Reference Library
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2007. Traditional forest knowledge: Challenges and opportunities. Forest Ecology and Management 249.
Author's Keywords: conservation, indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, forest history, sustainable forest management, Cultural landscapes, Heritage |
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Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino and Oliveira, Rosilane Ferreira. 2007. Is the use-impact on native caatinga species in Brazil reduced by the high species richness of medicinal plants?. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 113:156-170.
Author's Keywords: conservation, local knowledge, ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, quantitative ethnobotany, use redundancy ACSC Keywords: biodiversity, knowledge, peru, diversity, Vegetation, redundancy, Ethnobotany, semiarid northeastern region, forest coastal communities |
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Bassett, Thomas J. and Zuéli, Koli Bi. 2003. "The Ivorian savanna: Global narrative and local knowledge of environmental change," in Political Ecology. Edited by Zimmerer, K. S. and Bassett, T. J., pp. 115-136. New York: The Guilford Press.
ACSC Keywords: scale, political ecology, global, local knowledge |
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Filer, C. 2004. Hotspots and Handouts: Illusions of Conservation and Development in Papua New Guinea.
ACSC Keywords: scale, development, biodiversity, conservation, indigenous knowledge, IK, NGOs, local knowledge, critique, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, hotspot |
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Gadgil, M., Olsson, P., Berkes, F., and Folke, C. 2003. "Exploring the role of local ecological knowledge in ecosystem management: Three case studies," in Navigating social-ecological systems. Edited by Berkes, F., Colding, J., and Folke, C., pp. 189-209. London: Cambridge University Press.
ACSC Keywords: scale, natural resource management, political ecology, local knowledge |
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Gupta, A. K. 1998. "Rewarding local communities for conserving biodiversity: The case of the honey bee," in Protection of global biodiversity: Converging strategies. Edited by Guruswamy, L. D. and McNeely, J. A., pp. 180-189. Durham: Duke University Press.
ACSC Keywords: poverty, biodiversity, conservation, communities, local knowledge |
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Jasanoff, Sheila and Martello, Marybeth L. 2004. "Conclusion: Knowledge and governance," in Earthly politics: Local and global in environmental governance. Edited by Jasanoff, S. and Martello, M. L., pp. 335-350. London: The MIT Press.
ACSC Keywords: institutions, democratization, globalization, local knowledge |
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Mathews, Andrew S. 2005. Power/knowledge, power/ignorance: Forest fires and the state in Mexico. Human Ecology 33:795-820.
Author's Keywords: forestry, Mexico, local knowledge, fire management ACSC Keywords: discourse, institutional knowledge, narrative production |
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Mertz, Ole, Ravnborg, Helle Munk, Lovei, Gabor L., Nielsen, Ivan, and Konijnendijk, Cecil C. 2007. Ecosystem services and biodiversity in developing countries. Biodiversity and Conservation 16:2729-2737.
Author's Keywords: biodiversity, conservation, population, environment, monitoring, local knowledge, ecosystem services, ecological economics, valuation, bioprospecting, sustainable financing ACSC Keywords: ecology, forest, diversity, stability, Humans |
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Moorman, Randall S. 2006. Benefits of local residents visiting La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Environmental Conservation 33:89-99.
Author's Keywords: Costa Rica, local knowledge, protected area, environmental education, local threats, perceived benefit ACSC Keywords: La Selva Biological Station |
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Nygren, Anja. 1999. Local knowledge in the environment–development discourse: From dichotomies to situated knowledges. Critique of Anthropology 19:267-288.
Author's Keywords: Nicaragua, local knowledge, traditional, situated knowledges, hybridization, migrant peasants, modern |
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Olsson, Per and Folke, Carl. 2001. Local ecological knowledge and institutional dynamics for ecosystem management: A study of lake Racken Watershed, Sweden. Ecosystems 4:85-104.
Author's Keywords: common property, resilience, comanagement, adaptive management, local knowledge, crayfish, fishing association, response to crisis, local institutions, nested institutions, linked social-ecological systems, adaptive capacity |
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Robbins, Paul. 2000. The practical politics of knowing: State environmental knowledge and local political economy. Economic Geography 76:126-144.
Author's Keywords: political ecology, local knowledge, EPISTEMOLOGY, rajasthan ACSC Keywords: policy, forest management, India, gender, degradation |
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Sillitoe, Paul. 2004. Interdisciplinary experiences: Working with indigenous knowledge in development. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 29:6-23.
ACSC Keywords: poverty, interdisciplinary research, local knowledge, Asia, Pacific |
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Steinmetz, Robert, Chutipong, Wanlop, and Seuaturien, Naret. 2006. Collaborating to conserve large mammals in Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology 20:1391-1401.
Author's Keywords: hunting, protected areas, local knowledge, wildlife management, mammal conservation ACSC Keywords: Southeast Asia |
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Toly, Noah J. 2004. Globalization and the capitalization of nature: A political ecology of biodiversity in Mesoamerica. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 24:47-54.
Author's Keywords: biodiversity, Costa Rica, globalization, regionalization, bioprospecting, capitalization, Mesoamerica ACSC Keywords: local knowledge, protected area, environmental education, local threats, perceived benefit, La Selva Biological Station |