Alfred Maroyi

Ethnobiology in and for Africa: bottlenecks, solutions, and a practical guide for the next generation of field researchers

Africa carries a share of the world’s linguistic, biological, and pastoral diversity out of all proportion to the attention its knowledge systems receive in the international scientific record, and it is home to the youngest population on Earth. African ethnobiology rests on deca...

Cultural importance, availability, and conservation status of cosmetic plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa: implications for sustainability

Medicinal plants have been used as sources of cosmetic and personal products since time immemorial. In this study, plant species used as cosmetics in the Eastern Cape Province and associated traditional ecological knowledge, their availability, and strategies needed to conserve t...