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Abstract(s)
Ethnobotanical surveys conducted in Trás-os-Montes (Portugal) highlighted a renewed interest
in cultural values of landscapes. Long term interactions between traditional ecological
knowledge (TEK) and natural processes provided landscapes characterized by high diversity
and relative stability. Rural contexts are facing social and economical constraints and
landscapes are change accordingly.
On a basis of ethnographic methodologies (consented interviews and participant observation),
recent landscape changes at a local level and people’ perceptions are briefly described and
discussed as important tools for landscape conservation and management.
Young and some middle aged people value some of these changes, which they consider less
hard-working and a symbol of modernity. Others see actual transformations as a waste of
resources and abandonment and thus landscape is perceived as unproductive, which is
considered reprehensible. Most of the informants are aware of a dynamic process taking place
and conscious that landscape, like themselves, must adapt to changing times.
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Keywords
Etnobotânica portuguesa Portuguese Ethnobotany Plantas e saberes TEK Cultural landscapes Ruralidade
Citation
Carvalho, Ana Maria; Frazão-Moreira, A.; Ramos, Margarida, T. (2010). Connecting landscape conservation and management with traditional ecological knowledge: does it matter how people perceive landscape and nature? In Azevedo, J., Feliciano, M., Castro, J., Pinto, M. A. (Editors). Forest landscapes and global change. New frontiers in management, conservation and restoration. Proceedings of the IUFRO Landscape Ecology Working Group International Conference. Bragança: IUFRO, IPB. p. 474-479. ISBN 978-972-745-110-4
Publisher
Azevedo, J., Feliciano, M., Castro, J., Pinto, M. A.