SUBMIT to the SEB / ISE 2020 conference – we have a call for workshops (deadline 15 January) and for abstracts that fit within 12 Symposium Themes organized according to 7 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ! Click here to submit workshop proposals on the official SEB website. Out of Many, One People: Biocultural Diversity across... Continue Reading →
Local and diaspora plants in African Alliance of RI community garden — Food Sovereignty
A blog post about a recent community engagement excursion–led and written by Society for Economic Botany Student Representative, Aja Grande, Ph.D. student in History, Anthropology, Science, Technology & Society at MIT. Wednesday, September 19, 2019 Providence, RI On the corner of Elma Street and Prairie Avenue sits an abundant garden plot belonging to the African... Continue Reading →
The secret of Solomon Islands: exploring medicinal plant knowledge in the south Pacific
By Matthew Bond, SEB At-large Student Committee Member, Botany PhD from the University of Hawai'i. When surveying plant diversity in the cloud forest, clear days are rare! This panorama looks down on the Lau Lagoon from the entrance to the cloud forest Have you ever dreamed of packing a bag and moving to a tropical island... Continue Reading →
Dr. Daniel Moerman – SEB Distinguished Economic Botanist 2015
Society for Economic Botany, Distinguished Economic Botanist 2015 - An Interview with Dr. Daniel Moerman by John de la Parra Reproduced from the SEB Newsletter "Plants and People" Spring and Fall 2015 This year, the Society for Economic Botany celebrates the achievements of Dr. Daniel Moerman by selecting him as the 2015 Distinguished Economic Botanist. Dr. Daniel... Continue Reading →