N E Narchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 42901 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N E Narchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | N E |
| FAMILY NAME | Narchi |
| SIGNATURE | NARCHI N E |
| AFFILIATIONS | El Colegio de México |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3508-3913 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Vanishing Cultural Landscapes
White sage ( Salvia apiana Jeps.) is a culturally significant plant for the Kumeyaay people of northern Baja California and southern California. Increasing global demand has intensified its exploitation, raising concerns about habitat degradation and the erosion of Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK). This study evaluates the impacts of white sage extraction on sagebrush cultural landscapes through a 6-month collaborative ethnography (2021–2022) in …
Ethnobiology Along the Borderlands of Mexico and the United States
This special issue examines the ethnobiology of the borderlands between Mexico and the United States, a region where geopolitical boundaries intersect with deeply intertwined ecological, cultural, and historical processes. While borders are commonly framed as rigid state-imposed dispositifs that regulate mobility, identity, and territorial belonging, they simultaneously function as dynamic biocultural mosaics where ecological flows, traditional e…
Blue Economies and Ocean Grabbing in Latin America
Capitalist states are presently juggling the need for ecological sustainability and economic development.In such a light, the idea of a "blue economy" has emerged as a beacon of hope, suggesting that ocean and coastal resources can be used to drive economic growth while protecting marine ecosystems.Holding our oceans and coastlines in such a consideration, we grapple with the delicate balance between prosperity, environmental conservation, and re…
From Bananas to the Beyond
Local Ecological Knowledge and Use of the Pacific Seahorse ( Hippocampus ingens ) by Residents of the State of Sinaloa, Mexico
The Pacific seahorse ( Hippocampus ingens) is an important cultural and economic resource for coastal communities in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. However, the conservation of this species is threatened by overfishing, habitat loss, and lack of awareness about its ecological importance. In this study, we examine the local ecological knowledge and use of the Pacific seahorse by residents of Sinaloa. Through ethnographic interviews and participant …
Prefácio
Atreladas a uma Sindemia Global, na qual articulam-se as epidemias de desnutrição, obesidade e mudanças climáticas, desigualdades e vulnerabilidades de distintas sociedades foram se consolidando ao longo dos anos. Intensificadas pela crise sanitária decorrente da Covid-19, tais desigualdades e vulnerabilidades, por um lado, enfatizam os limites de um modelo de desenvolvimento puramente economicista e, por outro lado, fortalecem a importância de u…
Between uncertainty and hope
The path to sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF) is based on multiple learning processes that must transcend generational changes. To understand young leaders from communities with sustainable SSF management practices in Mexico, we used in-depth interviews to identify their shared motivations and perceptions for accepting their fishing heritage. These possible future decision-makers act as agents of change due to their organizational and techn…
Percepción y uso del agua de lluvia por usuarios en una comunidad del Caribe mexicano
La falta de acceso a fuentes de agua segura es un problema en el Caribe Mexicano, particularmente en comunidades con irregularidad en servicios. Ante esto, la captación de agua de lluvia (CALL) podría representar una alternativa para satisfacer necesidades básicas. Sin embargo, los esquemas de implementación a menudo son verticales y jerárquicos. En este trabajo se aportó conocimiento sobre las percepciones y formas de uso del agua de lluvia, par…
What Happened to Seri Sweets? Dietary Transition through Culinary Acculturation
During the decades of 1960–1980, Richard S. Felger and Mary B. Moser researched the botanical knowledge of the Seris (Comcaac), a hunter-gatherer and fishing people living in the arid desert of northwestern Mexico. They recorded and published an extensive body of species-specific data so rich in biological and ethnographic detail that it is possible to reconstruct a quickly eroding, annual dietary cycle; such a comprehensive account is a precious…
Environmental Violence and the Socio-environmental (de)Evolution of a Landscape in the San Quintín Valley
The social and environmental effects of industrial agriculture in the San Quintín Valley of Baja California are closely related. An environmental history of the valley from European contact to the present demonstrates that modern schemes of globalized agricultural production erode biological diversity while fostering labor exploitation. A critical model drawing on the concept of environmental violence- historically structured asymmetrical power r…
Presentation Volume 40, Issue 158
The Seri Traditional Food System
El ocaso de la abundancia
Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur ha sido por mucho tiempo una de las regiones pesqueras más productivas en el país. No obstante, sus productos han ido cambiando a medida que las especies comerciales colapsan. Parte importante de la pesca de escama reportada para Bahía Magdalena es capturada en el Golfo de Ulloa. Lo anterior hace que la situación económica que viven los pescadores se haya agravado con la moratoria pesquera decretada en el segu…
