@article{fdi:010094288,
  title = {{R}epositories of biocultural diversity : {T}oward best practices for empowering ethnobotany in digital herbaria},
  author = {{H}art, {R}. and {F}onseca-{K}ruel, {V}. and {D}alcin, {E}. and {A}lexandre, {E}. {D}. {L}. and {P}ace, {M}. and {S}chmull, {M}. and {B}eltran-{R}odríguez, {L}. and {M}urguía-{R}omero, {M}. and {F}lores-{C}amargo, {D}. {G}. and {M}apes-{S}ánchez, {C}. and {N}esbitt, {M}. and {R}omero, {C}. and {T}ownesmith, {A}. and {S}alick, {J}. and {M}c{A}lvay, {A}. and {O}tero-{W}alker, {K}. {R}. and {B}alick, {M}. {J}. and {G}olan, {J}. and {H}offman, {B}. and {L}eonard, {K}. and {M}attalia, {G}iulia and {O}donne, {G}. and {P}rehn, {A}. and {V}andebroek, {I}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ocietal {I}mpact {S}tatement {A}s herbaria digitize millions of plant specimens, ethnobotanical information associated with them is becoming increasingly accessible. {T}hese biocultural data include plant uses, names, and/or management practices of {I}ndigenous {P}eoples and {L}ocal {C}ommunities ({IPLC}s). {H}owever, the absence of shared curatorial standards limits accessibility and use by {IPLC}s and others. {W}e estimated and characterized ethnobotanical data associated with herbarium specimens and provide here key considerations for future work. {W}e identified a proportionally small, yet collectively significant, number of ethnobotanical specimens, and call for coordinating best practices among global herbaria to locate, acknowledge, and responsibly share this information, together with source communities.{S}ummary {A}s herbaria digitize millions of plant specimens, those containing biocultural information are becoming increasingly accessible. {T}his information - also known as ethnobotanical data - holds both cultural and scientific value, and may include plant uses, vernacular names, local species concepts, cultural values, and plant management practices of {I}ndigenous {P}eoples and {L}ocal {C}ommunities ({IPLC}s). {H}owever, the lack of coordinated curatorial standards currently limits both the accessibility and effective use of this information by {IPLC}s, ethnobotanists, and others. {T}o address this gap, we quantitatively estimated and characterized ethnobotanical information associated with herbarium specimens and offer key considerations to guide future work. {W}e identified a proportionally small -yet collectively significant- number of ethnobotanical specimens, comprising approximately 1.6% of all specimen records and representing hundreds of thousands of specimens in the surveyed herbaria. {W}e advocate for coordinating best practices to locate, acknowledge, and ethically share this information among herbaria, working together with source communities and through global cooperation.},
  keywords = {biocultural collections ; data sovereignty ; digitization ; ethnobiology ; indigenous and local knowledge ; languages ; plant taxonomy ; traditional ; ecological knowledge},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}lants {P}eople {P}lanet},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[9 p.]},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1002/ppp3.70052},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094288},
}