Julia E Fa
Biographic Data
| ID | 122800 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia E Fa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia E |
| FAMILY NAME | Fa |
| SIGNATURE | FA J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1572-9828 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 270 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Regional patterns of wild animal hunting in African tropical forests
Wildlife contributes to the diets, livelihoods and socio-cultural activities of people worldwide; however, unsustainable hunting is a major pressure on wildlife. Regional assessments of the factors associated with hunting offtakes are needed to understand the scale and patterns of wildlife exploitation relevant for policy. We synthesized 83 studies across West and Central Africa to identify the factors associated with variation in offtake. Our mo…
Phytopharmaceutical Diversity of Baka People in the Southern Cameroon
Medicinal plants take a fundamental place in people's livelihoods. They seem to be a palliative therapeutic option for health problems. The knowledge of traditional uses of plants for healing held by indigenous people is an asset to the valorization of traditional medicine, which is increasingly solicited for the treatment of many diseases. The aim of this research is to improve know-how on plant species employed in the traditional pharmacopoeia …
Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge: An internal validation using consensus analysis
Given the ongoing environmental degradation from local to global scales, it is fundamental to develop more efficient means of gathering data on species and ecosystems. Local ecological knowledge, in which local communities can consistently provide information on the status of animal species over time, has been shown to be effective. Several studies demonstrate that data gathered using local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods are comparable …
Food consumption and nutritional status of sedentarized Baka Pygmies in Southern Cameroon: Wild Foods Are Less Important for Those Who Farm
The sedentarization of Pygmies in the Congo Basin has triggered a profound transformation in their traditional lifestyles, particularly affecting dietary habits and food consumption. We employed 24-hour dietary recalls in 10 sedentarized Baka Pygmy villages in southeastern Cameroon, gathering data on diet composition, diversity (Household Dietary Diversity Score, HDDS), and nutrient intake per adult male equivalent (AME) from 67 homes (28% of all…
Indigenous Peoples’ lands are threatened by industrial development; conversion risk assessment reveals need to support Indigenous stewardship
The Role of Religion, Wealth, and Livelihoods in the Hunting Practices of Urban and Rural Inhabitants in Western Amazonia
Hunting by rural and urban populations is essential for securing access to protein and other nutrients throughout the tropics. The hunting patterns of urban hunters in Amazonia, and the similarities with those of rural hunters, are unclear, as are the social factors that influence hunting practices. We analyze the effects of socioeconomic and cultural factors on hunting frequency and composition of species hunted by urban and rural Amazonian hunt…
The Covid-19 Pandemic Endangers Africa’s Indigenous Pygmy Populations
Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia
Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
Intact Forest Landscapes ( IFL s) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFL s and Indigenous Peoples’ lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conserving the world's remaining intact forests. We determined that at least 36% of IFL s are within Indigenous Peoples’ lands, making these areas crucial …
Social and Biological Correlates of Wild Meat Consumption and Trade by Rural Communities in the Jutaí River Basin, Central Amazonia
Wild animals are an important source of food and income throughout the Amazon basin, particularly for forest-dependent communities living in the more remote regions. Through interviews in 51 households within 16 communities in the Jutaí River Extractive Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil, we determined animal taxa consumed and frequency of wild meat consumption, as well as patterns of wild meat trade. We then investigated the influence of social and biolo…
Understanding Growth and Malnutrition in Baka Pygmy Children
We determined stunting, wasting, and obesity frequencies in a total 1092 2-to-12 year old Baka Pygmy children from anthropometric and health data gathered in 34 villages in the Djoum-Mintom region in southeastern Cameroon in four health campaigns in 2010 and 2017–9. We compare these to the WHO Child Growth Standards, Amazonian Tsiname growth references for inter-population comparisons and the study population itself. Population-specific growth ch…
Divergent Trajectories of BMI over Age for Adult Baka Pygmy People and their Sympatric Non-Pygmy Populations
