Applying social-ecological system resilience principles to the context of woody vegetation management in smallholder farming landscapes of the Global South DOI Creative Commons
Girma Shumi, Jacqueline Loos, Joern Fischer

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Ecosystems and People, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: April 22, 2024

Woody vegetation diversity is declining due to human-induced land-use changes, mainly agricultural expansion and intensification, deforestation, forest degradation urbanisation. This loss challenges the resilience sustainability of smallholder farming landscapes, in which woody plays an important role for provision multiple material non-material benefits people nature. In this review, we examine relevance application established social-ecological principles management explore how landscapes can be enhanced Global South. To end, conducted a qualitative review purposefully selected scientific literature relevant each principle. Exemplified by different cases from across South, collate evidence significance all management. Our also sheds light on widespread obstacles sustainable landscape resilience, such as pursuit top-down sectoral policies agriculture management, deep-rooted power dynamics asymmetries, marginalisation local their traditional knowledge systems. Applying therefore requires transformative changes that enable paradigm shifts, example, through more genuine recognition livelihoods, experiences.

Language: Английский

Ethnobiology! Until when will the colonialist legacy be reinforced? DOI Creative Commons
Sofia Zank, Cristiane Gomes Julião, Amélia Ruth Nascimento Lima

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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 21(1)

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

In this essay, we will present arguments for a negative answer to the debate question: "Is publishing ethnobiology data respectful of Indigenous and Local Knowledge holders' rights?" We recognize that ethnobiological research has advanced in recognizing rights Peoples Communities (IPLC), but believe still have long way go deconstructing colonialism ethnobiology. order be truly respectful, ethnobiologists need collaborate with IPLC achieve an ethical science equity between knowledge systems, fostering co-production from intercultural perspective. This essay was written by group Brazilian scientists, both non-IPLC, reflects perspective academic universe seen place are, multicultural imbalanced world.

Language: Английский

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Scenario-oriented nanopesticides: Shaping nanopesticides for future agriculture DOI Creative Commons
Wenjie Shangguan, Huiping Chen, Pengyue Zhao

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Advanced Agrochem, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(4), P. 265 - 278

Published: July 16, 2024

Nanopesticides, as a promising technology, bring scientific and technological impetus to sustainable development green revolution of agriculture. The excellent physicochemical properties, beneficial biological effects, functional potential nanopesticides have significantly contributed improving utilization rates pesticides, enhancing pest disease management, alleviating stresses. However, agricultural production plant cultivation are diverse, leading wide range application scenarios for pesticides. These put forward more precise requirements numerous innovative opportunities the nanopesticides. Scenario-oriented customized various methods, aligning with principles economical, efficient, future This article outlines status then reviews research progress scenario-oriented nanopesticides, encompassing nine major scenarios. Finally, priorities prospects summarized, offering concepts advancement

Language: Английский

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A review of plant diversity surveys and monographic studies of the Pan‐Himalaya region DOI Open Access
Fu‐Sheng Yang, Dan Peng,

Xiaolu Ma

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Journal of Systematics and Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Abstract The Pan‐Himalaya, known as the “Roof of World”, forms a natural geographic unit covering entire range Himalaya and Hengduan Mountains in addition to Karakorum northeastern extreme Hindu Kush. region possesses three biodiversity hotspots harbors rich distinctive flora. Here, we review history plant diversity surveys monographic studies region. contributions outstanding collectors Pan‐Himalaya are also reviewed, well ongoing international project on Flora (FPH). As main concern present review, showed that development botanic survey is uneven among different areas region, special should be given northern Myanmar Yarlung Zangbo–Brahmaputra.

Language: Английский

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High nature value farmlands to identify crucial agroecosystems for multi-taxa conservation DOI Creative Commons
Andrea Dalpasso, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Gianpiero Calvi

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 305, P. 111094 - 111094

Published: March 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Cultural keystone species as a tool for biocultural stewardship. A global review DOI Creative Commons
Giulia Mattalia, Alex C. McAlvay, Irene Teixidor‐Toneu

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People and Nature, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 13, 2024

