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
| Permanent link | https://igd.unil.ch/projet/en/367 |
| 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 |
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| Researchers |
Kull Christian (IGD UNIL) [web] [email] Kull Christian (IGD UNIL) [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.
 Grevillea banksii |