Differences in socioeconomic conditions and health have been reported for African Pygmies and their sympatric populations of other ethnic groups. We collected anthropometric data in southern Cameroon from Baka and their Bantu neighbours, and also extracted data from the five available and representative Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in sub-Saharan African countries that have Pygmy populations. . Our results show that the Baka exhibited a w…
Ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants used by Baka people in southeastern Cameroon
Background Forest inhabitants worldwide, and indigenous people especially, have depended for generations on plants and animals harvested in these ecosystems. A number of Baka hunter-gatherer populations in south-eastern Cameroon became sedentarised in the 1950s, but still rely on hunting and gathering to meet their basic needs. The use of wild edible plants (WEP) by these communities remains largely undocumented. In this study, we record the dive…
Mapping the availability of bushmeat for consumption in Central African cities
The trade of bushmeat from rural areas to supply burgeoning cities is a major conservation and livelihood concern. Using a whole-city sampling strategy we mapped the distribution and numbers of meat outlets in the Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area, two neighboring capital cities in Central Africa. We show that both cities differ in the number and density of meat outlets, with more in Brazzaville per area sampled and inhabitants. The number o…
A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation
Understanding the scale, location and nature conservation values of the lands over which Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to implementation of several global conservation and climate agreements. However, spatial information on Indigenous lands has never been aggregated globally. Here, using publicly available geospatial resources, we show that Indigenous Peoples manage or have tenure rights over at least ~38 million km2 i…
Gestión cinegética racional ligada a la praxis de la caza y la recolección. ¿Entelequia aristotélica o quimera
Gestión cinegética racional ligada a la praxis de la caza y la recolección. ¿Entelequia aristotélica o quimera? Desde los albores de su historia filogenética, el consumo de proteínas de origen animal ha tenido gran relevancia en la evolución de los humanos. La caza cooperativa representa una estrategia evolutiva estable a partir del momento en que los cazadores paleolíticos se especializan en la persecución de grandes animales. Todo este proceso …
Differential recovery of habitat use by birds after wind farm installation: A multi-year comparison
Onshore wind farms remain one of the most widely used technologies for the production of renewable energy. These are known to affect birds through disturbance or collision. Most research focus on the impact of wind farms on raptors or other large bird species, especially those of conservation concern. However, limited information exists on the effect of wind farms on small birds. Recovery of large versus small bird populations impacted by wind fa…
Meeting the Aichi targets: Pushing for zero extinction conservation
Effective protection of the ~19 000 IUCN-listed threatened species has never been more pressing. Ensuring the survival of the most vulnerable and irreplaceable taxa and places, such as those identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species and their associated sites (AZEs&s), is an excellent opportunity to achieve the Aichi 2020 Targets T11 (protected areas) and T12 (preventing species extinctions). AZE taxa have small, single-site po…
Bushmeat and human health: Assessing the Evidence in tropical and sub-tropical forests
The importance of bushmeat as source of food and medicine for forest peoples calls for an appropriate benefit/risk analysis in terms of human health. In this systematic review, we compiled information on the linkages between bushmeat and health, with a particular focus on the nutritional content, the zoo-therapeutic uses and the zoonotic pool of bushmeat species in tropical and sub-tropical forest regions. Despite the scarcity of data on the nutr…
Managing hunting under uncertainty: From One-Off Ecological Indicators to Resilience Approaches in Assessing the Sustainability of Bushmeat Hunting
Van Vliet, N., J. Fa, and R. Nasi. 2015. Managing hunting under uncertainty: from one-off ecological indicators to resilience approaches in assessing the sustainability of bushmeat hunting. Ecology and Society 20(3): 7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07669-200307
Wild meat consumption on São Tomé Island, West Africa: Implications for Conservation and Local Livelihoods
Carvalho, M., F. Rego, J. Palmeirim, and J. Fa. 2015. Wild meat consumption on São Tomé Island, West Africa: implications for conservation and local livelihoods. Ecology and Society 20(3): 27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07831-200327
Indicators for wild animal offtake: Methods and case study for African mammals and birds
Ingram, D. J., L. Coad, B. Collen, N. F. Kümpel, T. Breuer, J. E. Fa, D. J. C. Gill, F. Maisels, J. Schleicher, E. J. Stokes, G. Taylor, and J. P. W. Scharlemann. 2015. Indicators for wild animal offtake: methods and case study for African mammals and birds. Ecology and Society 20(3):40. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07823-200340
