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Levis C, Hanazaki N, Zank S, Peroni N, Julião CG, da Silva MT, de Alencar Assis ALA, Nakamura EM, Soldati G, Almada ED, Odonne G, Teixidor-Toneu I. Safeguard stewards of biodiversity knowledge. Science 2024; 385:504-506. [PMID: 39088637 DOI: 10.1126/science.adp1749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2024]
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- Carolina Levis
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
- Brazil Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies (Brazil LAB), Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica (ECOHE), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica (ECOHE), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica (ECOHE), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica (ECOHE), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil and Articulação Nacional das Mulheres Indígenas Guerreiras da Ancestralidade, Brasília, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em História das Ciências e das Técnicas e Epistemologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores, Brasília, Brazil
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- Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima, Secretaria de Bioeconomia, Departamento de Patrimônio Genético-Esplanada dos Ministérios, Brasília, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica (ECOHE), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Ibirité, Brazil
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- Laboratoire Écologie Évolution Interactions des Systèmes Amazoniens, UAR 3456, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Guyane, Ifremer, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE), Aix Marseille University, Avignon University, CNRS, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), Marseille, France
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Gibbon VE, Thompson JC, Alves S. Informed proxy consent for ancient DNA research. Commun Biol 2024; 7:815. [PMID: 38965340 PMCID: PMC11224335 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06413-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Embracing the underlying principles and processes of informed proxy consent or relational autonomy consent in human ancient DNA research can transform research.
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- Victoria E Gibbon
- Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7935, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Department of Anthropology, Yale University, 10 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
- Yale Peabody Museum, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
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- Office for Inclusivity & Change, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Transformation: University of Cape Town, Ivan Toms Building, 28 Rhodes Avenue Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa
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Fernández-Llamazares Á, Teixidor-Toneu I, Armstrong CG, Caviedes J, Ibarra JT, Lepofsky D, McAlvay AC, Molnár Z, Moraes RM, Odonne G, Poe MR, Sharifian Bahraman A, Turner NJ. The global relevance of locally grounded ethnobiology. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2024; 20:53. [PMID: 38762450 PMCID: PMC11102124 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-024-00693-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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While ethnobiology is a discipline that focuses on the local, it has an outstanding, but not yet fully realized potential to address global issues. Part of this unrealized potential is that universalistic approaches often do not fully recognize culturally grounded perspectives and there are multiple challenges with scaling up place-based research. However, scalability is paramount to ensure that the intimate and context-specific diversity of human-environmental relationships and understandings are recognized in global-scale planning and policy development. Here, we identify four pathways to enable the scalability of place-based ethnobiological research from the ground up: local-to-global dialogues, aggregation of published data, multi-sited studies, and geospatial analyses. We also discuss some major challenges and consideration to encourage continuous reflexivity in these endeavours and to ensure that scalability does not contribute to unnecessarily decontextualizing, co-opting, or overwriting the epistemologies of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. As ethnobiology navigates multiple scales of time and space and seeks to increase its breadth, this study shows that the use of deliberately global approaches, when carefully nested within rich field-based and ecological and ethnographically grounded data, can contribute to: (1) upscaling case-specific insights to unveil global patterns and dynamics in the biocultural contexts of Indigenous Peoples and local communities; (2) bringing ethnobiological knowledge into resolutions that can influence global environmental research and policy agendas; and (3) enriching ethnobiology's field-based ethos with a deliberate global analytical focus.
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- Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares
- Departament de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia (BABVE), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
- ECOS (Ecosystem - Complexity - Society) Co-Laboratory, Center for Local Development (CEDEL) & Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Research (CIIR), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Villarrica, Chile
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- ECOS (Ecosystem - Complexity - Society) Co-Laboratory, Center for Local Development (CEDEL) & Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Research (CIIR), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Villarrica, Chile
- Cape Horn International Center for Global Change Studies and Biocultural Conservation (CHIC), Universidad de Magallanes, Puerto Williams, Chile
- Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Systems & Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Institute of Economic Botany, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, USA
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- HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary
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- Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia
- Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia
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- UAR 3456 LEEISA (Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions Des Systèmes Amazoniens), CNRS, Université de Guyane, IFREMER, Cayenne, France
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- Range and Watershed Management Department, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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Albuquerque UP, Maroyi A, Ladio AH, Pieroni A, Abbasi AM, Toledo BA, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Hallwass G, Soldati GT, Odonne G, Vandebroek I, Vallès J, Hurrell JA, Pardo de Santayana M, La Torre-Cuadros MDLÁ, Silva MTP, Jacob MCM, da Fonseca-Kruel VS, Ferreira Júnior WS. Advancing ethnobiology for the ecological transition and a more inclusive and just world: a comprehensive framework for the next 20 years. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2024; 20:18. [PMID: 38360640 PMCID: PMC10870687 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-024-00661-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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This opinion piece, written by ethnobiologists from different parts of the world, emphasizes the importance of ethnobiology research in advancing contemporary biology, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and, especially, contributing to the ecological transition and more just and inclusive world. To achieve these goals, it is essential to develop research and collaborate with social groups that live in close relationship with nature in research activities, such as Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC), as well as Afro-descendants and other Marginalized, Minority or Minoritized Communities (AMMC). Ethnobiology can identify and provide locally appropriate solutions to local problems, enabling sustainable resource management at the landscape level. The text explores important aspects that need to be considered to guide the future of ethnobiology in the next 20 years, aiming to integrate and amplify previous discussions held in the discipline and identify points that demand ongoing attention. This paper highlights reflections from diverse researchers, emphasizing how ethnobiology can embrace different perspectives and employ rigorous analysis of complex phenomena toward effective policies and practices. This approach holds the potential to address the challenges the planet is currently facing in the coming decades.
