Medicinal plants are integral components of health care systems throughout the world. The use of medicinal plants requires sophisticated knowledge about their use and conservation. This case study focuses on ...
The local food movement is an approach to lowering the ecological footprints of our food supply. However, a main bottleneck in making local foods mainstream is ensuring that consumers know ...
Over the past 20 years, quinoa an ancient grain of the Andes, has enjoyed a boom in popularity within developed countries. Export quinoa fetches a good price, but that can ...
For people throughout rural Mozambique, food insecurity is a major concern. To help address the combined issues of food security, economic development and resource conservation, the Government of Mozambique created the Primieras e Segundas Environmental Protection Area...
In many parts of the world temperatures are rising and droughts are becoming more severe. These phenomena have been linked to human-caused climate change. The Bolivian Andes are on the ...
The Kingdom of Bhutan is located between India and China in South Asia. Bhutan is one of the most isolated and least developed countries in the world. Foreign influences are ...