Ride, shoot, and call: Wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Três Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon
Van Vliet, N., D. Cruz, M. Quiceno-Mesa, L. Neves de Aquino, J. Moreno, R. Rairon, and J. Fa. 2015. Ride, shoot, and call: wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Três Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon. Ecology and Society 20(3): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07506-200308
Rabbits and hominin survival in Iberia
Faunal loss from bushmeat hunting: Empirical evidence and policy implications in Bioko Island
A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation
Understanding the scale, location and nature conservation values of the lands over which Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to implementation of several global conservation and climate agreements. However, spatial information on Indigenous lands has never been aggregated globally. Here, using publicly available geospatial resources, we show that Indigenous Peoples manage or have tenure rights over at least ~38 million km2 i…
Rabbits and hominin survival in Iberia
Bushmeat and human health: Assessing the Evidence in tropical and sub-tropical forests
The importance of bushmeat as source of food and medicine for forest peoples calls for an appropriate benefit/risk analysis in terms of human health. In this systematic review, we compiled information on the linkages between bushmeat and health, with a particular focus on the nutritional content, the zoo-therapeutic uses and the zoonotic pool of bushmeat species in tropical and sub-tropical forest regions. Despite the scarcity of data on the nutr…
Ride, shoot, and call: Wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Três Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon
Van Vliet, N., D. Cruz, M. Quiceno-Mesa, L. Neves de Aquino, J. Moreno, R. Rairon, and J. Fa. 2015. Ride, shoot, and call: wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Três Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon. Ecology and Society 20(3): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07506-200308
Bushmeat Consumption and Preferences of Two Ethnic Groups in Bioko Island, West Africa
Faunal loss from bushmeat hunting: Empirical evidence and policy implications in Bioko Island
Habitat distribution and habitat preference in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
Managing hunting under uncertainty: From One-Off Ecological Indicators to Resilience Approaches in Assessing the Sustainability of Bushmeat Hunting
Van Vliet, N., J. Fa, and R. Nasi. 2015. Managing hunting under uncertainty: from one-off ecological indicators to resilience approaches in assessing the sustainability of bushmeat hunting. Ecology and Society 20(3): 7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07669-200307
Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia
Differential recovery of habitat use by birds after wind farm installation: A multi-year comparison
Onshore wind farms remain one of the most widely used technologies for the production of renewable energy. These are known to affect birds through disturbance or collision. Most research focus on the impact of wind farms on raptors or other large bird species, especially those of conservation concern. However, limited information exists on the effect of wind farms on small birds. Recovery of large versus small bird populations impacted by wind fa…
Ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants used by Baka people in southeastern Cameroon
Background Forest inhabitants worldwide, and indigenous people especially, have depended for generations on plants and animals harvested in these ecosystems. A number of Baka hunter-gatherer populations in south-eastern Cameroon became sedentarised in the 1950s, but still rely on hunting and gathering to meet their basic needs. The use of wild edible plants (WEP) by these communities remains largely undocumented. In this study, we record the dive…
Indicators for wild animal offtake: Methods and case study for African mammals and birds
Ingram, D. J., L. Coad, B. Collen, N. F. Kümpel, T. Breuer, J. E. Fa, D. J. C. Gill, F. Maisels, J. Schleicher, E. J. Stokes, G. Taylor, and J. P. W. Scharlemann. 2015. Indicators for wild animal offtake: methods and case study for African mammals and birds. Ecology and Society 20(3):40. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07823-200340
The Role of Religion, Wealth, and Livelihoods in the Hunting Practices of Urban and Rural Inhabitants in Western Amazonia
Hunting by rural and urban populations is essential for securing access to protein and other nutrients throughout the tropics. The hunting patterns of urban hunters in Amazonia, and the similarities with those of rural hunters, are unclear, as are the social factors that influence hunting practices. We analyze the effects of socioeconomic and cultural factors on hunting frequency and composition of species hunted by urban and rural Amazonian hunt…
