1st Edition

Social-Ecological Diversity and Traditional Food Systems Opportunities from the Biocultural World

350 Pages 77 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

350 Pages 77 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book draws on world-wide experiences and valuable lessons to highlight community-ecosystem interactions and the role of traditional knowledge in sustaining biocultural resources through community-based adaptations. The book targets different audiences including researchers working on human-environment interactions and climate adaptation practices, biodiversity conservators,... Read more

1. The Food/Medicine/Poison Triangle: Implications for Traditional Ecological Knowledge Systems of Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia, Canada 
Nancy J. Turner 
2. Integration into the Market Economy and Dietary Change: An Empirical Study of Dietary Transition in the Amazon 
Elizabeth Byron and Victoria Reyes-García 
3. The Loss of Local Livelihoods and Local Knowledge: Implications for Local Food Systems 
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 
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 
Kebu Balemie 
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 
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 
Michelle Cocks, Tony Dold and Madeleen Husselman 
9. Edible Fungi in Mesoamerican Lowlands: A Barely Studied Resource   
Felipe Ruan-Soto and Joaquín Cifuentes 
10. Menu for Survival: Plants, Architecture, and Stories of the Nisga’a Oolichan Fishery   
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 
Roxanne Paul 
12. Tsampa of Ladakh: Adaptation of a Traditional Food at Higher Altitude and Emergent Changes 
Konchok Targais, Dorjey Angchok, Tsering Stobdan, R.B. Srivastava and Ranjay Singh 
13. Bioculturally Important Indigenous Fruit Tree Mahua (Madhuca spp.; Sapotaceae): It’s’ Role in Community-Based Adaptive Management 
Anshuman Singh, Ranjay K. Singh, Sarvesh Tripathy and BS Dwivedi 

Biography

Ranjay Kumar Singh, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India

Nancy J. Turner, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada

Victoria Reyes-Garcia, ICREA and Institut de Ciencia i Technologia Ambientals, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

Jules Pretty, Essex Sustainability Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK