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Cultivated food plants: culture and gendered spaces of colonists and the Chachi in Ecuador
Title
Cultivated food plants: culture and gendered spaces of colonists and the Chachi in Ecuador.
Creator
Fadiman, Maria
Abstract/Description
Colonists and indigenous groups living in and around Ecuador’s Mache-Chindul Reserve cultivate various subsistence food plants. The data reveal various differences between the two groups in regards to gendered agricultural spaces. Colonists maintain distinct planting areas, while the Chachi do so less. While each group plants some of the same crops, their basic staples differ: rice for the colonists and plantains for the Chachi. The gendered spaces are also distinct. In colonist households,...
Show moreColonists and indigenous groups living in and around Ecuador’s Mache-Chindul Reserve cultivate various subsistence food plants. The data reveal various differences between the two groups in regards to gendered agricultural spaces. Colonists maintain distinct planting areas, while the Chachi do so less. While each group plants some of the same crops, their basic staples differ: rice for the colonists and plantains for the Chachi. The gendered spaces are also distinct. In colonist households, women take primary care of plants closest to the home, while men’s domain is furthest from the home. Among the Chachi, the reverse pattern is the norm. This spatial organization is looked at in the context of previous theories regarding gender and agricultural. These distinctions are important to be considered in the context of better understanding gendered space among rural groups, and also for developing and implementing effective land use programs in and around protected areas.
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Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165377
Subject Headings
Ethnobotany--Ecuador, Plants, Cultivated, Indigenous peoples--Ecology--Ecuador, Sustainable agriculture--Ecuador--societies, etc., Sustainable development--Envrionmental aspects--Ecuador, Gender identity--Ecuador, Natural resources--Ecuador
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Document (PDF)
"Starvation taught me art": Tree poaching, gender and cultural shifts in wood curio carving in Zimbabwe
Title
"Starvation taught me art": Tree poaching, gender and cultural shifts in wood curio carving in Zimbabwe.
Creator
Fadiman, Maria
Abstract/Description
This study looks at wood curio carving in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa. Although the local people, Ndebele and Shona, have always carved, they now face a weakened economy, due in large part to land reforms in 2000. Thus, more people sculpt wood as a form of livelihood. As one man said “Starvation taught me art”. As a result, gender roles are shifting as men and women begin to enter realms previously reserved for the other. Environmentally, carvers poaching trees deforests the woodlands....
Show moreThis study looks at wood curio carving in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa. Although the local people, Ndebele and Shona, have always carved, they now face a weakened economy, due in large part to land reforms in 2000. Thus, more people sculpt wood as a form of livelihood. As one man said “Starvation taught me art”. As a result, gender roles are shifting as men and women begin to enter realms previously reserved for the other. Environmentally, carvers poaching trees deforests the woodlands. As more individuals turn to making crafts sustainability deteriorates. However, people are looking into more sustainable practices. Ndebele and Shona are experimenting with carving smaller items so as to be able to earn more profit from less wood, and to use branches instead of heartwood. Carvers are also using scrap wood from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) lumber mills to lessen dependence on live trees.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165389
Subject Headings
Ethnobotany--Africa, Sustainable development--Zimbabwe, Culture--Africa, Wood sculpture, African, Forest conservation--Africa, Gender identity--Africa, Art, Zimbabwean, Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
Format
Document (PDF)
Exploring conservation: Piquigua, Heteropsis Ecuadorensis, in Ecuador
Title
Exploring conservation: Piquigua, Heteropsis Ecuadorensis, in Ecuador.
Creator
Fadiman, Maria
Abstract/Description
Colonists and indigenous groups living in and around Ecuador’s Mache-Chindul Reserve cultivate various subsistence food plants. The data reveal various differences between the two groups in regards to gendered agricultural spaces. Colonists maintain distinct planting areas, while the Chachi do so less. While each group plants some of the same crops, their basic staples differ: rice for the colonists and plantains for the Chachi. The gendered spaces are also distinct. In colonist households,...
