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The benefits of traditional knowledge

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A study of two Balkan ethnic groups living in close proximity finds that traditional knowledge about local plant resources helps communities to cope with periods of famine, and can promote the conservation of biodiversity.

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  1. Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana and Manuel J. Macía are in the Departamento de Biología (Botánica), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.,

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Pardo-de-Santayana, M., Macía, M. The benefits of traditional knowledge. Nature 518, 487–488 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/518487a

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