Abstract The cultural keystone species (CKS) concept (i.e. ‘species that shape in a major way the identity of people’ as defined by Garibaldi and Turner 2004) has been proposed part common framing for multiple entangled relationships between socioecological systems which they exist. However, blurred prolific definitions CKS hamper its univocal application. This work examines current use term to reconcile definition explore practical applications biocultural stewardship. We ran search words ‘cultural’ AND ‘keystone’ ‘species’. Our was limited peer‐reviewed articles published English 1994 2022 (inclusive) conducted using Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus Web Science. extracted analysed bibliometric information well on (i) components, (ii) humans' support (iii) CKS. From 313 selected documents, appears be increasingly accepted, evidenced growing corpus literature. absence systematic precise documenting precludes global cross‐cultural comparisons. geographical distribution authors is biased. found 47% all reported 38% works identified our review were located North America. Beyond ‘supporting identity’, several other nature's contributions people are associated with definitions. sociocultural group survival conservation stewardship) made explicit only one‐third documents reviewed. To advance stewardship paradigm, we suggest (a) defining an indissoluble combination non‐human one or more groups; (b) acknowledging relations should classified continuum, according gradients relationship intensity; (c) explicitly reciprocal groups species. Read free Plain Language Summary this article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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Amazonian useful plants described in the book “Le Pays des Amazones” (1885) of the Brazilian propagandist Baron de Santa-Anna Nery: a historical and ethnobotanical perspective DOI Creative Commons
Lucas Nathan Rodrigues Silva,

Elaine Cristina Pacheco de Oliveira,

Leopoldo Clemente Baratto

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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

Frederico José de Santa-Anna Nery (1848-1901) was a Brazilian Baron who referred to himself as "volunteer propagandist" for Brazil in Europe, serving an immigration agent publicize the living conditions Amazon region, advocating its development and modernization at end of nineteenth century. Nery's most famous book is "Le Pays des Amazones" (The Lands Amazons), first published 1885, which author dedicated chapter introduce report on Amazonian useful plant species relationship with humans. The aim this work understand historical context ethnobotanical value century through analysis (1885) by Nery, well bring light importance very influential propagandist, has been forgotten nowadays.

Language: Английский

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Designing a More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Food Supply: A Roadmap for Future Food and Agricultural Research DOI
David Julian McClements

ACS Sustainable Resource Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(8), P. 1639 - 1671

Published: July 30, 2024

There is an urgent need to change the way we produce, distribute, and consume foods due several adverse effects modern food supply having on environment, including greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, freshwater use, land biodiversity loss. Concerted efforts are therefore required by scientists around world generate scientific knowledge technological advances needed develop a more sustainable global chain. The purpose of this article highlight some most critical areas where research improve sustainability reduce environmental impact production. These include enhanced agricultural crops livestock animals, improved fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics, reduced waste, conversion waste streams into energy valuable materials, alternative protein sources, advanced packaging as well many others. A range technologies leading important in science technology, gene editing, nanotechnology, precision fermentation, biotechnology, architecture. An objective stimulate development area so create environmentally friendly system.

Language: Английский

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Predicting undetected native vascular plant diversity at a global scale DOI Creative Commons
Barnabas H. Daru

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(34)

Published: Aug. 12, 2024

Vascular plants are diverse and a major component of terrestrial ecosystems, yet their geographic distributions remain incomplete. Here, I present global database vascular plant by integrating species distribution models calibrated to species’ dispersal ability natural habitats predict native range maps for 201,681 into unsurveyed areas. Using these maps, uncover unique patterns diversity, endemism, phylogenetic diversity revealing hotspots in underdocumented biodiversity-rich regions. These hotspots, based on detailed species-level show pronounced latitudinal gradient, strongly supporting the theory increasing toward equator. trained random forest extrapolate under unbiased sampling identify overlaps with modeled estimations but unveiled cryptic that were not captured estimations. Only 29% 36% extrapolated inside protected areas, leaving more than 60% outside vulnerable. However, unprotected harbor attributes make them good candidates conservation prioritization.

Language: Английский

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Elevational patterns of orchid diversity in mid-subtropical mountain forests of eastern China DOI Creative Commons
Qinghua Zhan,

Haihong Liao,

Yuelong Liang

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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e03405 - e03405

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Drought tolerance as an evolutionary precursor to frost and winter tolerance in grasses DOI Creative Commons
Laura Schat, Marian Schubert, Siri Fjellheim

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Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 18, 2025

Abstract Accumulating evidence is suggesting more frequent tropical-to-temperate transitions than previously thought. This raises the possibility that biome could be facilitated by precursor traits. A wealth of ecological, genetic and physiological suggests overlap between drought frost stress responses, but origin this overlap, i.e. evolution these responses relative to each other, poorly known. Here, we test whether adaptation and/or severe winters in grasses (Poaceae) was ancestral drought. We used occurrence patterns across Köppen-Geiger climate zones classify species as drought, winter tolerant, followed comparative analyses. Ancestral state reconstructions revealed different evolutionary trajectories clades, both drought-first frost-first scenarios. Explicit simultaneous modelling frost/winter tolerance provided some support for correlated evolution, suggested higher rates gain sensitive rather tolerant lineages. Overall, there limited a whole acted an or tolerance. Different scenarios clades consistent with present-day being either cold specialists, possibly consequence trade-offs responses.

Language: Английский

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