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The Journal of Ethnobiology (JoE) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Society of Ethnobiology. Founded in 1981, JoE is the oldest ethnobiological journal in the world to publish original interdisciplinary research on past and present inter-relations between humans and their biological worlds. View full journal description

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Multilayered Qualities of Relating to Endemic Pili Trees Among Smallholder Agroforestry Farmers in the Philippines

  • Georgia M. Hart-Fredeluces
  • Ryan V. Dio
  • Vivien Labrador-Chua
  • Ana May Miranda-Rubang
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Diverse Medicinal and Ritual Uses of peganum Harmala: Ethnobotanical Insights From the Ishkashim District, Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan)

  • Alidovar Sodatsairov
  • Marcin Kotowski
  • Murodbek Laljebaev
  • Arkadiusz Nowak
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Legacies of Ancient Forest Gardening Along the Pacific Northwest Coast Highlight Broad Spatial and Cultural Variability

  • Sara B Wickham
  • Chelsey Geralda Armstrong
  • Andrew J Trant
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Scientists' Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems

  • Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares
  • Dana Lepofsky
  • Ken Lertzman
  • Chelsey Geralda Armstrong
  • Eduardo S. Brondizio
  • Michael C. Gavin
  • Phil O'B. Lyver
  • George P. Nicholas
  • Pua'ala Pascua
  • Nicholas J. Reo
  • Victoria Reyes-García
  • Nancy J. Turner
  • Johanna Yletyinen
  • E. N. Anderson
  • William Balée
  • Joji Cariño
  • Dominique M. David-Chavez
  • Christopher P. Dunn
  • Stephen C. Garnett
  • Spencer Greening (La'goot)
  • Shain Jackson (Niniwum Selapem)
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  • Miquel Torrents-Ticó
  • Mehana Blaich Vaughan
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Ethnobiology and Degrowth

  • Andrew Flachs
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Ethnobiology Phase VI: Decolonizing Institutions, Projects, and Scholarship

  • Alex C. McAlvay
  • Chelsey G. Armstrong
  • Janelle Baker
  • Linda Black Elk
  • Samantha Bosco
  • Natalia Hanazaki
  • Leigh Joseph
  • Tania Eulalia Martínez-Cruz
  • Mark Nesbitt
  • Meredith Alberta Palmer
  • Walderes Cocta Priprá de Almeida
  • Jane Anderson
  • Zemede Asfaw
  • Israel T. Borokini
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  • Simon Hoyte
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  • Sonia Peter
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  • Steve Wolverton
  • Ina Vandebroek
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Ethnobiology's Contributions to Sustainability Science

  • Alexandre Arrivabene
  • Lou Lasic
  • Julien Blanco
  • Stéphanie M. Carrière
  • Ana Ladio
  • Sophie Caillon
  • Vincent Porcher
  • Irene Teixidor-Toneu
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Forgotten Stories of Yogurt: Cultivating Multispecies Wisdom

  • Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova
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Indigenous–Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence in the Altiplano

  • D. A. Villar
  • Bastian Thomsen
  • Anahi Cosky Paca-Condori
  • Edwin R. Gutiérrez Tito
  • Paula Velásquez-Noriega
  • Edilio Mamani
  • Mario Arivilca Vilca
  • Edmundo G. Moreno Terrazas
  • Jorgelina Marino
  • Andrew G. Gosler
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Pluralist Ethnobiology: Between Philosophical Reflection and Transdisciplinary Action

  • Abigail Nieves Delgado
  • David Ludwig
  • Charbel El-Hani
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