Show moreColonists and indigenous groups living in and around Ecuador’s Mache-Chindul Reserve cultivate various subsistence food plants. The data reveal various differences between the two groups in regards to gendered agricultural spaces. Colonists maintain distinct planting areas, while the Chachi do so less. While each group plants some of the same crops, their basic staples differ: rice for the colonists and plantains for the Chachi. The gendered spaces are also distinct. In colonist households, women take primary care of plants closest to the home, while men’s domain is furthest from the home. Among the Chachi, the reverse pattern is the norm. This spatial organization is looked at in the context of previous theories regarding gender and agricultural. These distinctions are important to be considered in the context of better understanding gendered space among rural groups, and also for developing and implementing effective land use programs in and around protected areas. This manuscript is a version of an article published in Papers of Applied Geography Conferences 30 (2007) p. 427-436
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165383
Subject Headings
Ethnobotany, Ecuador, Rain forest plants, Conservation of natural resources--Ecuador, Weaving--Ecuador, Rain forests--Ecuador--Management, Rain forest ecology--Ecuador
Format
Document (PDF)
FAU Climate Change Initiative Priority Theme: Research, Engineering, and Adaption to a Change Climate
Title
FAU Climate Change Initiative Priority Theme: Research, Engineering, and Adaption to a Change Climate.
Creator
Berry, Leonard, Koch, Marguerite, Center for Environmental Studies, Benscoter, Brian, Comas, Xavier, Devlin, Donna, Fadiman, Maria, Gerstein, E., Herzing, Denise L., Hindle, Tobin, Milton, Sarah L., Oleinik, Anton E., Proffitt, C. Edward, Restrepo, Jorge I., Root, Tara L., Wyneken, Jeanette, Xie, Zhixiao, Zhang, Xing-Hai, Esnard, Ann-Margaret, Mitsova, Diana, Murley, J., Vos, J., Escaleras, Monica, Mehallis, M., Shaw, Eric H., Hardman, Guillermo [John], Lambert, Julie, Thomas, G., Arockiasamy, Madasamy, Bloetscher, Frederick, Carvalho, G., Dhanak, Manhar R., Frisk, George V., Kaisar, Evangelos I., Kalva, Hari, Meeroff, Daniel E., Rodriguez, Jarice, Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D., Shankar, Ravi, Teegavarapu, Ramesh, Brown, Clifford T., McAfee, Francis, Widener, Patricia, Dalgleish, Fraser R., Hanisak, M. Dennis, McMulloch, S., O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory, Pomponi, Shirley A., Reed, John K., Scarpa, John, Voss, Joshua, Heimlich, Barry N., Alvarez, R., Jolley, J., Edwards, A., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, College of Business, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, College of Education, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003457
Format
Citation
Natural resource use and cultural change: Nipa hut shingle processing with Nypa fruticans, Arecaceae, in Palawan, Philippines
Title
Natural resource use and cultural change: Nipa hut shingle processing with Nypa fruticans, Arecaceae, in Palawan, Philippines.
Creator
Fadiman, Maria
Abstract/Description
Geographers are interested in how people utilize natural resources. The Philippines Nipa is the predominant mangrove species and plays an important role in the ecosystem. Cultural and economic uses make deforestation of the Nipa plant an important societal and environmental case to examine.
Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165428
Subject Headings
Natural resources--Philippines--Management, Ethnobotany--Philippines, Mangrove forests--Philippines, Mangrove ecology, Land use--Environmental aspects--Philippines, Deforestation--Philippines
Format
Document (PDF)
Hat weaving with Jipi, Carludovica palmata (Cyclanthaceae) in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Title
Hat weaving with Jipi, Carludovica palmata (Cyclanthaceae) in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
Creator
Fadiman, Maria
Abstract/Description
Weaving hats with jipi, Carludovlca palmata (Cyclanthaceae) has built the local economy and cultural identity for the people of Becal, in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. They obtain most material from cultivated sources, weave in man-made caves, and market the goods to commercial centers. Because Jipi does not appear to deplete the sod, they do not need to clear more land for sustainable production. Although weaving traditionally served as the main source of income and social activity in Becal...