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- Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
- Centro de Biociências, Cidade Universitária, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, South Africa
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- Grupo de Etnobiología, INIBIOMA (Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente, Universidad del Comahue- CONICET), Quintral 1250, S.C. de Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
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- University of Gastronomic Sciences, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 9, 12042, Pollenzo, Cuneo, Italy
- Department of Medical Analysis, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan, 44001, Iraq
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV-CONICET-UNC), Edificio de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Systems Ecology and Resource Management Research Unit (SERM), Department of Organism Biology, Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB, Brussels, Belgium
- Ecology and Biodiversity, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management, Biology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB, Brussels, Belgium
- Mangrove Specialist Group (MSG), Species Survival Commission (SSC), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Zoological Society of London, London, UK
- Interfaculty Institute of Social-Ecological Transitions, Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aplicada, Instituto de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação, São Sebastião do Paraíso, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions Des Systèmes Amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS-Université de Guyane-IFREMER, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Department of Life Sciences and Natural Products Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies Mona, Mona, Jamaica
- Institute of Economic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, USA
- The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratori de Botànica, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans, C. Carme 47, 08001, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Etnobotánica y Botánica Aplicada (LEBA), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Investigador CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología (Botánica), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Darwin 2, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Científica del Sur, Av. Panamericana Sur Km 19, Villa EL Salvador, 15067, Lima, Peru
- Grupo Sistemas Socioecológicos y Servicios Ecosistémicos, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM), Av. La Universidad S/N Lima 12, Lima, Peru
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- Laboratorio de Etnobiología, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Cd. Universitaria, Carr. Pachuca-Tulancingo, Km 4.5 S/N, CP 42184, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
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Hanazaki N. Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2024; 20:5. [PMID: 38178253 PMCID: PMC10768248 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-023-00641-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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In this essay, for the debate series of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, I argue against the oversimplified causal argument that the maintenance of local and traditional knowledge systems is related to less advantaged circumstances. This statement is based on a colonialist perspective of what a less advantageous circumstance is, which is being questioned by several authors. It also ignores the struggles and resistance of traditional knowledge holders and the urgent call for socioenvironmental justice. As an ethnobiologist, I argue that we must face this reality to build science with justice and inclusiveness.
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- Natalia Hanazaki
- Departamento de Ecologia E Zoologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário S/N, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil.
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Vandebroek I, West J, Otero-Walker K, Maldonado Silvestrini S. Fostering greater recognition of Caribbean traditional plant knowledge. Trends Ecol Evol 2024; 39:9-12. [PMID: 37949793 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The Caribbean is a hotspot of biological and cultural diversity, manifested in traditional plant knowledge of Afrodescendant peoples and other ethnicities. To strengthen the visibility of this knowledge in research, education, and policy making, we propose an eight-step action plan centered on reciprocal relationships with Caribbean plant stewards, especially subsistence farmers.
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- Ina Vandebroek
- Department of Life Sciences and Natural Products Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica.
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- Community of Windsor Forest, Portland, Jamaica
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Łuczaj Ł. Descriptive ethnobotanical studies are needed for the rescue operation of documenting traditional knowledge. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2023; 19:37. [PMID: 37679801 PMCID: PMC10486101 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-023-00604-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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In this essay, I claim that the primary aim of ethnobiological research is now to document disappearing traditional knowledge. This is an absolute priority due to the rate at which biocultural biodiversity in the world is disappearing. Rather than diverting our efforts into inflating the theoretical part of ethnobotany, we should concentrate on knowledge documentation to facilitate its circulation in the communties that hold it or at least to preserve it for future generations, even in the static form of databases or video recordings.
