The interactions between human population dynamics and the environment have often been
viewed mechanistically. This review elucidates the complexities and contextual specificities …

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 …

This paper reviews extant evidence and offers a conceptual framework for the investigation
of complex dynamics among human population growth, environmental degradation, poverty …

This study focuses on knowledge of medicinal plants among the Caiçaras (rural inhabitants
of the Atlantic Forest coast, Brazil). In particular, we examine the use of medicinal plants …

Nearly 90 percent of the earth's land surface is directly affected by human infrastructure and
activities, yet less than 5 percent is legally" protected" for biodiversity conservation--and …

The multiple use of distinct ecological environments in the search for wild resources has
been practiced since ancestral times in aboriginal communities inhabiting northwestern …

Medicinal plant use has persisted as a long standing tradition in the Mapuche communities
of Southern Argentina and Chile. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in the rural …

Environment and international migration and their relationship with development are among
the most pressing issues on the contemporary global agenda. They have been the focus of …

The purpose of this chapter is threefold. First, to show that there is a timely convergence of
ideas and demand for empirical evidence for understanding the relationship between …