Show moreWeaving hats with jipi, Carludovlca palmata (Cyclanthaceae) has built the local economy and cultural identity for the people of Becal, in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. They obtain most material from cultivated sources, weave in man-made caves, and market the goods to commercial centers. Because Jipi does not appear to deplete the sod, they do not need to clear more land for sustainable production. Although weaving traditionally served as the main source of income and social activity in Becal, interest in weaving is declining as the town modernizes. Although profits gained from weaving add to family earnings, because of the many hands through which the hat passes, this income remains low compared to the final selling prices. Thus, many who have the opportunity to pursue other careers are doing so. However, for rural communities, without other earning options, weaving may provide an economically and environmentally advantageous way to use the land.
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Date Issued
2001
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165385
Subject Headings
Weaving--Mexico, Hat trade, Ethnobotany--Mexico--Yucatan, Indigenous peoples--Ecology--Mexico--Yucatan, Sustainable development--Mexico--Yucatan
Format
Document (PDF)
Resource stewardship: rain forest use among three ethnic groups of Ecuador
Title
Resource stewardship: rain forest use among three ethnic groups of Ecuador.
Creator
Fadiman, Maria
Abstract/Description
In looking at alternative forest use, it is imperative that the sustainability of these alternatives is addressed. This question is particularly pressing in The Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve in northwestern Ecuador. The two plant resources on which this study focuses, a palm and a hemi-epiphyte (a vine-like plant that germinates in the ground, grows up a tree, and then sends down aerial roots), can be harvested in such a way that the plant continues to grow after harvested parts have been...
Show moreIn looking at alternative forest use, it is imperative that the sustainability of these alternatives is addressed. This question is particularly pressing in The Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve in northwestern Ecuador. The two plant resources on which this study focuses, a palm and a hemi-epiphyte (a vine-like plant that germinates in the ground, grows up a tree, and then sends down aerial roots), can be harvested in such a way that the plant continues to grow after harvested parts have been removed. Thus, these two plants are potentially sustainable resources. The idea that non-indigenous groups are more detrimental to the forest than are indigenous people is addressed. This qualitative study falls into the body of research in which various authors have questioned the concept that indigenous people are inherently conservationist in nature.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165387
Subject Headings
Ethnobotany--Ecuador, Indigenous peoples--Ecology--Ecuador, Biodiversity--Ecuador, Natural resources management areas--Ecuador, Rain forests--Ecuador--Management, Sustainable development--Environmental aspects--Ecuador, Rain forest plants
Format
Document (PDF)
Mangement, cultivation, and domestication of weaving plants: Heteropsis and Astrocaryum in the Ecuadorian rain forest
Title
Mangement, cultivation, and domestication of weaving plants: Heteropsis and Astrocaryum in the Ecuadorian rain forest.
Creator
Fadiman, Maria
Abstract/Description
The author examines the management and cultivation of two plants in the Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve, northwestern Ecuador. The plants in this study, a hemiepiphyte, Heteropsis ecuadorensis, (Araceae), commonly called piqigua and a plam, Astrocaryum standleyamon (Arecaceae), commonly called mocora, provide weaving fiber to make baskets, mats, and smaller woven articles. Although most people living in the area do not consciously manage this vegetation, evidence shows that locals are...
Show moreThe author examines the management and cultivation of two plants in the Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve, northwestern Ecuador. The plants in this study, a hemiepiphyte, Heteropsis ecuadorensis, (Araceae), commonly called piqigua and a plam, Astrocaryum standleyamon (Arecaceae), commonly called mocora, provide weaving fiber to make baskets, mats, and smaller woven articles. Although most people living in the area do not consciously manage this vegetation, evidence shows that locals are engaging in activities that promote the growth of the two plants, thus beginning the domestication process.
