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Site SearchSearch Term ethnobotany has found 16 results. Web ContentPlants and Culture: Ethnobotany and EducationContributed by Ian Darwin Edwards and Susie Kelpie, Royal Botanic Garden, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, ScotlandIndigenous knowledge is important, extremely important to humanity. It' s a new way of thinking, a new model. It's an alternati...
Ethnobotany - the Scientific Vehicle for ESD: A Case Study from ParaguayContributed by Didier Jaques Roguet, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève, C.P.60 – CH-1292, Chambésy, SwitzerlandBackgroundApplied floristics is a new science dedicated to the application of botany and taxonom...
Indigenous and Local KnowledgeLocal knowledge is important and valuable. As many traditional and indigenous cultures are being eroded, it is important that they are recorded and/or promoted within the communities, so the knowledge is not lost. This knowledge can ...
Women and Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management and Conservation This book explores the importance of women and gender relations in plant genetic resource management and conservation through case studies derived from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. It provides an overview of the ...
Education Programmes Garden-based Conservation & Biodiversity Education ProgrammesBotanical gardens and arboreta were originally created to host vast collections of plants for research and to present this diversity to the public in a variety of creative and beautifu...
News ArticlesHonolulu Names Award-WinnerThe Hawaii-based National Tropical Botanical Garden has announced that British botanist Sir Ghillean Prance will receive its biennial Robert Allerton Award for Excellence in Tropical Botany or Horticulture.
New Web Editor for BGCISarah Dixon has been appointed as BGCI's new web editor. After graduating in Biology from University College London, UK, Sarah led an international 6-person expedition to the Ecuadorian rainforest to help the Shiwiar people develop an eco-tourism venture.
Toward the Conservation of Cuban CactiA Workshop on Cuban Cacti Conservation will be held from March 23-25th 2005 at the Cuban National Botanical Garden (Havana, Cuba).
New Staff for BGCIBGCI is pleased to welcome two new members to its international team. Maite Lascurain has recently joined BGCI as a consultant to the Investing in Nature-Mexico programme, while Ginny Weaver, has been recruited as the new BGCI-US Web Designer/Developer.
Plants for the Planet Resource CD launched by BGCIBGCI is pleased to announce a new resource, sent out to members this month. A CD-ROM, "Plants for the Planet: Resource Pack for Botanic Gardens", allows members without fast internet connections to access and download a wide variety of useful material.
Journal ArticlesThe Resurgence of Ethnobotany in EuropeEthnobotany is not about the use of plants by indigenous people in the tropics alone, it is also about the daily dependence on plants by all of us. The Convention on Biological Diversity and Agenda 21 have brought a new pride in national biological heritage.
Ethnobotany from a Native American Perspective: Restoring Our Relationship with the EarthEthnobotany is, quite literally, the study of the relationship between plants and human beings, a body of knowledge central to Native American traditional knowledge and world view. Native concepts, rituals, and language are all evidence of the sustaining relationship of plants to humans.
Ethics: A Voice of CultureWith the increasing interest in travel focusing on nature and culture, and the rising interest in ethnobotany, interpreters and educators need to consider the ethics involved with interpreting Indigenous culture. The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney has made a commitment to Aboriginal reconciliation.
Plants Intertwined with CultureKnowledge of Balinese ethnobotany, as with many other traditional customs, is passed by word of mouth from generation to generation. Eka Karya Botanic Garden,is using a variety of techniques to introduce Balinese culture, heritage and indigenous knowledge to the younger generation.
Bali's Botanic Garden, IndonesiaThe small island of Bali (5.632 square km.) is world famous for tourism. In Bali, can be found the youngest of the four Indonesian botanic gardens. It was opened on July 24th, 1959 under the name, Eka Karya Botanic Garden. It has the largest area of any of the Indonesian botanic gardens.
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