Wild meat consumption on São Tomé Island, West Africa: Implications for Conservation and Local Livelihoods
Carvalho, M., F. Rego, J. Palmeirim, and J. Fa. 2015. Wild meat consumption on São Tomé Island, West Africa: implications for conservation and local livelihoods. Ecology and Society 20(3): 27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07831-200327
Habitat distribution and habitat preference in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
Bushmeat Consumption and Preferences of Two Ethnic Groups in Bioko Island, West Africa
Faunal loss from bushmeat hunting: Empirical evidence and policy implications in Bioko Island
Rabbits and hominin survival in Iberia
Managing hunting under uncertainty: From One-Off Ecological Indicators to Resilience Approaches in Assessing the Sustainability of Bushmeat Hunting
Van Vliet, N., J. Fa, and R. Nasi. 2015. Managing hunting under uncertainty: from one-off ecological indicators to resilience approaches in assessing the sustainability of bushmeat hunting. Ecology and Society 20(3): 7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07669-200307
Wild meat consumption on São Tomé Island, West Africa: Implications for Conservation and Local Livelihoods
Carvalho, M., F. Rego, J. Palmeirim, and J. Fa. 2015. Wild meat consumption on São Tomé Island, West Africa: implications for conservation and local livelihoods. Ecology and Society 20(3): 27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07831-200327
Indicators for wild animal offtake: Methods and case study for African mammals and birds
Ingram, D. J., L. Coad, B. Collen, N. F. Kümpel, T. Breuer, J. E. Fa, D. J. C. Gill, F. Maisels, J. Schleicher, E. J. Stokes, G. Taylor, and J. P. W. Scharlemann. 2015. Indicators for wild animal offtake: methods and case study for African mammals and birds. Ecology and Society 20(3):40. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07823-200340
Ride, shoot, and call: Wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Três Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon
Van Vliet, N., D. Cruz, M. Quiceno-Mesa, L. Neves de Aquino, J. Moreno, R. Rairon, and J. Fa. 2015. Ride, shoot, and call: wildlife use among contemporary urban hunters in Três Fronteiras, Brazilian Amazon. Ecology and Society 20(3): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07506-200308
Gestión cinegética racional ligada a la praxis de la caza y la recolección. ¿Entelequia aristotélica o quimera
Gestión cinegética racional ligada a la praxis de la caza y la recolección. ¿Entelequia aristotélica o quimera? Desde los albores de su historia filogenética, el consumo de proteínas de origen animal ha tenido gran relevancia en la evolución de los humanos. La caza cooperativa representa una estrategia evolutiva estable a partir del momento en que los cazadores paleolíticos se especializan en la persecución de grandes animales. Todo este proceso …
Differential recovery of habitat use by birds after wind farm installation: A multi-year comparison
Onshore wind farms remain one of the most widely used technologies for the production of renewable energy. These are known to affect birds through disturbance or collision. Most research focus on the impact of wind farms on raptors or other large bird species, especially those of conservation concern. However, limited information exists on the effect of wind farms on small birds. Recovery of large versus small bird populations impacted by wind fa…
Meeting the Aichi targets: Pushing for zero extinction conservation
Effective protection of the ~19 000 IUCN-listed threatened species has never been more pressing. Ensuring the survival of the most vulnerable and irreplaceable taxa and places, such as those identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species and their associated sites (AZEs&s), is an excellent opportunity to achieve the Aichi 2020 Targets T11 (protected areas) and T12 (preventing species extinctions). AZE taxa have small, single-site po…
Bushmeat and human health: Assessing the Evidence in tropical and sub-tropical forests
The importance of bushmeat as source of food and medicine for forest peoples calls for an appropriate benefit/risk analysis in terms of human health. In this systematic review, we compiled information on the linkages between bushmeat and health, with a particular focus on the nutritional content, the zoo-therapeutic uses and the zoonotic pool of bushmeat species in tropical and sub-tropical forest regions. Despite the scarcity of data on the nutr…
A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation
Understanding the scale, location and nature conservation values of the lands over which Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to implementation of several global conservation and climate agreements. However, spatial information on Indigenous lands has never been aggregated globally. Here, using publicly available geospatial resources, we show that Indigenous Peoples manage or have tenure rights over at least ~38 million km2 i…
Mapping the availability of bushmeat for consumption in Central African cities
