Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves
Biographic Data
| ID | 148007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves |
| FAMILY NAME | Alves |
| SIGNATURE | ALVES Â G C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1506-5734 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
New ruralities and their relationship to wild and domesticated biodiversity: Reflections from tuscan local sheep herds
In the Tuscany region of Italy, a field study was conducted with breeders of two endangered autochthonous sheep breeds – Zerasca and Pomarancina – traditionally raised for meat and belonging to the Apennine lineage. The research aimed to document and analyze local knowledge related to animal health management, with a particular focus on the use of medicinal plants in ethnoveterinary practices. Particular attention was given to gender dynamics wit…
Are beekeepers conservation-friendly? A study on attitudes and values toward animals among small-scale farmers
Affective and aesthetic values attributed to nature are primary motivations that can influence human attitudes toward and economic valuation of biodiversity. The expression of these values, however, depends on direct contact and positive experiences with nature. In this sense, research on activities that favor beneficial human-nature interactions, such as beekeeping, can contribute to understanding the factors (including affective and aesthetic) …
Dynamics of knowledge and use of natural resources in expressions of popular culture in Northeast Brazil: Influence of urbanization on biocultural heritage
Local and scientific knowledge in the school context: Characterization and Content of Published Works
BackgroundBridging the gap between local and scientific knowledge can have useful implications in the teaching-learning process because it can create environments conducive to the valorization of sociocultural diversity in schools. The present review aims to analyze the profile and contributions of scientific publications dealing with articulations between local and scientific knowledge in basic formal education.MethodCombined searches of 14 term…
Are medicinal plants an alternative to the use of synthetic pharmaceuticals in animal healthcare in the Brazilian semi-arid
Background: Despite the development of modern veterinary medicine, rural populations in developing countries continue to treat their animals with medicinal plants due to a combination of their low cost, easy availability, perceived efficacy and the absence of veterinary clinics. So, this study aimed to assess the consensus on the ethnobotanical knowledge from small-holders and to assess their preference either on medicinal plants or synthetic pha…
Do emotions influence the motivations and preferences of keepers of stingless bees
BACKGROUND: According to the biophilia hypothesis, an emotional affiliation with nature has been inherited during human biocultural evolution. Research on beekeeping can contribute to the scientific understanding of the influence of emotions in the human-nature relationship, since this activity provides concrete experiences of beneficial interaction between the human being and the environment by stimulating conservation-friendly values among prac…
They call me a woodsman: Cognitive and Social Aspects on the Relationships Between Woodsmen and Forest Researchers
Woodsmen or "mateiros" are people who are commonly hired or contracted to work as special local collaborators, often guiding scientists inside the forest, providing local names of plants and other useful information. We interviewed forest researchers and woodsmen to unveil the process of forest science production in the coastal zone of Northeast Brazil. The concept of network is used as a basis for discussing the connections involving forest know…
Rapid assessment of insect fauna based on local knowledge: Comparing Ecological and Ethnobiological Methods
Background The rapid assessment of biodiversity making use of surveys of local knowledge has been successful for different biological taxa. However, there are no reports on the testing of such tools for sampling insect fauna. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of different ethnobiological techniques for rapid sampling of insect fauna. Methods Field research for the conventional survey of insect fauna was conducted on a private far…
Birds and people in semiarid northeastern Brazil: Symbolic and Medicinal Relationships
BackgroundAt least 511 species of birds occur in the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil and many of them interact with human populations in a number of different ways, including their use in zootherapeutics and their links with local beliefs.ObjectiveThe present work examined these types of birds/human interactions (use in zootherapeutics and their links with local beliefs) in the semiarid region of Rio Grande do Norte State in northeastern B…
Mythological Relations Between the "Lavandeira" Birds Fluvicola nengeta and Motacilla alba in Northeast Brazil and Northwest Spain: Possible Cultural Implications for Conservation
The bird species Fluvicola nengeta (Tyrannidae) and Motacilla alba (Motacilidae) are widely known as lavandeiras and are directly associated with mythological traditions in Europe and South America. F. nengeta is considered a sacred animal in popular Brazilian Catholicism. We investigated the possible implications of mythical beliefs for ethnoconservation of these species. Two versions of the lavandeira myth were examined–a South American traditi…
Rural fences in agricultural landscapes and their conservation role in an area of caatinga (dryland vegetation) in Northeast Brazil
Birds and people in semiarid northeastern Brazil: Symbolic and Medicinal Relationships
BackgroundAt least 511 species of birds occur in the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil and many of them interact with human populations in a number of different ways, including their use in zootherapeutics and their links with local beliefs.ObjectiveThe present work examined these types of birds/human interactions (use in zootherapeutics and their links with local beliefs) in the semiarid region of Rio Grande do Norte State in northeastern B…
Mythological Relations Between the "Lavandeira" Birds Fluvicola nengeta and Motacilla alba in Northeast Brazil and Northwest Spain: Possible Cultural Implications for Conservation
The bird species Fluvicola nengeta (Tyrannidae) and Motacilla alba (Motacilidae) are widely known as lavandeiras and are directly associated with mythological traditions in Europe and South America. F. nengeta is considered a sacred animal in popular Brazilian Catholicism. We investigated the possible implications of mythical beliefs for ethnoconservation of these species. Two versions of the lavandeira myth were examined–a South American traditi…
Local and scientific knowledge in the school context: Characterization and Content of Published Works
BackgroundBridging the gap between local and scientific knowledge can have useful implications in the teaching-learning process because it can create environments conducive to the valorization of sociocultural diversity in schools. The present review aims to analyze the profile and contributions of scientific publications dealing with articulations between local and scientific knowledge in basic formal education.MethodCombined searches of 14 term…
