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It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to the 58th Annual Meeting of the Society
for Economic Botany (SEB) and the 2nd Hispano-Portuguese Meeting on Ethnobiology
(II EHPE), a joint event aiming at connecting economic botanists and ethnobiologists
from all over the world.
The Society for Economic Botany (SEB) was established in 1959 and the annual
meeting brings together people interested in the past, present, and future uses of plants,
and the relationship between plants and human societies. SEB fosters and encourages
scientific research and education in the transdisciplinary field of economic botany.
With members from across the U.S.A. and more than 64 countries around the globe, SEB
serves as the world’s largest and most-respected professional society for individuals who
are concerned with basic botanical, as well as, with agronomical, anthropological, phytochemical,
ethnological and many others studies of plants known to be useful or those
which may have potential uses so far undeveloped. Since 1960, SEB Annual Meetings
provide a stimulating milieu for scientific exchange amongst SEB members and researchers
from different countries and regions.
The Hispano-Portuguese Meeting on Ethnobiology (EHPE) highlights previous collaborations
between Hispano-Portuguese ethnobiologists and aims to involve the global
Hispanic-Portuguese-speaking communities to the greatest extent possible. Albacete,
Castilla La Mancha, Spain, hosted the I EHPE in 2010, simultaneously with the 11th Congress
of the International Society of Ethnopharmacology (ISE 2010). In Albacete, about 80
Hispano-Portuguese speakers with diverse backgrounds and interest, researching in Europe,
South America, Africa and Asia, presented their works and discussed wider importance
of Ethnobiological research. Six years later, we promote a second meeting (II EHPE)
aiming at updating and strengthening networks between different research groups, experts,
students and any people interested in interdisciplinary ethno biological approaches.
In 2017, the 58th SEB Annual Meeting and the 2nd Hispano-Portuguese Meeting on
Ethnobiology are held in the city of Bragança, Portugal within an ecological and culturally
fascinating environment, organized by the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO) of the Polytechnic
Institute of Bragança (IPB) and the Society for Economic Botany (SEB) with the
active involvement of local, national and international entities.
Several institutions sponsored a comprehensive programme: the William L. Brown
Center (USA), Springer Nature (UK), Regional Northern Culture Directorate (DRCN, Portugal),
Bragança Municipality (CMB, Portugal), Centro Ciencia Viva de Bragança (Portugal)
and Fundação Caixa CA, Bragança (Portugal).
The conference theme Living in a global world: ethnobotany, local knowledge
and sustainability gathered 230 delegates from 41 countries of Africa, Americas, Asia,
Europe and Oceania. A total of 230 abstracts were submitted: 12 plenary lectures and
special addresses, 152 papers and 66 posters.
Bringing together the European community and a broader international community
of scientists and stakeholders, this joint event creates a unique opportunity for individuals
and institutions to share experiences and to establish information and collaboration networks,
taking advantage of a multicultural, friendly and pleasant environment.
Thank you for your contributions and support! We are very grateful to those who helped and contributed to achieve this event.
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Carvalho, Ana Maria; Pardo de Santayana, Manuel; Bussmann, Rainer (2017). Living in a global world: ethnobotany, local knowledge and sustainability. 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for Economic Botany: book of abstracts. . Bragança: Instituto Politécnico, Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Society for Economic Botany. ISBN 978-972-745-224-8
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Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Centro de Investigação de Montanha & Society for Economic Botany