Two ethnobiologists at Penn State surveyed over 800 mushroom harvesters in the mid-Atlantic region to understand what they’re hunting and why.
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A new publication sheds light on the plants of Burkina Faso and Mali.
An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
Traditional herbal medicines and cosmetics remain popular in South Africa especially in rural areas where they are part of people’s culture.
Destruction of rainforests through wildfires or deforestation may harm human health. As these forests disappear, we may be losing precious medicinal plants that hold treatments for various diseases.
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Professor, North-West University
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Professor of Anthropology, Western Illinois University
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Associate Professor in Botany, University of Mpumalanga
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George Washington Carver Endowed Chair and Adjunct Associate Professor, Iowa State University
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Ass. Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; North-West University
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Full Professor of Plant Biology and Ecology, Université Joseph Zi-Kerbo
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Lecturer and Researcher in Botany and Phyto-Ecology, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
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Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology and Anthropology, Penn State
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Faculty Instructor in Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State