Naji Sulaiman, PhD, University of Gastronomic Sciences, Italy
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine is calling for submissions to our Collection on Harvesting Nature’s Wisdom: Ethnobiology of Wild Foods.
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This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 15: Life on Land.
Wild foods have been an essential part of traditional food systems since ancient times; however, in light of current world changes and challenges, such food systems that once sustained local communities are rapidly disappearing.
Indigenous food practices and their associated ethnobiological knowledge may offer fundamental insights into how we can navigate many of today's challenges, such as food insecurity and biodiversity loss. Moreover, traditional ecological knowledge contributes to the resistance to cultural colonization and forcibly-applied homogenization.
This Collection aims to highlight the role that traditional knowledge plays in providing sustainable food systems, and preserving cultural heritage. We invite original research papers that investigate wild plant gathering, mushroom hunting, and the role of indigenous food systems in enhancing food security for local communities. We encourage contributions that address the social, ecological, and cultural aspects of wild foods.
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This Collection welcomes submission of original research papers. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal.
Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. Please, select the appropriate Collection title “Harvesting Nature’s Wisdom: Ethnobiology of Wild Foods” during the submission stage.
Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard editorial policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.
The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.