way to solve a variety of
societal issues while benefiting biodiversity at the same time. To date, applications of NBS …

Fabaceae is the third largest family containing great variation among populations. However,
previous studies mainly focus on single species, and phytochemicals at population level …

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges to biodiversity conservation,
particularly in dry tropical islands, such as the Cabo Verde archipelago where only three …

Plants continue to constitute key elements of medical practice in West African countries. The
Cabo Verde archipelago hosts a great diversity of medicinal plants and local markets are …

Knowledge is limited about the level of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of
seeds from bred lines of common beans developed from interspecific crosses using four …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, grain legumes (pulses) are essential food sources and play
an important role in sustainable agriculture. Among the major pulse crops, the native …

In Southern Angola, numerous non-woody forest products are sold at local markets, namely
in Lubango (Huíla Province). Such is the case of herbaceous wild plants, locally known as …

Cabo Verde's biodiversity is threatened by activities that meet human needs. To counteract
this, an integration of scientific and indigenous knowledge is required, but no …

DNA metabarcoding is widely used to characterize the diet of species, and it becomes very
relevant for biodiversity conservation, allowing the understanding of trophic chains and the …

Grasses are one of the most successful and dispersed plant families worldwide and their
environmental and economic values are widely acknowledged. They dominate the …