Researchers from the National Tropical Botanical Garden co-authored three papers for the September issue of the open-access journal Sustainability.
1. Agroforestry Standards for Regenerative Agriculture by Craig R. Elevitch, D. Niki Mazaroli and Diane Ragone
Sustainability 2018, 10(9), 3337; https://doi.org/10.3390/
Agroforestry is increasingly being recognized as a holistic food production system that can have numerous significant environmental, economic, and social benefits. This growing recognition is paralleled in the USA by the budding interest in regenerative agriculture and motivation to certify regenerative practices. […] Read more.
(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Wildlife)
2. The Social-Ecological Keystone Concept: A Quantifiable Metaphor for Understanding the Structure, Function, and Resilience of a Biocultural System by Kawika B. Winter, Noa Kekuewa Lincoln and Fikret Berkes
Sustainability 2018, 10(9), 3294; https://doi.org/10.3390/
Social-ecological system theory draws upon concepts established within the discipline of ecology, and applies them to a more holistic view of a human-in-nature system. We incorporated the keystone concept into social-ecological system theory, and used the quantum co-evolution unit (QCU) to quantify biocultural […] Read more.
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biocultural Restoration in Hawaiʻi)
3. Linking Land and Sea through Collaborative Research to Inform Contemporary applications of Traditional Resource Management in Hawai‘i by Jade M.S. Delevaux, Kawika B. Winter, Stacy D. Jupiter, Mehana Blaich-Vaughan, Kostantinos A. Stamoulis, Leah L. Bremer, Kimberly Burnett, Peter Garrod, Jacquelyn L. Troller and Tamara Ticktin
Sustainability 2018, 10(9), 3147; https://doi.org/10.3390/
Across the Pacific Islands, declining natural resources have contributed to a cultural renaissance of customary ridge-to-reef management approaches. These indigenous and community conserved areas (ICCA) are initiated by local communities to protect natural resources through customary laws. To support these efforts, managers require […] Read more.
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biocultural Restoration in Hawaiʻi)