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Recife Charter – Pathways for the future of ethnobiology
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At the 5th International School of Ethnobiology in Recife (4–5 November 2025), researchers from Brazil and around the world gathered in a spirit of collaboration and shared purpose to envision the future of ethnobiology. This document presents the central agreements and commitments from this transformative meeting, affirming the imperative for an ethnobiology that is theoretically robust, socially relevant, and ethically responsible. The Recife Charter sets forth guiding principles and bold strategic actions for the decades ahead, championing epistemic justice, co-creation, social relevance, methodological rigor, broadened ethics, and responsible use of technology.
Universidade Estadual da Paraiba/Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Ethnobiology and Conservation)
Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior
Abdullah Abdullah
Elena Castiñeira Latorre
Thais Samila de Oliveira Ferraz
Marina Barros Abreu
Rafael Marques Guimarães Konopczyk
Vitória Daniela Figueredo Dutra da Silva
Maria Lorena da Silva
Catalina Rico Lenta
Ina Vandebroek
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
Anibal da Silva Cantalice
Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos da Silva
Luiz Felipe Pereira da Silva
Cosmin Marius Ivașcu
Tamires Maria da Silva
Zbynek Polesny
Ana Ladio
Alice Medeiros Souza
Marleny Prada De La Cruz
Arlene Oliveira Souza
Yao Fu
Larissa Trierveiler-Pereira
Yadav Uprety
Heron Luis Barros
Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro de Oliveira
Stéphanie M. Carrière
Rayane Karoline Silva dos Santos
Maria Julia Ferreira
Ouerle Chao
Kaique Caetano Silva
Naji Sulaiman
Paula Thayanne Mata
Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves
Flávia da Luz Tavares Barbosa
José Cicero Oliveira da Silva
Elcida de Lima Araújo
Micheas Barboza da Silva Filho
Anna Karolina Martins Borges
Arthur Vinícius Isidorio Ferreira
João Victor Alves Cipriano
Eric Bem dos Santos
Ingrid da Silva Lima
José Juliano Lucena da Silva
Marcos Lucas dos Santos Vieira
Carlos Henrique Tavares Mendes
Bruno Nascimento da Silva
Rayssa Lima dos Santos
Guillaume Odonne
Edwine Soares de Oliveira
Bianca Melo de Oliveira
Marina Sunshine Souza Lobo dos Santos
Bruna Ferreira de Barros
Oliver Lopes dos Santos
João Victor Mendes da Silva
Geane Limeira da Silva
Valdir de Moura Brito Junior
Title: Recife Charter – Pathways for the future of ethnobiology
Description:
At the 5th International School of Ethnobiology in Recife (4–5 November 2025), researchers from Brazil and around the world gathered in a spirit of collaboration and shared purpose to envision the future of ethnobiology.
This document presents the central agreements and commitments from this transformative meeting, affirming the imperative for an ethnobiology that is theoretically robust, socially relevant, and ethically responsible.
The Recife Charter sets forth guiding principles and bold strategic actions for the decades ahead, championing epistemic justice, co-creation, social relevance, methodological rigor, broadened ethics, and responsible use of technology.
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