Institute of Geography and Sustainability of the University of Lausanne
Research projects
A weed by any other name? Comparing local knowledge and uses of environmental weeds around the Indian Ocean
Research fields |
Political ecologies |
Keywords |
Invasive species Lantana camara Indigenous people Institutions Indigenous peoples |
Funding | Australian Research Council Discovery Project, Chief investigators H. Rangan, C. Kull, C. Shackleton, & R. Kannan. DP130103341 |
Duration | July 2012 - December 2016 |
Website | |
Researchers |
Kull Christian (Project co-coordinator) [web] [email] Kull Christian (Principal Investigator) [web] [email] |
This study investigates how indigenous and rural communities in Australia, India, Madagascar, and South Africa perceive, classify, and use environmental weeds in their everyday livelihood and cultural activities.