The ISE Congress website is now live! The Congress will take place in Bhutan from 1-7 June 2014 (with field trips beginning on 8 June 2014). Additionally, the call for both individual and session/workshop proposals is now open (due date: 30 June 2013) We hope to see you there! Warm regards, Natasha
Contributed by Edmond Dounias, Congress Coordinator Inevitable Unforeseen When, in July 2008, we brought to Cusco the application of Montpellier to host the 13th Congress of the ISE in 2012, we did not anticipate 5 major events: The French presidential elections to fall in early May 2012, An unprecedented and worldwide economic crisis, The worst weather conditions for the season over the past 20 years (May in Montpellier is usually hot and...
The workshop will include a series of oral presentations, a poster session, a few invited lectures and focus groups. After the initial registration the participants will be asked to submit the abstracts of their posters or speeches (until 15 July). All the abstracts within the scope of the topic of the meeting will be published and circulated among the participants. Due to time constraints WE MAY NOT be able to allocate everyone space for a...
Exploring cultural diversity and related indigenous knowledge among the Loita Maasai community: Emanyatta oo Lorikan Contributed to the ISE Newsletter by Henri ole Saitabau1 Cultural diversity is an ethnobiological aspect enshrined within the indigenous knowledge systems. Such systems have remained impeccable in practice and have ensured preservation of culture and community distinctiveness among the Loita Maasai, factors they share in common...
Contributed by Ermias Lulekal1; Co-authors: Zemede Asfaw2, Ensermu Kelbessa2, Patrick Van Damme1,3 Shared with permission from Afrika Focus (Volume 24, Nr. 2, 2011. pp. 71-121) This work reviews literature on ethnobotanical knowledge of wild edible plants and their potential role in combating food insecurity in Ethiopia. Information on a total of 413 wild edible plants belonging to 224 genera and 77 families was compiled in this review. Shrubs...
