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A Quantitative Assessment of Indigenous Plant Uses Among Two Chepang Communities in the Central Mid-hills of Nepal

Rijal, Arun (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008)

This study analyzes the indigenous knowledge of plant use among the Chepang communities of two wards of the Shaktikhor Village Development Committee in the central mid-hills of Nepal. A total of 12 key informants and 240 ...
Relationship between Four Tribal Communities and their Natural Resources in the Koraput Region

Franco, F Merlin; Narasimhan, D; Stanley, William (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008)

In this paper, we look into the relationship that exist between four tribal communities viz. the Kondh, Poraja, Gadaba and Bonda of the Koraput region with their natural resources. Eucalyptus globulus Labill., when introduced ...
Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values

Rock, Joseph F (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008)
“Starvation Taught Me Art”: Tree Poaching, Gender and Cultural Shifts in Wood Curio Carving in Zimbabwe

Fadiman, Maria (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008)

This study looks at wood curio carving in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa. Although the local people, Ndebele and Shona, have always carved, they now face a weakened economy, due in large part to land reforms in 2000. ...
Vegetation Analysis of Urban Ethnic Markets Shows Supermarket Generalists and Chinatown Ethnic-specialist Vendors

Nguyen, My Lien Thi; Wieting, Julia; Doherty, Katherine T (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008)

The growing cultural diversity in the United States calls attention to ethnobotanical studies of urban ethnic food markets. These venues illustrate dynamic interactions between people and plants. A market survey of the ...
Wild Edible Fruit Species Cultural Domain, Informant Species Competence and Preference in Three Districts of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Mengistu, Fentahun; Hager, Herbert (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008)

The study was carried out in Adiarkay, Debark and Dejen districts in a context where wild fruit bearing species suffer notable disregard from research and development strategies, and consequently the basic information ...