Recife Charter – Pathways for the future of ethnobiology

Ethnobiology and Conservation 2026 Open access

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Authors: 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, Aníbal Silva Cantalice
+45 more Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos da Silva, LUIZ FELIPE PEREIRA DA SILVA, Cosmin Marius Ivașcu, Tamires Maria da Silva, Zbyněk Polesný, Ana Haydée 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 Oliveira, Stéphanie M. Carrière, Rayane Karoline Silva dos Santos, Maria Julia Ferreira, Ouerle Chao, Kaique Caetano Silva, Naji Sulaiman, Paula Thayanne da Mata, Rômulo Romeu 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 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 Júnior
DOI: 10.15451/ec2026-02-15-06-1-9
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Abstract

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.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Conservation Biodiversity and Resource Management

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Journal / source
Ethnobiology and Conservation
Volume
15
Publication date
18 February 2026
Language
EN