Folk Biological Value and Chestnut Conservation in Turkey

Wall, James C.; Okan, Taner; Köse, Coşkun; Köse, Nesibe; Aksoy, Elif

doi:10.1007/s12231-019-09476-x

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“…Furthermore, efforts which put a premium on divergence in plant knowledge among communities, countries, or ethnolinguistic heritage may inadvertently neglect the beneficial role and persistence of shared values and practices. That these values endure across time, cultures, and various boundaries is a testament to their enduring and motivating nature (Garibaldi and Turner 2004; Turner 1988; Wall et al 2019). This goes to show that they have important potential in regional visions of conservation and environmental well-being.…”

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“…Second, by considering diversity in fundamental elements of community life such as resource management, trade, and cosmology, CKS allows for consideration of these elements in conservation and restoration plans that affect communities, no matter the borders. Third, as CKS approaches, by definition, engage with highly beloved species, they promise to catalyze more participatory and motivated dialogue during time-sensitive moments for conservation (Stoffle et al 1990; Wall et al 2019).…”

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Cultural Keystone Species without Boundaries: A Case Study on Wild Woody Plants of Transhumant People around the Georgia-Turkey Border (Western Lesser Caucasus)

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Mosulishvili

et al. 2021

Journal of Ethnobiology

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Understanding plant significance across cultures and borders is a driving goal in ethnobotany. Often, empirical studies aim to highlight and explain variation in plant knowledge and uses between communities across national, geographic, and cultural boundaries. However, such studies underinvestigate commonality of values and practices between communities. In this cross-border study of highland pastoral communities in both Caucasian Georgia and Turkey, we propose and implement an approach that synthesizes Cultural Importance (CI) and Identified Cultural Importance (ICI) indices. We label this method a “Unified Cultural Keystone Species (UCKS)” approach. We demonstrate that such an approach is uniquely capable of perceiving shared Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and practices across cultures and borders. Our results identify three primary Cultural Keystone Species (CKS) that cut across cultural and political boundaries in the Western Lesser Caucasus. We argue that these findings allow for a more comprehensive understanding of ethnobotanical knowledge and practices in the study area. This, in turn, can enhance conservation and restoration strategies in the study region and beyond by highlighting the breadth of biocultural knowledge and value held within shared traditions and landscapes. By so doing, we show a way to heighten scientific perceptions of the importance of cultural and linguistic connections to environmental well-being in specific places.

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Cultural Keystone Species without Boundaries: A Case Study on Wild Woody Plants of Transhumant People around the Georgia-Turkey Border (Western Lesser Caucasus)

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Mosulishvili

et al. 2021

Journal of Ethnobiology

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“…In such circumstances, small sample sizes are not an impeding factor for collecting quality data. For instance, Wall et al (2019) successfully worked with small groups of stakeholders dealing with downstream processing of chestnut ( Castanea sativa ) materials. Ethnicity was not a criterion for choosing the participants, and we worked with participants whom we could identify as expert tappers and kuih makers.…”

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Persistence of the Salty-Sweet Nipah Sugar in the Popular Foodways of Brunei Darussalam

Franco

Bakar

2020

Journal of Ethnobiology

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Brunei Darussalam is a country with a high consumption of cane sugar. White cane sugar owes its popularity to its ability to colonize our tastes. Despite the popularity of white cane sugar, food and drinks sweetened with gula anau, a sweetener obtained from the mangrove palm nipah (Nypa fruticans) are also prevalent in the popular Bruneian foodways. Gula anau is widely used in the Bruneian foodways to prepare traditional snacks, collectively known as kuih, and drinks. We explore the reasons for the continued co-existence of gula anau along with cane sugar in Bruneian foodways. Applying practice theory, we hypothesize that the practice of using gula anau in the popular Bruneian cuisine stems from the unique meanings and taste attributes attached by the tappers, cooks (kuih makers), and consumers. We conducted interviews with four tappers, five kuih makers, and five consumers to collect data. The results show that although gula anau is not produced within Brunei Darussalam anymore due to socio-economic changes, its production in the neighboring Malaysian state of Sarawak has ensured a continuous supply. The tappers and kuih makers appreciate the unique taste of gula anau in specific ways. However, the consumers are losing the ability to appreciate the unique taste. For the tappers, gula anau is still a famine food, true to its origins. For the kuih makers and the consumers, however, the meanings have reconfigured and gula anau is now a symbol of tradition and cultural heritage. These notions of tradition and cultural heritage explain the persistence of gula anau in the popular foodways of Brunei Darussalam.

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How Managing for Chestnut Honey in Turkey Salvages Trees and Lifeways under Increasing Exotic Pest and Disease Pressure

Okan

Köse

et al. 2021

Hum Ecol

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Folk Biological Value and Chestnut Conservation in Turkey

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Cultural Keystone Species without Boundaries: A Case Study on Wild Woody Plants of Transhumant People around the Georgia-Turkey Border (Western Lesser Caucasus)

Cultural Keystone Species without Boundaries: A Case Study on Wild Woody Plants of Transhumant People around the Georgia-Turkey Border (Western Lesser Caucasus)

Persistence of the Salty-Sweet Nipah Sugar in the Popular Foodways of Brunei Darussalam

How Managing for Chestnut Honey in Turkey Salvages Trees and Lifeways under Increasing Exotic Pest and Disease Pressure

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