The trade of bushmeat from rural areas to supply burgeoning cities is a major conservation and livelihood concern. Using a whole-city sampling strategy we mapped the distribution and numbers of meat outlets in the Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area, two neighboring capital cities in Central Africa. We show that both cities differ in the number and density of meat outlets, with more in Brazzaville per area sampled and inhabitants. The number o…
Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
Intact Forest Landscapes ( IFL s) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFL s and Indigenous Peoples’ lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conserving the world's remaining intact forests. We determined that at least 36% of IFL s are within Indigenous Peoples’ lands, making these areas crucial …
Social and Biological Correlates of Wild Meat Consumption and Trade by Rural Communities in the Jutaí River Basin, Central Amazonia
Wild animals are an important source of food and income throughout the Amazon basin, particularly for forest-dependent communities living in the more remote regions. Through interviews in 51 households within 16 communities in the Jutaí River Extractive Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil, we determined animal taxa consumed and frequency of wild meat consumption, as well as patterns of wild meat trade. We then investigated the influence of social and biolo…
Understanding Growth and Malnutrition in Baka Pygmy Children
We determined stunting, wasting, and obesity frequencies in a total 1092 2-to-12 year old Baka Pygmy children from anthropometric and health data gathered in 34 villages in the Djoum-Mintom region in southeastern Cameroon in four health campaigns in 2010 and 2017–9. We compare these to the WHO Child Growth Standards, Amazonian Tsiname growth references for inter-population comparisons and the study population itself. Population-specific growth ch…
Divergent Trajectories of BMI over Age for Adult Baka Pygmy People and their Sympatric Non-Pygmy Populations
Differences in socioeconomic conditions and health have been reported for African Pygmies and their sympatric populations of other ethnic groups. We collected anthropometric data in southern Cameroon from Baka and their Bantu neighbours, and also extracted data from the five available and representative Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in sub-Saharan African countries that have Pygmy populations. . Our results show that the Baka exhibited a w…
Ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants used by Baka people in southeastern Cameroon
Background Forest inhabitants worldwide, and indigenous people especially, have depended for generations on plants and animals harvested in these ecosystems. A number of Baka hunter-gatherer populations in south-eastern Cameroon became sedentarised in the 1950s, but still rely on hunting and gathering to meet their basic needs. The use of wild edible plants (WEP) by these communities remains largely undocumented. In this study, we record the dive…
The Covid-19 Pandemic Endangers Africa’s Indigenous Pygmy Populations
Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia
Indigenous Peoples’ lands are threatened by industrial development; conversion risk assessment reveals need to support Indigenous stewardship
The Role of Religion, Wealth, and Livelihoods in the Hunting Practices of Urban and Rural Inhabitants in Western Amazonia
Hunting by rural and urban populations is essential for securing access to protein and other nutrients throughout the tropics. The hunting patterns of urban hunters in Amazonia, and the similarities with those of rural hunters, are unclear, as are the social factors that influence hunting practices. We analyze the effects of socioeconomic and cultural factors on hunting frequency and composition of species hunted by urban and rural Amazonian hunt…
Phytopharmaceutical Diversity of Baka People in the Southern Cameroon
Medicinal plants take a fundamental place in people's livelihoods. They seem to be a palliative therapeutic option for health problems. The knowledge of traditional uses of plants for healing held by indigenous people is an asset to the valorization of traditional medicine, which is increasingly solicited for the treatment of many diseases. The aim of this research is to improve know-how on plant species employed in the traditional pharmacopoeia …
Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge: An internal validation using consensus analysis
Given the ongoing environmental degradation from local to global scales, it is fundamental to develop more efficient means of gathering data on species and ecosystems. Local ecological knowledge, in which local communities can consistently provide information on the status of animal species over time, has been shown to be effective. Several studies demonstrate that data gathered using local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods are comparable …
Geography (25 works) · Ecology (22 works) · Biology (21 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Environmental Science (7 works) · Socioeconomics (7 works) · Wildlife (7 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (6 works) · Indigenous (6 works)