[PDF] Top 20 Importance of local knowledge in plant resources management and conservation in two protected areas from Trás-os-Montes, Portugal

... homegardens and new ornamental gardens. Many women highlighted that the number of cultivated species has increased with the introduc- tion of a wide range of greens and ornamental spe- ... See full document

... between Portugal and Spain (Iberian ...history of human occupation, as well as economic circumstances leading to a mostly rural socio-cultural system until recently, built up a rich local ... See full document

... Gran parte de nuestro patrimonio asociado a los paisajes culturales – especies, variedades, razas, labores , aperos, entre muchos otros bienes y servicios – han tenido su origen y justificada su existencia en demandas ... See full document

... component of marketing-mix, as part of the promotion ...way of influencing the target market by communicating the attributes and advantages associated with the use of the good or ... See full document

... economic and environmental impacts [6, 7]. Nowadays, it plays a key role in the sustainability of the economy of rural territories with small den- ...sertification in rural ... See full document

... Twenty-two plant species were mentioned to be used for basketry, brooms and plaited ...number of uses and versatility) are oak-trees, chestnut, narrow-leafed ash, elm, black-alder, ... See full document

... 20% of its original area, with a population of only about 2000 individuals (Petrucci-Fonseca, 1990; Pimenta et ...2005). In human dominated habitat wolves are extremely dependent on domestic animals, ... See full document

... harvesting of olives has been carried out in several olive producers’ countries, including ...Portugal. In these studies the fruit detachment is made with trunk (or branch) ... See full document

... outcrop in NE Portugal is a rather peculiar physiographic territory, labelled as the Bragança–Miranda plateau, on the most south-easterly boundaries of the NW of the Iberian Peninsula (Figure ... See full document

... study of social and economic change and the consequent landscape transformation in Parque Natural de Montesinho and Parque Natural de Douro Internacional (in the northeast ... See full document

... basically from small-scale agricul- ture and ...process of eco- nomic, social, and cultural transformation, attributable mainly to limited access to natural resources resulting ... See full document

... Establishing Protected Areas (PAs) is considered one of the most appropriate ways to conserve nature and cultural ...However, conservation constraints can generate social conflicts, ... See full document

... conducted in 29 ponds, identifying 168 species grouped among 15 plant ...C and N content were measured, but only N and percent of clay appear to be related with the distribution ... See full document

... reproduced in different sectors and by various groups. One of these groups is made up of ...discourse and are no longer simply landowners, viewed in a negative way by certain ... See full document

... stability and to adapt to new diseases and other environmental challenges, mainly those resulted from climate change (Atlin et ...development of agriculture, and the world’s food ... See full document

... birds and certain insects are much more common on islands than poorly dispersing taxa like ...mammals. From the few new arrivals only some will be able to survive and establish ...variability ... See full document

... richness and equitability. We recorded 142 specimens, distributed in 22 species ...2), of which 9 were singletons (49.9%) and 2 were doubletons ...38% of total coreids (Fig. 3). ... See full document

... proportion of deforested area in protected areas ranged from ...proportion of deforestation out of such areas ranged from ...48.1% in the three ... See full document

... impact of social benefits to household economy in the first Sustainable Development Reserves created in Amazonas, Mamirauá and ...data from a sample of 920 households showed an ... See full document

... Combining knowledge resources with the scope of its use poses questions about its deficits and ...result from blocking knowledge, lack of initiatives to help it flow, or ... See full document