Rural fences in agricultural landscapes and their conservation role in an area of caatinga (dryland vegetation) in Northeast Brazil
Do emotions influence the motivations and preferences of keepers of stingless bees
BACKGROUND: According to the biophilia hypothesis, an emotional affiliation with nature has been inherited during human biocultural evolution. Research on beekeeping can contribute to the scientific understanding of the influence of emotions in the human-nature relationship, since this activity provides concrete experiences of beneficial interaction between the human being and the environment by stimulating conservation-friendly values among prac…
Rapid assessment of insect fauna based on local knowledge: Comparing Ecological and Ethnobiological Methods
Background The rapid assessment of biodiversity making use of surveys of local knowledge has been successful for different biological taxa. However, there are no reports on the testing of such tools for sampling insect fauna. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of different ethnobiological techniques for rapid sampling of insect fauna. Methods Field research for the conventional survey of insect fauna was conducted on a private far…
Are medicinal plants an alternative to the use of synthetic pharmaceuticals in animal healthcare in the Brazilian semi-arid
Background: Despite the development of modern veterinary medicine, rural populations in developing countries continue to treat their animals with medicinal plants due to a combination of their low cost, easy availability, perceived efficacy and the absence of veterinary clinics. So, this study aimed to assess the consensus on the ethnobotanical knowledge from small-holders and to assess their preference either on medicinal plants or synthetic pha…
Rural fences in agricultural landscapes and their conservation role in an area of caatinga (dryland vegetation) in Northeast Brazil
Mythological Relations Between the "Lavandeira" Birds Fluvicola nengeta and Motacilla alba in Northeast Brazil and Northwest Spain: Possible Cultural Implications for Conservation
The bird species Fluvicola nengeta (Tyrannidae) and Motacilla alba (Motacilidae) are widely known as lavandeiras and are directly associated with mythological traditions in Europe and South America. F. nengeta is considered a sacred animal in popular Brazilian Catholicism. We investigated the possible implications of mythical beliefs for ethnoconservation of these species. Two versions of the lavandeira myth were examined–a South American traditi…
Birds and people in semiarid northeastern Brazil: Symbolic and Medicinal Relationships
BackgroundAt least 511 species of birds occur in the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil and many of them interact with human populations in a number of different ways, including their use in zootherapeutics and their links with local beliefs.ObjectiveThe present work examined these types of birds/human interactions (use in zootherapeutics and their links with local beliefs) in the semiarid region of Rio Grande do Norte State in northeastern B…
They call me a woodsman: Cognitive and Social Aspects on the Relationships Between Woodsmen and Forest Researchers
Woodsmen or "mateiros" are people who are commonly hired or contracted to work as special local collaborators, often guiding scientists inside the forest, providing local names of plants and other useful information. We interviewed forest researchers and woodsmen to unveil the process of forest science production in the coastal zone of Northeast Brazil. The concept of network is used as a basis for discussing the connections involving forest know…
Rapid assessment of insect fauna based on local knowledge: Comparing Ecological and Ethnobiological Methods
Background The rapid assessment of biodiversity making use of surveys of local knowledge has been successful for different biological taxa. However, there are no reports on the testing of such tools for sampling insect fauna. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of different ethnobiological techniques for rapid sampling of insect fauna. Methods Field research for the conventional survey of insect fauna was conducted on a private far…
Do emotions influence the motivations and preferences of keepers of stingless bees
BACKGROUND: According to the biophilia hypothesis, an emotional affiliation with nature has been inherited during human biocultural evolution. Research on beekeeping can contribute to the scientific understanding of the influence of emotions in the human-nature relationship, since this activity provides concrete experiences of beneficial interaction between the human being and the environment by stimulating conservation-friendly values among prac…
Local and scientific knowledge in the school context: Characterization and Content of Published Works
BackgroundBridging the gap between local and scientific knowledge can have useful implications in the teaching-learning process because it can create environments conducive to the valorization of sociocultural diversity in schools. The present review aims to analyze the profile and contributions of scientific publications dealing with articulations between local and scientific knowledge in basic formal education.MethodCombined searches of 14 term…
Are medicinal plants an alternative to the use of synthetic pharmaceuticals in animal healthcare in the Brazilian semi-arid
Background: Despite the development of modern veterinary medicine, rural populations in developing countries continue to treat their animals with medicinal plants due to a combination of their low cost, easy availability, perceived efficacy and the absence of veterinary clinics. So, this study aimed to assess the consensus on the ethnobotanical knowledge from small-holders and to assess their preference either on medicinal plants or synthetic pha…
Dynamics of knowledge and use of natural resources in expressions of popular culture in Northeast Brazil: Influence of urbanization on biocultural heritage
Are beekeepers conservation-friendly? A study on attitudes and values toward animals among small-scale farmers
Affective and aesthetic values attributed to nature are primary motivations that can influence human attitudes toward and economic valuation of biodiversity. The expression of these values, however, depends on direct contact and positive experiences with nature. In this sense, research on activities that favor beneficial human-nature interactions, such as beekeeping, can contribute to understanding the factors (including affective and aesthetic) …
New ruralities and their relationship to wild and domesticated biodiversity: Reflections from tuscan local sheep herds
In the Tuscany region of Italy, a field study was conducted with breeders of two endangered autochthonous sheep breeds – Zerasca and Pomarancina – traditionally raised for meat and belonging to the Apennine lineage. The research aimed to document and analyze local knowledge related to animal health management, with a particular focus on the use of medicinal plants in ethnoveterinary practices. Particular attention was given to gender dynamics wit…
Geography (8 works) · Animal and Plant Science Education (7 works) · Biology (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (4 works) · Plant and animal studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Biodiversity (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)