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- Łukasz Łuczaj
- Institute of Biology, University of Rzeszów, ul. Zelwerowicza 4/D9, 35-601, Rzeszow, Poland.
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Schultz F, Garbe LA. How to approach a study in ethnopharmacology? Providing an example of the different research stages for newcomers to the field today. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2023; 11:e01109. [PMID: 37497567 PMCID: PMC10375576 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.1109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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Ethnopharmacology seeks to investigate humankind's use of natural materials, such as plants, fungi, microorganisms, animals, and minerals, for medicinal purposes. In this highly interdisciplinary field, which can be described as a bridge between the natural/medical and socio-cultural sciences, pharmacological, anthropological, and socio-cultural research methods are often applied, along with methods from other branches of science. When entering the field of ethnopharmacology as a newcomer, student, or early career researcher today, the tremendous amount of scientific publications, and even classical books from this field and related scientific disciplines, can be overwhelming. Ethnopharmacology has evolved over the past decades, and new key topics, such as the decolonization of the field, issues on intellectual property and benefit-sharing, species conservation, the preservation of traditional knowledge, the protection of indigenous communities, science outreach, and climate change, have become important and urgent aspects of the field that must not be disregarded by today's ethnopharmacologists. One of the questions of newcomers will be, "Where to begin?" This review article offers a brief (and certainly not comprehensive) introduction to the science of ethnopharmacology, highlighting some of its past most notable achievements and future prospects. In addition, this article provides an example for newcomers to the field of how to address different stages that may be involved in conducting ethnopharmacological field and lab studies, including early-stage drug discovery and community work. The example presented summarizes a series of studies conducted in the remote Greater Mpigi region of Uganda, located in East Africa. Stages of ethnopharmacological research described include ethnobotanical surveying and fieldwork, the pharmacological assessment of activity with diverse targets in the laboratory, and the transfer of results back to indigenous communities, that is, non-financial benefit sharing as a potential best practice example. As a result of this research example, a total of six original research articles have been published on the medicinal application and ethnopharmacology of 16 plant species from the Ugandan study site, offering a large quantity of results. These six publications reflect the multifaceted nature of the interdisciplinary science of ethnopharmacology, which may serve as a reference point and inspiration for newcomers to design and conduct their own independent ethnopharmacological research endeavors at other study sites. Major bottlenecks and solutions are provided, and the current social media channels with educational ethnopharmacological content are briefly introduced.
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- Fabien Schultz
- Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK
- Ethnopharmacology & Zoopharmacognosy Research Group, Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Neubrandenburg, Germany
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- Ethnopharmacology & Zoopharmacognosy Research Group, Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Neubrandenburg, Germany
- ZELT - Neubrandenburg Center for Nutrition and Food Technology gGmbH, Neubrandenburg, Germany
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Theys J, Tareau MA, Ansoe-Tareau C, Greene A, Palisse M, Ricardou A, Odonne G. Adaptive ecological knowledge among the Ndjuka Maroons of French Guiana; a case study of two 'invasive species': Melaleuca quinquenervia and Acacia mangium. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2023; 19:29. [PMID: 37434227 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-023-00602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND To understand how local ecological knowledge changes and adapts, here in the case of the recent introduction of plant species, we report the knowledge and perceptions of the Ndjuka (Maroon) of French Guiana concerning two tree species, Acacia mangium and niaouli (Melaleuca quinquenervia), which are categorized as "invasive alien plants" in the savannas of their territory. METHODS To this end, semi-structured interviews were conducted between April and July 2022, using a pre-designed questionnaire, plant samples and photographs. The uses, local ecological knowledge, and representations of these species were surveyed among populations of Maroon origin in western French Guiana. All responses to closed questions collected during the field survey were compiled into an Excel spreadsheet in order to perform quantitative analyses, including the calculation of use reports (URs). RESULTS It appears that the local populations have integrated these two plant species, which are named, used and even traded, into their knowledge systems. On the other hand, neither foreignness nor invasiveness seem to be relevant concepts in the perspective of the informants. The usefulness of these plants is the determining factor of their integration into the Ndjuka medicinal flora, thus resulting in the adaptation of their local ecological knowledge. CONCLUSION In addition to highlighting the need for the integration of the discourse of local stakeholders into the management of "invasive alien species," this study also allows us to observe the forms of adaptation that are set in motion by the arrival of a new species, particularly within populations that are themselves the result of recent migrations. Our results furthermore indicate that such adaptations of local ecological knowledge can occur very quickly.
