Full Description
The present book aims to provide insight into the interactions between communities and ecosystems, as well as the significance of traditional knowledge in preserving biocultural resources through community-based adaptations. By drawing on experiences and lessons from around the world, this publication is intended to benefit a range of readers, including researchers who study human-environment interactions and climate adaptation techniques, biodiversity conservationists, non-governmental organizations, policymakers, and educators. Specifically, it is designed to assist policymakers and organizations involved in the revitalization of local foods and community-based conservation and adaptation initiatives in various ecosystems. Additionally, it serves as a useful resource for educators who work with indigenous and local communities to develop location-specific adaptations to address multiple biotic and abiotic stressors.
Contents
1. The Food/Medicine/Poison Triangle: Implications for Traditional Ecological Knowledge Systems of Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia, Canada by Nancy J. Turner
2. Integration into the Market Economy and Dietary Change: An Empirical Study of Dietary Transition in the Amazon by Elizabeth Byron and Victoria Reyes-Garca
3. The Loss of Local Livelihoods and Local Knowledge: Implications for Local Food Systems by Sarah Pilgrim-Morrison and Jules Pretty
4 The Seasonal Migration of Thai Berry Pickers in Finland: Non-wood Forest Products for Poverty Alleviation or Source of Imminent Conflict? Celeste Lacuna-Richman
5 Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Biocultural Diversity for Subsistence Livelihoods: A Cross Cultural Study by Ranjay K. Singh, Anamika Singh, Anshuman Singh and B.S. Dwivedi
6 Status and Contribution of Non-cultivated Food Plants Used by Dawro People in Loma District, South Ethiopia
7. Biocultural Resources and Traditional Food Systems of Nyishi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh (India): An Empirical Learning on the Role of Mythology and Folklore in Conservation by Hui Tag, P. Kalita, Ranjay, K. Singh and A.K. Das
8 New Shoots, Old Roots the Incorporation of Alien Weeds into Traditional Food Systems by Michelle Cocks, Tony Dold and Madeleen Husselman
9. Edible Fungi in Mesoamerican Lowlands: A Barely Studied Resource by Felipe Ruan-Soto and Joaqun Cifuentes
10. Menu for Survival: Plants, Architecture, and Stories of the Nisgaa Oolichan Fishery by Nancy Mackin and Deanna Nyce
11. Salmon Food Webs: SAANICH First Nation Peoples Intrinsic Interconnectedness to Salmon Fishing and Conservation on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada by Roxanne Paul
12. Tsampa of Ladakh: Adaptation of a Traditional Food at Higher Altitude and Emergent Changes by Konchok Targais, Dorjey Angchok, Tsering Stobdan, R.B. Srivastava and Ranjay Singh
13. Bioculturally Important Indigenous Fruit Tree Mahua (Madhuca spp.; Sapotaceae): Its Role in Community-Based Adaptive Management by Anshuman Singh, Ranjay K. Singh, Sarvesh Tripathy and BS Dwivedi