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Date Issued
2004
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/172626
Subject Headings
Ethnobotany--Ecuador, Plant diversity--Ecuador, Botany, Economic--Ecuador, Weaving--Ecuador, Ecosystem management--Ecuador, Rain forests--Ecuador--Management
Format
Document (PDF)
Cross-cultural comparison of plant use knowledge in Baitadi and Darchula districts, Nepal Himalaya
Title
Cross-cultural comparison of plant use knowledge in Baitadi and Darchula districts, Nepal Himalaya.
Creator
Kunwar, Ripu M., Fadiman, Maria, Cameron, Mary, Bussmann, Rainer W., Thapa-Magar, Khum B., Rimal, Bhagawat, Sapkota, Prabhat
Date Issued
2018-12-11
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/flvc_fau_islandoraimporter_10.1186_s13002-018-0242-7_1638909986
Format
Document (PDF)
USE OF MOCORA, ASTROCARYUM STANDLEYANUM (ARECACEAE), BY THREE ETHNIC GROUPS IN ECUADOR: DIFFERENCES, SIMILARITIES AND MARKET POTENTIAL
Title
USE OF MOCORA, ASTROCARYUM STANDLEYANUM (ARECACEAE), BY THREE ETHNIC GROUPS IN ECUADOR: DIFFERENCES, SIMILARITIES AND MARKET POTENTIAL.
Creator
Maria G. Fadiman
Abstract/Description
Looking at non-timber forest products is one of the ways that people are trying to find a balance between forest use and conservation. In areas designated as protected, around and in which people live, this balance is even more crucial. Such is the case in the Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve in Ecuador. Conservationists, governments, and local activists are particularly concerned. This paper looks at how three different ethnic groups, mestizo, Afro- Ecuadorian, and the indigenous group, the...
Show moreLooking at non-timber forest products is one of the ways that people are trying to find a balance between forest use and conservation. In areas designated as protected, around and in which people live, this balance is even more crucial. Such is the case in the Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve in Ecuador. Conservationists, governments, and local activists are particularly concerned. This paper looks at how three different ethnic groups, mestizo, Afro- Ecuadorian, and the indigenous group, the Chachi, use a potentially sustainable resource, mocora, Astrocaryum standleyanum¸ (Arecaceae), for fiber, fruit and oil. This study explores the differences and similarities between each group’s use and collection of this plant while exploring the current and potential market possibilities. The study shows that considerable differences do emerge in terms of each group’s utilization of this plant resource, and at the same time, commercial opportunities can exist for all three.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000483
Format
Document (PDF)
Cross-cultural comparison of plant use knowledge in Baitadi and Darchula districts, Nepal Himalaya
Title
Cross-cultural comparison of plant use knowledge in Baitadi and Darchula districts, Nepal Himalaya.
Creator
Ripu M. Kunwar, Maria Fadiman, Mary Cameron, Rainer W. Bussmann, Khum B. Thapa-Magar, Bhagawat Rimal, Prabhat Sapkota
Abstract/Description
This study seeks to better understand the human-nature interface and to measure the variability of plant use knowledge among cultures, through inter- and intracultural analyses. We compared plant collection, use, and management of two culturally distinct groups (Baitadi and Darchula) of the Nepal Himalaya. They inhabit different physiographic regions, yet share the same ecological landscape, environmental resources, and livelihood challenges. We hypothesized that the elderly, native, and...
Show moreThis study seeks to better understand the human-nature interface and to measure the variability of plant use knowledge among cultures, through inter- and intracultural analyses. We compared plant collection, use, and management of two culturally distinct groups (Baitadi and Darchula) of the Nepal Himalaya. They inhabit different physiographic regions, yet share the same ecological landscape, environmental resources, and livelihood challenges. We hypothesized that the elderly, native, and traditional healers living in remote and rural places possess more diverse and detailed knowledge of plant use and conservation than young, non-native, and non-healers.
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Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000505
Format
Document (PDF)