Biocultural diversity has made notable contributions that have furthered our understanding of the human culture-nature interrelationship. However, usage term 'biocultural' is not unique to biocultural diversity. It was first used in studies within anthropology decades ahead The existing literature on does acknowledge prior existence studies, or provide a clear demarcation between usages two terms. In this article, I discuss varying contexts and anthropology. While deals with linkages...

Abstract Background Earth’s biocultural diversity comprising biological, cultural and linguistic diversities is being eroded quickly. Our ability to recognise appreciate what remaining crucial for its survival. However, not all forms of are appreciated equally a growing trend in plant blindness indicates that humans ignore plants the environment. In this context, open-air markets emerge as spaces bring people closer each other, well with local biodiversity represented by fruits, vegetables...

Southeast Asia is known for its rich linguistic, cultural and biological diversity. While ethnobiology in the west has benefitted greatly from intellectual methodological advances over last decades, status of Asian largely unknown. This study aims to provide an analysis current outlines possibilities future advancements.We accessed papers cited Scopus Web Science databases period 1960 2014 using as well previous names 11 countries various disciplines key words. We juxtaposed number...

Along with landscape degradation and loss of biodiversity occurring in local global scales, there is also a co-occurring cultural linguistic diversity, i.e., when species become rare, corresponding practices elements associated that species. Although assessments tree can help identifying Cultural Keystone Species (CKS) be used to enhance the relevance conservation actions, such information typically lacking for endangered were connections may already have been lost. Here, we review historic...

Hornbills are known to play an important role in rainforests as agents of seed dispersal. Decades scientific research has led a vital body knowledge on hornbill taxonomy, ecology, distribution, and conservation status. However, the traditional ecological (TEK) that local people possess hornbills largely been underexplored. In 2018, we collaborated with Iban Temburong, Brunei Darussalam, study their TEK hornbills.We members community from four longhouses villages Darussalam. Our adopts...

The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as the greatest threat to humankind so far in 21st Century. As of 27th May 2020, there were 5,717,726 reported cases, and 352,983 fatalities (WHO 2020). is not just a health crisis anymore, because lockdowns other restrictions have greatly affected economic activities, which turn affects cash flows local regional scales. Closure businesses lead widespread rise unemployment, further leading socio-economic problems, reduction public expenditure available for...

This article demonstrates the potential of using ethnotaxonomy and nomenclature to assess vitality status indigenous languages traditional knowledge at ecosystem level. We collaborated with Vaie people Sarawak, Malaysia, applying a mixed methodology approach that relies on free-listing large extent. applied Traditional Knowledge Language Vitality (TraLaVi) index language against five major parameters, specifically: priority, retrieval information, erosion, lexical recognition, social support...

The study aims to assess the contribution of local and traded biodiversity towards community health care. A total 106 knowledge holders from Aatha Pallar were interviewed medicinal uses for 70 plants 28 plant products purchased market recorded. Pharmacological Ethnobotanical index was found be low suggesting erosion. About 13 species used by show high Use Value Indices. majority in community's system come immediate locality only a minor part comes market, though ones tend have use value...

Local ecological calendars are ecocultural frameworks that link temporal and spatial scales, contributing to resilience adaptive management of natural resources landscapes. They also facilitate management, access withdrawal provisioning ecosystem services. In this article, we describe how the calendar Kedayan people Brunei Darussalam links skyscape biodiversity with sociocultural aspirations foster landscape, provide an understanding transmission calendric knowledge in community. 2018,...

Brunei Darussalam is a country with high consumption of cane sugar. White sugar owes its popularity to ability colonize our tastes. Despite the white sugar, food and drinks sweetened gula anau, sweetener obtained from mangrove palm nipah ( Nypa fruticans) are also prevalent in popular Bruneian foodways. Gula anau widely used foodways prepare traditional snacks, collectively known as kuih, drinks. We explore reasons for continued co-existence along Applying practice theory, we hypothesize...