Subtle Tyranny
Neoliberal reforms and social constructs that legitimate the full exploitation of nature intersect with political power to produce an inherently violent social atmosphere in which economic development is based on exclusion, submission, and dispossession of rural and indigenous communities. Historical ecological study of Lake Xochimilco reveals the way in which imposed constructs of nature that exclude traditional ecological knowledge have transfo…
An ethnomedicinal study of the Seri people; a group of hunter-gatherers and fishers native to the Sonoran Desert
This research contributes to describing the complex biodiversity present in the ethnomedicinal systems of coastal non-agricultural societies. In addition, our research improves our understanding of the role that gender plays in the intra-cultural distribution of ethnomedicinal knowledge among Seri. Our results broaden our understanding of human adaptations to coastal and xeric environments. This research can potentially benefit the development of…
Environmental Violence in Mexico
Bedouin Ethnobotany
Review of Bedouin Ethnobotany: Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World. James P. Mandaville. 2010. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Pp. 352, 33b/w photos, 2 maps, 5 tables. $55.00 (hardcover + CD). ISBN 978-0-8165-2900-1
Environmental Violence in Mexico
An ethnomedicinal study of the Seri people; a group of hunter-gatherers and fishers native to the Sonoran Desert
This research contributes to describing the complex biodiversity present in the ethnomedicinal systems of coastal non-agricultural societies. In addition, our research improves our understanding of the role that gender plays in the intra-cultural distribution of ethnomedicinal knowledge among Seri. Our results broaden our understanding of human adaptations to coastal and xeric environments. This research can potentially benefit the development of…
El ocaso de la abundancia
Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur ha sido por mucho tiempo una de las regiones pesqueras más productivas en el país. No obstante, sus productos han ido cambiando a medida que las especies comerciales colapsan. Parte importante de la pesca de escama reportada para Bahía Magdalena es capturada en el Golfo de Ulloa. Lo anterior hace que la situación económica que viven los pescadores se haya agravado con la moratoria pesquera decretada en el segu…
Subtle Tyranny
Neoliberal reforms and social constructs that legitimate the full exploitation of nature intersect with political power to produce an inherently violent social atmosphere in which economic development is based on exclusion, submission, and dispossession of rural and indigenous communities. Historical ecological study of Lake Xochimilco reveals the way in which imposed constructs of nature that exclude traditional ecological knowledge have transfo…
Environmental Violence and the Socio-environmental (de)Evolution of a Landscape in the San Quintín Valley
The social and environmental effects of industrial agriculture in the San Quintín Valley of Baja California are closely related. An environmental history of the valley from European contact to the present demonstrates that modern schemes of globalized agricultural production erode biological diversity while fostering labor exploitation. A critical model drawing on the concept of environmental violence- historically structured asymmetrical power r…
Between uncertainty and hope
The path to sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF) is based on multiple learning processes that must transcend generational changes. To understand young leaders from communities with sustainable SSF management practices in Mexico, we used in-depth interviews to identify their shared motivations and perceptions for accepting their fishing heritage. These possible future decision-makers act as agents of change due to their organizational and techn…
Bedouin Ethnobotany
Review of Bedouin Ethnobotany: Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World. James P. Mandaville. 2010. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Pp. 352, 33b/w photos, 2 maps, 5 tables. $55.00 (hardcover + CD). ISBN 978-0-8165-2900-1
Subtle Tyranny
Neoliberal reforms and social constructs that legitimate the full exploitation of nature intersect with political power to produce an inherently violent social atmosphere in which economic development is based on exclusion, submission, and dispossession of rural and indigenous communities. Historical ecological study of Lake Xochimilco reveals the way in which imposed constructs of nature that exclude traditional ecological knowledge have transfo…
An ethnomedicinal study of the Seri people; a group of hunter-gatherers and fishers native to the Sonoran Desert
This research contributes to describing the complex biodiversity present in the ethnomedicinal systems of coastal non-agricultural societies. In addition, our research improves our understanding of the role that gender plays in the intra-cultural distribution of ethnomedicinal knowledge among Seri. Our results broaden our understanding of human adaptations to coastal and xeric environments. This research can potentially benefit the development of…
Environmental Violence in Mexico