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- Johanna Theys
- Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions des Systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS, Université de Guyane-IFREMER, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Groupe d'Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG), Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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- Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions des Systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS, Université de Guyane-IFREMER, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana.
- CIC INSERM 1424, Clinical Investigation Center, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana.
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- Interpreter-Translator in Surinamese Maroon Languages, Okanisi Traduction et Médiation, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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- Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions des Systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS, Université de Guyane-IFREMER, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions des Systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS, Université de Guyane-IFREMER, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Groupe d'Etude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane (GEPOG), Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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- Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions des Systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS, Université de Guyane-IFREMER, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana
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Hudson M, Carroll SR, Anderson J, Blackwater D, Cordova-Marks FM, Cummins J, David-Chavez D, Fernandez A, Garba I, Hiraldo D, Jäger MB, Jennings LL, Martinez A, Sterling R, Walker JD, Rowe RK. Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Data: a contribution toward Indigenous Research Sovereignty. Front Res Metr Anal 2023; 8:1173805. [PMID: 37215248 PMCID: PMC10192690 DOI: 10.3389/frma.2023.1173805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Indigenous Peoples' right to sovereignty forms the foundation for advocacy and actions toward greater Indigenous self-determination and control across a range of domains that impact Indigenous Peoples' communities and cultures. Declarations for sovereignty are rising throughout Indigenous communities and across diverse fields, including Network Sovereignty, Food Sovereignty, Energy Sovereignty, and Data Sovereignty. Indigenous Research Sovereignty draws in the sovereignty discourse of these initiatives to consider their applications to the broader research ecosystem. Our exploration of Indigenous Research Sovereignty, or Indigenous self-determination in the context of research activities, has been focused on the relationship between Indigenous Data Sovereignty and efforts to describe Indigenous Peoples' Rights in data.
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- Maui Hudson
- Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Native Nations Institute, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Anthropology and Program in Museum Studies, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Native Nations Institute, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Native Nations Institute, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Native Nations Institute, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Native Nations Institute, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- American Indian Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Native Nations Institute, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Native Nations Institute, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Native Nations Institute, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- School of Computing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Smith LT, Magdalena C, Przelomska NAS, Pérez-Escobar OA, Melgar-Gómez DG, Beck S, Negrão R, Mian S, Leitch IJ, Dodsworth S, Maurin O, Ribero-Guardia G, Salazar CD, Gutierrez-Sibauty G, Antonelli A, Monro AK. Revised Species Delimitation in the Giant Water Lily Genus Victoria (Nymphaeaceae) Confirms a New Species and Has Implications for Its Conservation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:883151. [PMID: 35860537 PMCID: PMC9289450 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.883151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Reliably documenting plant diversity is necessary to protect and sustainably benefit from it. At the heart of this documentation lie species concepts and the practical methods used to delimit taxa. Here, we apply a total-evidence, iterative methodology to delimit and document species in the South American genus Victoria (Nymphaeaceae). The systematics of Victoria has thus far been poorly characterized due to difficulty in attributing species identities to biological collections. This research gap stems from an absence of type material and biological collections, also the confused diagnosis of V. cruziana. With the goal of improving systematic knowledge of the genus, we compiled information from historical records, horticulture and geography and assembled a morphological dataset using citizen science and specimens from herbaria and living collections. Finally, we generated genomic data from a subset of these specimens. Morphological and geographical observations suggest four putative species, three of which are supported by nuclear population genomic and plastid phylogenomic inferences. We propose these three confirmed entities as robust species, where two correspond to the currently recognized V. amazonica and V. cruziana, the third being new to science, which we describe, diagnose and name here as V. boliviana Magdalena and L. T. Sm. Importantly, we identify new morphological and molecular characters which serve to distinguish the species and underpin their delimitations. Our study demonstrates how combining different types of character data into a heuristic, total-evidence approach can enhance the reliability with which biological diversity of morphologically challenging groups can be identified, documented and further studied.
