Reshaping the future of ethnobiology research after the COVID-19 pandemic

Vandebroek, Ina; Pieroni, Andréa; Stepp, John Richard; Hanazaki, Natália; Ladio, Ana Haydeé; Alves, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega; Picking, David; Delgoda, Rupika; Maroyi, Alfred; Andel, Tinde van; Quave, Cassandra L.; Zambrana, Narel Y. Paniagua; Bussmann, Rainer W.; Odonne, Guillaume; Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood; Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino; Baker, Janelle Marie; Kutz, Susan; Timsina, Shrabya; Shigeta, Masayoshi; Oliveira, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro; Hurrell, Julio Alberto; Arenas, Pastor; Puentes, Jeremías Pedro; Hugé, Jean; Yeşıl, Yeter; Pierre, Laurent Jean; Olango, Temesgen Magule; Dahdouh‐Guebas, Farid

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“…For example, the imposed travel restrictions on people and goods as a result of the lockdowns are causing logistical bottlenecks in food supply chains [ 36 ]. Given the national and international trade restrictions, long supply chains are struggling to cope with the rise in food demand for non-perishable food supplies [ 37 ], while short supply chains are suffering due to the closing of informal and local open-air markets [ 38 ], where the majority of the world’s population still obtains fruits, horticultural, and other perishable products [ 37 , 39 ]. At the same time, the pandemic has opened up opportunities for a new food system paradigm that supports local self-sufficiency and domestic agricultural production and sees home and community gardens, traditional agroecosystems, and farmers’ markets as essential services [ 38 , 40 ].…”

Section: The Importance Of Wild Food Plants Todaymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Given the national and international trade restrictions, long supply chains are struggling to cope with the rise in food demand for non-perishable food supplies [ 37 ], while short supply chains are suffering due to the closing of informal and local open-air markets [ 38 ], where the majority of the world’s population still obtains fruits, horticultural, and other perishable products [ 37 , 39 ]. At the same time, the pandemic has opened up opportunities for a new food system paradigm that supports local self-sufficiency and domestic agricultural production and sees home and community gardens, traditional agroecosystems, and farmers’ markets as essential services [ 38 , 40 ]. With food shortages affecting specialized, high value horticultural crops [ 41 ], people are turning to traditional vegetables and WFPs as a sustainable source of food, vitamins and nutrients [ 42 ], not to mention for herbal ingredients, traditional medicine formulations or new biopharmaceuticals [ 38 , 43 , 44 ].…”

Section: The Importance Of Wild Food Plants Todaymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the same time, the pandemic has opened up opportunities for a new food system paradigm that supports local self-sufficiency and domestic agricultural production and sees home and community gardens, traditional agroecosystems, and farmers’ markets as essential services [ 38 , 40 ]. With food shortages affecting specialized, high value horticultural crops [ 41 ], people are turning to traditional vegetables and WFPs as a sustainable source of food, vitamins and nutrients [ 42 ], not to mention for herbal ingredients, traditional medicine formulations or new biopharmaceuticals [ 38 , 43 , 44 ].…”

Section: The Importance Of Wild Food Plants Todaymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition

Borelli

Hunter

Powell

et al. 2020

Plants

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Overlooked in national reports and in conservation programs, wild food plants (WFPs) have been a vital component of food and nutrition security for centuries. Recently, several countries have reported on the widespread and regular consumption of WFPs, particularly by rural and indigenous communities but also in urban contexts. They are reported as critical for livelihood resilience and for providing essential micronutrients to people enduring food shortages or other emergency situations. However, threats derived from changes in land use and climate, overexploitation and urbanization are reducing the availability of these biological resources in the wild and contributing to the loss of traditional knowledge associated with their use. Meanwhile, few policy measures are in place explicitly targeting their conservation and sustainable use. This can be partially attributed to a lack of scientific evidence and awareness among policymakers and relevant stakeholders of the untapped potential of WFPs, accompanied by market and non-market barriers limiting their use. This paper reviews recent efforts being undertaken in several countries to build evidence of the importance of WFPs, while providing examples of cross-sectoral cooperation and multi-stakeholder approaches that are contributing to advance their conservation and sustainable use. An integrated conservation approach is proposed contributing to secure their availability for future generations.

