Texte en français ci-après Rather than the back cover, it is an extract from the foreword that summarises the spirit of this book – ” Fruit agrodiversity in Verdon – Ethnology and history” – published in 2018. “It is now more than 4 years since the elected representatives of the Parc du Verdon decided toContinue reading “The fruit agrodiversity of the Verdon: a book on traditional fruit varieties and practices/ L’ agrodiversité fruitière du Verdon: un livre sur les variétés fruitières et pratiques traditionelles”
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Habiter la forêt tropicale au XXIe siècle / Living in the rainforest in the 21st century
English version below. Cette semaine, nous vous recommandons l’ouvrage collectif “Habiter la forêt tropicale au XXIe siècle”, coordonné par Geneviève Michon Stéphanie M. Carrière et Bernard Moizo, chercheurs à l’IRD. Geneviève Michon avait publié en 2015 l’ouvrage« Agriculteurs à l’ombre des forêts du monde»., qui faisait déjà référence aux savoirs paysans. Plusieurs chapitres de laContinue reading “Habiter la forêt tropicale au XXIe siècle / Living in the rainforest in the 21st century”
Tending the Wild: a short insight into traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous people in California
“We come not only to gather but also to tend the land. We are not just here to take but also to give back.” Tima Link “Tending the Wild” shines light on the environmental knowledge of indigenous peoples across California by exploring how they have actively shaped and tended the land for millennia, in theContinue reading “Tending the Wild: a short insight into traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous people in California”
Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Herders on the Flora and Vegetation of the Hortobagy
To present this book “Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Herders on the Flora and Vegetation of the Hortobagy”, we will use the review from Gábor Máté: “The book written by Zsolt Molnar is about the recent repeated encounter of the natural scientist and the Hortobagy shepherd. Roles are swapped, the position of the conversationalists is differentContinue reading “Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Herders on the Flora and Vegetation of the Hortobagy”
A Spanish inventory of traditional knowledge related to biodiversity
Traditional knowledge is defined in the book as “The set of knowledge, values, beliefs and practices conceived from the experience of adaption to the local environment over time, shared and valued by a community and transmitted from generation to generation. from generation to generation. The local environment is understood as both the cultural and biologicalContinue reading “A Spanish inventory of traditional knowledge related to biodiversity”
Grassland with tradition: surveying traditionally managed ecosystems in the Carpathians
“This Video Summary, prepared by Monika Janišová, Anamaria Iuga, Cosmin Marius Ivascu and Martin Magnes, refers to the article by Janišová et al. “Grassland with tradition: sampling across several scientific disciplines”, published in Vegetation Classification and Survey (doi.org/10.3897/VCS/2021/60739). The research led by Monika Janišová and al. was motivated by their interest “to identify traditional farmingContinue reading “Grassland with tradition: surveying traditionally managed ecosystems in the Carpathians”
Book: Agricultures singulières / Singular agriculture
Texte en francais ci-après. Written in a style accessible to all, abundantly illustrated, this book shows us the diversity of “singular agriculture” which, beyond the exceptional heritage it represents, bear witness to the infinite variety of forms of agriculture developed in the world. In the introduction, the authors explain the aim of the book: “AlthoughContinue reading “Book: Agricultures singulières / Singular agriculture”
Local ecological knowledge 