People and nature interact since millennia in forests worldwide, but current management strategies addressing these ecosystems often exclude local people from the decision-making process. This top-down approach is cornerstone of conservation initiatives, particularly highly threatened fragmented forested ecosystems. In contrast, collaborative involving participation communities has increasingly contributed to efforts globally. Here we ask how would contribute a threatened, culturally...

Abstract Background Mining activities have environmental impacts due to sediment movement and contamination of areas may also pose risks people’s food security. In Brazil, the majority coal mining are in south, Santa Catarina carboniferous region. this region, previously mined contaminated with heavy metals frequently occur nearby inhabited zones. is part daily lives local communities, its visible landscape; however, plants medicinal use from these can be still consumed. Heavy contaminants...

Abstract Besides their ecological importance, epiphytic species of Orchidaceae play economic and social roles through commercialization some are at great risk extinction. The objectives this study were to characterize the leaf root anatomy fourteen species, which occur in indigenous territory Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro (P.E.S.T.), Santa Catarina, Brazil identify adaptive anatomical characteristics related habit. commercialized by Guarani collected during interviews guided tours...

A equidade de gênero é um fator central para alcançarmos o desenvolvimento sustentável. Entretanto as mulheres continuam sendo minoria nas áreas gestão ambiental. Diante dessa situação, propõe-se discutir como está cenário atual inserção das unidades conservação no Brasil. Para isso, foram realizadas 140 entrevistas através questionário online, direcionado à s gestoras do Instituto Chico Mendes Conservação da Biodiversidade. No havia perguntas sobre relações ambiente trabalho e suas...

Mineral extraction areas are a significant environmental concern due to soil, water, and plant food resources contamination. Some medicinal species, such as those of the genus Baccharis, potentially bioaccumulate toxic elements. We evaluate metal content from coal mining activity present in Baccharis sagittalis soil; whether this consumption represents risk human health. Cd Pb presented levels that exceed recommended by three global health agencies. showed high projections daily intake...

Abstract Background Mining activities have environmental impacts due to sediment movement and contamination of areas, may also pose risks people's food security. In Brazil, the majority coal mining are in south, Santa Catarina Carboniferous region. this region, previously mined areas contaminated with heavy metals, frequently occur nearby inhabited zones. Heavy metals contaminants that do not odor, color, or taste, therefore difficult detect. We aimed verify whether people use plants from...

In recent years, increases in urbanization and industrialization have led to an increase contaminated areas, which directly affect traditional, indigenous, local communities who use natural resources for food medicine. We present a discussion about the of from areas with heavy metals focus on two case studies southern Brazil. first study, we interviewed 194 residents plants as or medicine adjacent abandoned mines, thus potentially metals. second 39 fishers consumption fish by industrial...

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Apresentamos neste ensaio um pequeno conjunto de relatos caso recolhidos entre grupo pesquisadoras do Laboratório Ecologia Humana e Etnobotânica da Universidade Federal Santa Catarina. São casos observados ao longo 15 anos experiências campo fora dele, em torno universo pesquisa científica, que envolve pessoas como sujeitos/as/es várias facetas trabalho acadêmico....

Abstract Background Mining activities have environmental impacts due to sediment movement and contamination of areas, also pose risks people's food security. In Brazil, the major part coal mining is done in southern region, Santa Catarina Carboniferous region. this former mined areas contaminated with heavy metals frequently occur nearby inhabited zones. Heavy are contaminants that does not odor, color, or taste, therefore difficult detect. We aimed verify whether people use plants from...

Abstract Background: Mining activities have environmental impacts due to sediment movement and contamination of areas, may also pose risks people's food security. In Brazil, the majority coal mining are in south, Santa Catarina Carboniferous region. this region, previously mined areas contaminated with heavy metals, frequently occur nearby inhabited zones. is part daily life local communities its visible landscape; however, plants medicinal use from these can be still consumed. Heavy metals...

Abstract Socioecological systems (SES) hinge on human groups and ecosystems, promoting interdependence resilience to environmental disturbances. Climate change effects propagate from organism biomes, likely influencing SES. In southern Brazil, Araucaria Forest is a typical SES due the historical interaction between humans biodiversity. We thus aimed evaluate empirically theoretically how climate could disrupt this system by interviewing 97 smallholders assessing their Traditional Ecological...

Abstract Socio-ecological systems (SESs) hinge on human groups and ecosystems, promoting interdependence resilience to environmental disturbances. Climate change effects propagate from organisms biomes, likely influencing SESs. In southern Brazil, the Araucaria Forest is a typical SES due historical interaction between humans biodiversity. Thus, we empirically theoretically evaluated how climate could disrupt this system by interviewing 97 smallholders assessing their traditional ecological...

Apresentamos neste ensaio um pequeno conjunto de relatos caso recolhidos entre grupo pesquisadoras do Laborato?rio Ecologia Humana e Etnobota?nica da Universidade Federal Santa Catarina. Sa?o casos observados ao longo 15 anos experie?ncias campo fora dele, em torno universo pesquisa cienti?fica, que envolve pessoas como sujeitos/as/es va?rias facetas trabalho acade?mico. Relatamos mostraram os desafios das entrevistadas, a forc?a o poder mulheres na luta gesta?o recursos cuidado comunidade,...