Lyon, Linda M.; Hardesty, Linda H.(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005)
Traditional healing among the Antanosy people of southeastern Madagascar requires medicinal plants used by highly trained ombiasa (shamen). Given the influence of globalization, we hypothesized diminishing reliance on ...
Vargas, María Paula Balcázar; van Andel, Tinde(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005)
Aerial roots of hemiepiphytes are used throughout the Amazon Basin for house construction, basketry, traps and furniture. Here we describe how 15 species of hemiepiphytes are extracted by six indigenous groups in the ...
There is great interest in incorporating traditional knowledge into conservation and development planning. It is especially important to try to develop planning and management approaches that actually integrate traditional ...