Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research

Inês Gomes () and Dulce Freire ()
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Inês Gomes: NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities / IN2PAST — Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory
Dulce Freire: Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Economics

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, issue 3, No 2, 376-388

Abstract: Abstract Recognition of the importance of protecting agrobiodiversity is not a new phenomenon. Crossing different sciences is often pinpointed as a relevant contributor to its successful protection. This paper proposes an integrated research approach in history and conservation science by opening new paths for using written historical sources in biodiversity inventories. It discusses some conceptual and methodological challenges raised by historical research regarding the diversity and distribution of wild and cultivated edible plants. The possibilities of using historical sources for compiling plant lists that can be integrated into biodiversity databases are also explored. Arguing that interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity are crucial, enabling a wide range of vernacular sources from several centuries to be cross-referenced, the paper aims to draw attention to written historical sources and their importance in deepening knowledge about past biodiversity patterns.

Keywords: Agrobiodiversity; Historical research; Biodiversity databases; Transdisciplinarity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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