Baiba Pruse (research fellow from Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Italy - part of the DiGe project team) shares views on citizen science and ethnobotany in this recorded interview.
Citizen Science + Ethnobotany // Baiba Pruse
‘How I got here’ – Nokwanda Makunga
An interview with Dr. Nokwanda (Nox) Makunga, Professor of Biotechnology at Stellenbosch University. Nox works on the identification of molecular and genetic regulation of the secondary metabolism in medicinal plants.
Call out // Human dimension in plant conservation
Call for PhDs, Post-Docs, Master students: A study proposal under the subject of Plant Conservation Research question: What impact citizen science projects conducted by botanic gardens across Europe had on conserving threatened plants?
EVENT // Book writing for ethnobotanical research // 6.5.21
We all have held them and read them, yet so few of us have written them or even know about the process behind them. We are talking books. Though journal articles are the primary methods of sharing research, books play a crucial role in our society and in the ways in which knowledge is spread,... Continue Reading →
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS // Student Council
Seeking 1 student representative elect and 3 student council members.
EVENT // Co-Creating Sustainability: Integration of Local Ecological Knowledge in Art Works // 22.02.21
News about an upcoming, online workshop with Prof. Renata Sõukand, Prof. Andrea Pieroni.
EVENT // Plant Food-Medicine Perceptions // 24-25.02.2021
EVENT: Plant Food-Medicines Perceptions, Traditional Uses and Health Benefits of Food Botanicals, Mushrooms, and Herbal Teas. DATE: Wednesday 24th February 2021 10.30-12.30 CET & Thursday 25th February 2021 10.30-17.00 CET On behalf of Prof. Renata Sõukand and Prof. Andrea Pieroni, the ERC-StG-2016 DiGe team and members of COST Action ConservePlants Working Group 4 (CA18201) we welcome... Continue Reading →
‘How I got Here’ – Priscilla Wehi
An interview with Dr Priscilla Wehi, an interdisciplinary conservation researcher at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and Director of Te Pūnaha Matatini Centre of Excellence for Complex Systems – Dunedin. and soon to join the Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago in early 2020.
RECORDING // The Covid pandemic’s effect on access to fieldwork in ethnobotany and what it means for students
See the recording of an expert panel discussion about Covid-19 impacts on research.
‘How I Got Here’ – Andrea Pieroni
An interview with Andrea Pieroni, Professor of Ethnobotany at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo/Bra, Northern Italy and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.
Society for Ethnobotany // Student Blog 