Community-based native seed production for restoration in Brazil – the role of science and policy

Plant Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 389-397

  Schmidt, I B ^a   de Urzedo, D I ^b   Pina Rodrigues F C M ^c   Vieira, D L M ^d   de Rezende, G M ^d   Sampaio, A B ^e   Junqueira, R G P ^f  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO CHICO MENDES DE CONSERVAÇÃO DA BIODIVERSIDADE   (Brazil)

^f Instituto Socioambiental   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Cerrado; community networks; ecological knowledge; legislation; native vegetation; savanna; social justice

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CERRADO; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; RESEARCH WORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED PRODUCTION; STATE ROLE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

BRAZIL;

BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT SEED;

BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; SEEDS;

EID: 85055906318     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12842     Document Type: Article

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