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Section: The Importance Of Wild Food Plants Todaymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Importance Of Wild Food Plants Todaymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Importance Of Wild Food Plants Todaymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition

Borelli

Hunter

Powell

et al. 2020

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“…There is no effective medicine available so far for the treatment of COVID-19, medicinal plants are being used globally that might have increased the demand for medicinal plants [54]. Some plants are useful to treat viral disease, but COVID-19 is a new disease, and the effectiveness of the medicinal plants to cure it has not been tested yet.…”

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The Use of Medicinal Plant to Prevent COVID-19 in Nepal

Khadka

Dhamala

et al. 2020

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Background: Medicinal plants are the fundamental unit of traditional medicine system in Nepal. Nepalese people are rich in traditional medicine especially in folk medicine (ethnomedicine) and this system is gaining much attention after 1995. The use of medicinal plants have increased during COVID-19 pandemic as a private behavior (not under the control of government). Lot of misinterpretations of the use of medicinal plants to treat or prevent COVID-19 have been spreading throughout Nepal which need to be managed proactively. In this context, a research was needed to document medicinal plants used, their priority of use in society, cultivation status and source of information people follow to use them. This study aimed to document the present status of medicinal plant use and make important suggestion to the concern authorities.Methods: This study used a web-based survey to collect primary data related to medicinal plants used during COVID-19. A total of 774 respondents took part in the survey. The study calculated the relative frequencies of citation (RFC) for the recorded medicinal plants. The relationship between plants recorded and different covariates (age, gender education, occupation, living place, and treatment methods were assessed using Kruskal Wallis test and Wilcox test. The relationship between the information sources people follow and respondent characteristics, were assessed using chi-square test.Results:The study found that the use of medicinal plants has increased during COVID-19 and most of the respondents recommended medicinal plants to prevent COVID-19. This study recorded a total of 63 plants belonging to 42 families. The leaves of the plants were the most frequently used. The Zingiber officinale was the most cited species with the frequency of citation 0.398. Most of the people (45.61%), were getting medicinal plants from their home garden. The medicinal plants recorded were significantly associated with the education level, location of home, primary treatment mode, gender, and age class. The information source of plants was significantly associated with the education, gender, method of treatment, occupation, living with family, and location of home during lockdown caused by COVID-19.Conclusions:People were using more medicinal plants during COVID-19 claiming that they can prevent or cure COVID-19. This should be taken seriously by concerned authorities. The authorities should test the validity of these medicinal plants and control the flow of false information spread through research and awareness programs.

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“…With wild vertebrates being reservoirs of a large repertoire of zoonotic pathogens, wildlife trade enhances several pathways of zoonotic pathogen spillover [ 5 •• ]. Hence, in response to COVID-19, there have been several calls to ban all wildlife trade and shut local wet markets [ 22 • ]. Many of these large-scale blanket bans do have unintended consequences for PAs, as they can undermine safe, legal and sustainable wildlife trade for communities living in and around PAs for whom wildlife constitutes a safety net [ 21 , 22 • , 23 , 24 ].…”

Section: A Line Of Defence Against Illegal Wildlife Tradementioning

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Strengthening protected areas to halt biodiversity loss and mitigate pandemic risks

Terraube

Fernández‐Llamazares

2020

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

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The current COVID-19 pandemics is having a major impact on our global health and economies. There is widespread recognition that ecosystem disruption, including land-use change and illegal wildlife trade, is linked to the increasing emergence of zoonotic diseases. Here, we emphasize that protected areas play a fundamental role in buffering against novel disease outbreaks by maintaining ecosystem integrity. However, protected areas worldwide are facing increasing human pressures, which are being amplified by the unfolding COVID-19 crisis. Increased resources are thus urgently needed to mainstream a One Health approach to protected area management, focusing specifically on i) monitoring illegal wildlife trade, ii) biodiversity trends and iii) surveillance of zoonotic pathogens. Improving integration of public healthinto global biodiversity conservation policies should be a top priority to reduce the risk of future pandemics.

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Reshaping the future of ethnobiology research after the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 78 publications

References 33 publications

Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition

Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition

The Use of Medicinal Plant to Prevent COVID-19 in Nepal

Strengthening protected areas to halt biodiversity loss and mitigate pandemic risks

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