Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology

Ethnobiology and ethnomedicine investigate the continuously changing complex and inextricable relations among culture, nature, and health. Since the emergence of modern ethnobiology a few decades ago, its essence and mission have been the study of biocultural diversities and the centers of its inqui...

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Authors: Stryamets, Nataliya|||0000-0001-8815-1783, Prakofjewa, Julia|||0000-0003-3217-1704, Mattalia, Giulia|||0000-0002-1947-7007, Kalle, Raivo|||0000-0002-2175-8617, Pruse, Baiba, Zocchi, Dauro Mattia|||0000-0002-1158-1168, Sõukand, Renata|||0000-0002-0413-8723, Pieroni, Andrea|||0000-0002-2302-6380, Fontefrancesco, Michele F.
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Publication Date:2022
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Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Keyword:Biocultural diversity
Ethnobiology
Ukraine
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
title Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
spellingShingle Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
Stryamets, Nataliya|||0000-0001-8815-1783
Biocultural diversity
Ethnobiology
Ukraine
title_short Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
title_full Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
title_fullStr Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
title_full_unstemmed Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
title_sort Why the ongoing occupation of Ukraine matters to ethnobiology
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Stryamets, Nataliya|||0000-0001-8815-1783
Prakofjewa, Julia|||0000-0003-3217-1704
Mattalia, Giulia|||0000-0002-1947-7007
Kalle, Raivo|||0000-0002-2175-8617
Pruse, Baiba
Zocchi, Dauro Mattia|||0000-0002-1158-1168
Sõukand, Renata|||0000-0002-0413-8723
Pieroni, Andrea|||0000-0002-2302-6380
Fontefrancesco, Michele F.
author Stryamets, Nataliya|||0000-0001-8815-1783
author_facet Stryamets, Nataliya|||0000-0001-8815-1783
Prakofjewa, Julia|||0000-0003-3217-1704
Mattalia, Giulia|||0000-0002-1947-7007
Kalle, Raivo|||0000-0002-2175-8617
Pruse, Baiba
Zocchi, Dauro Mattia|||0000-0002-1158-1168
Sõukand, Renata|||0000-0002-0413-8723
Pieroni, Andrea|||0000-0002-2302-6380
Fontefrancesco, Michele F.
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author2 Prakofjewa, Julia|||0000-0003-3217-1704
Mattalia, Giulia|||0000-0002-1947-7007
Kalle, Raivo|||0000-0002-2175-8617
Pruse, Baiba
Zocchi, Dauro Mattia|||0000-0002-1158-1168
Sõukand, Renata|||0000-0002-0413-8723
Pieroni, Andrea|||0000-0002-2302-6380
Fontefrancesco, Michele F.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biocultural diversity
Ethnobiology
Ukraine
topic Biocultural diversity
Ethnobiology
Ukraine
description Ethnobiology and ethnomedicine investigate the continuously changing complex and inextricable relations among culture, nature, and health. Since the emergence of modern ethnobiology a few decades ago, its essence and mission have been the study of biocultural diversities and the centers of its inquiries have been and are local communities and their co-evolutionary interrelationships between natural environments and social systems. At the core of ethnobiologists' work there are not only conceptualizations of and reflections on others' views about nature and the universe, but also a robust commitment to advocacy in defense of these assemblages of local ecological knowledge, practices, and beliefs (LEK). Homogenization processes and therefore erosion of LEK have occurred throughout history in different ways: from colonialism to industrialization, and from financialization to globalization; however, we cannot forget the role played by centripetal states and even dictatorships in this process, nor the associated political ideology of nationalism, which has often elicited and justified policies aimed at standardizing diversities within state borders. Our research groups have been working since eight years together with local communities in Ukrainian rural areas and documented a remarkable erosion of LEK during the Soviet times, yet an extraordinary surviving biocultural diversity occurs; the ongoing military occupation of Ukraine could further threaten this heritage. While citizens' attention now should be on effectively supporting those who are experiencing hardships during this traumatic time, ethnobiologists will be called hopefully soon to directly participate in rebuilding the biocultural "cobwebs" damaged by the military operations.
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