The Seri Traditional Food System
El ocaso de la abundancia
Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur ha sido por mucho tiempo una de las regiones pesqueras más productivas en el país. No obstante, sus productos han ido cambiando a medida que las especies comerciales colapsan. Parte importante de la pesca de escama reportada para Bahía Magdalena es capturada en el Golfo de Ulloa. Lo anterior hace que la situación económica que viven los pescadores se haya agravado con la moratoria pesquera decretada en el segu…
Presentation Volume 40, Issue 158
Percepción y uso del agua de lluvia por usuarios en una comunidad del Caribe mexicano
La falta de acceso a fuentes de agua segura es un problema en el Caribe Mexicano, particularmente en comunidades con irregularidad en servicios. Ante esto, la captación de agua de lluvia (CALL) podría representar una alternativa para satisfacer necesidades básicas. Sin embargo, los esquemas de implementación a menudo son verticales y jerárquicos. En este trabajo se aportó conocimiento sobre las percepciones y formas de uso del agua de lluvia, par…
What Happened to Seri Sweets? Dietary Transition through Culinary Acculturation
During the decades of 1960–1980, Richard S. Felger and Mary B. Moser researched the botanical knowledge of the Seris (Comcaac), a hunter-gatherer and fishing people living in the arid desert of northwestern Mexico. They recorded and published an extensive body of species-specific data so rich in biological and ethnographic detail that it is possible to reconstruct a quickly eroding, annual dietary cycle; such a comprehensive account is a precious…
Environmental Violence and the Socio-environmental (de)Evolution of a Landscape in the San Quintín Valley
The social and environmental effects of industrial agriculture in the San Quintín Valley of Baja California are closely related. An environmental history of the valley from European contact to the present demonstrates that modern schemes of globalized agricultural production erode biological diversity while fostering labor exploitation. A critical model drawing on the concept of environmental violence- historically structured asymmetrical power r…
Prefácio
Atreladas a uma Sindemia Global, na qual articulam-se as epidemias de desnutrição, obesidade e mudanças climáticas, desigualdades e vulnerabilidades de distintas sociedades foram se consolidando ao longo dos anos. Intensificadas pela crise sanitária decorrente da Covid-19, tais desigualdades e vulnerabilidades, por um lado, enfatizam os limites de um modelo de desenvolvimento puramente economicista e, por outro lado, fortalecem a importância de u…
Between uncertainty and hope
The path to sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF) is based on multiple learning processes that must transcend generational changes. To understand young leaders from communities with sustainable SSF management practices in Mexico, we used in-depth interviews to identify their shared motivations and perceptions for accepting their fishing heritage. These possible future decision-makers act as agents of change due to their organizational and techn…
Local Ecological Knowledge and Use of the Pacific Seahorse ( Hippocampus ingens ) by Residents of the State of Sinaloa, Mexico
The Pacific seahorse ( Hippocampus ingens) is an important cultural and economic resource for coastal communities in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. However, the conservation of this species is threatened by overfishing, habitat loss, and lack of awareness about its ecological importance. In this study, we examine the local ecological knowledge and use of the Pacific seahorse by residents of Sinaloa. Through ethnographic interviews and participant …
Blue Economies and Ocean Grabbing in Latin America
Capitalist states are presently juggling the need for ecological sustainability and economic development.In such a light, the idea of a "blue economy" has emerged as a beacon of hope, suggesting that ocean and coastal resources can be used to drive economic growth while protecting marine ecosystems.Holding our oceans and coastlines in such a consideration, we grapple with the delicate balance between prosperity, environmental conservation, and re…
From Bananas to the Beyond
Vanishing Cultural Landscapes
White sage ( Salvia apiana Jeps.) is a culturally significant plant for the Kumeyaay people of northern Baja California and southern California. Increasing global demand has intensified its exploitation, raising concerns about habitat degradation and the erosion of Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK). This study evaluates the impacts of white sage extraction on sagebrush cultural landscapes through a 6-month collaborative ethnography (2021–2022) in …
Ethnobiology Along the Borderlands of Mexico and the United States
This special issue examines the ethnobiology of the borderlands between Mexico and the United States, a region where geopolitical boundaries intersect with deeply intertwined ecological, cultural, and historical processes. While borders are commonly framed as rigid state-imposed dispositifs that regulate mobility, identity, and territorial belonging, they simultaneously function as dynamic biocultural mosaics where ecological flows, traditional e…
Geography (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Humanities (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (4 works) · Ethnology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works)