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- Lucy T. Smith
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States
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- Herbario German Coimbra Sanz, Jardín Botánico Municipal de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
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- Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Herbario German Coimbra Sanz, Jardín Botánico Municipal de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Choudoir MJ, Eggleston EM. Reciprocal Inclusion of Microbiomes and Environmental Justice Contributes Solutions to Global Environmental Health Challenges. mSystems 2022; 7:e0146221. [PMID: 35642845 PMCID: PMC9239259 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01462-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Generations of colonialism, industrialization, intensive agriculture, and anthropogenic climate change have radically altered global ecosystems and by extension, their environmental microbiomes. The environmental consequences of global change disproportionately burden racialized communities, those with lower socioeconomic status, and other systematically underserved populations. Environmental justice seeks to balance the relationships between environmental burden, beneficial ecosystem functions, and local communities. Given their direct links to human and ecosystem health, microbes are embedded within social and environmental justice. Considering scientific and technological advances is becoming an important step in developing actionable solutions to global equity challenges. Here we identify areas where inclusion of microbial knowledge and research can support planetary health goals. We offer guidelines for strengthening a reciprocal integration of environmental justice into environmental microbiology research. Microbes form intimate relationships with the environment and society, thus microbiologists have numerous and unique opportunities to incorporate equity into their research, teaching, and community engagement.
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- Mallory J. Choudoir
- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Reyes-García V, Tofighi-Niaki A, Austin BJ, Benyei P, Danielsen F, Fernández-Llamazares Á, Sharma A, Soleymani-Fard R, Tengö M. Data Sovereignty in Community-Based Environmental Monitoring: Toward Equitable Environmental Data Governance. Bioscience 2022; 72:714-717. [PMID: 35923191 PMCID: PMC9343228 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biac048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Charles Darwin University , Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona, Spain
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- Wageningen University and Research , Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Stockholm University , and senior advisor, SwedBio, Stockholm, Sweden
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Welch JR. Challenges and Opportunities for Ethical Collaborative Research: Social Contours of A'uwẽ (Xavante) Ethnobiological Knowledge. J ETHNOBIOL 2022. [DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-42.1.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- James R. Welch
- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Reyes-García V, Fernández-Llamazares Á, Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y, Benyei P, Bussmann RW, García-Del-Amo D, Hanazaki N, Luz AC, McElwee P, Meretsky VJ, Molnár Z, Ruiz-Mallén I, Salpeteur M, Brondizio ES. Response to "Practice what you preach: Ensuring scientific spheres integrate Indigenous Peoples' and Local Communities' rights and agency too" by Lopez-Maldonado. AMBIO 2022; 51:813-814. [PMID: 34859384 PMCID: PMC8800989 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-021-01676-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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- Victoria Reyes-García
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.
- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 08193 - Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 08193 - Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 08193 - Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- ISEG- Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Vácrátót, Hungary
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- Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Patrimoines Locaux, Environnement et Globalisation (PALOC), French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Department of Anthropology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA
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Ruckstuhl K. Trust in Scholarly Communications and Infrastructure: Indigenous Data Sovereignty. Front Res Metr Anal 2022; 6:752336. [PMID: 35098013 PMCID: PMC8790018 DOI: 10.3389/frma.2021.752336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many Indigenous people have a deep mistrust of research, with some describing research as one of the “dirtiest” words in Indigenous language. The histories and experiences behind such mistrust are long and painful. Given what has been perceived as Indigenous objectification at the hands of largely Anglo-European others for research from which they fail to benefit, many communities now refuse research unless it is undertaken under certain, Indigenous-defined circumstances. Such refusal is a move away from others purposes and a move towards autonomy and self-determination. For some, this is a statement of sovereignty and it applies to all areas of endeavour, including the new frontiers of research and the structures that support them, such as datification of knowledge. This article examines data sovereignty from the perspective of Indigenous peoples. While data sovereignty has become a ubiquitous concern, Indigenous data sovereignty arises from contexts specific to Indigenous peoples. The focus of this article is to provide a brief overview of recent data sovereignty developments, along with the context that lies behind these activities. Through this examination, implications for trust in scholarly communications will be discussed.
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Northwest Native Plants: A Digital Space for Paleoethnobotanical Knowledges and Biocultural Heritage. HERITAGE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/heritage5010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Biocultural heritage preservation relies on ethnobotanical knowledge and the paleoethnobotanical data used in (re)constructing histories of human–biota interactions. Biocultural heritage, defined as the knowledge and practices of Indigenous and local peoples and their biological relatives, is often guarded information, meant for specific audiences and withheld from other social circles. As such, these forms of heritage and knowledge must also be included in the ongoing data sovereignty discussions and movement. In this paper we share the process and design decisions behind creating an online database for ethnobotanical knowledge and associated paleoethnobotanical data, using a content management system designed to foreground Indigenous and local perspectives. Our main purpose is to suggest that the Mukurtu content management system, originally designed for physical items of cultural importance, be considered as a potential tool for digitizing and ethically circulating biocultural heritage, including paleoethnobotanical resources. With this database, we aim to create access to biocultural heritage and paleoethnobotanical considerations for a variety of audiences while also respecting the protected and sensitive natures of Indigenous and local knowledges.
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