The knowledge, values, and practices of Indigenous peoples and local communities offer
ways to understand and better address social-environmental problems. The article reviews …

Background Unravelling domestication processes is crucial for understanding how species
respond to anthropogenic pressures, forecasting crop responses to future global changes …

The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play
critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization …

The first exploited and domesticated olive forms are still unknown. The exceptionally well-
preserved stones from the submerged Hishuley Carmel site (Israel), dating from the middle …

Agroforestry landscapes in the Mediterranean Basin have emerged in a co-evolution
between humans and nature and provide numerous ecosystem services to society. Tree …

A comprehensive effort was devoted to exploring, collecting and characterizing the local
Maltese olive germplasm, often represented by ancient, monumental trees and by plants of …

Background and aims–The thermophilous woodlands of the Mediterranean region constitute
reservoirs of genetic resources for several fruit trees. Among them, the carob tree (Ceratonia …

Much evidence supports the ecological and agronomic benefits of diversity, of both crops
and environments, for building resilience and sustainability in agroecosystems. Farmers' …

Hassa district, located in the Eastern Mediterranean, is within the borders of Mesopotamia
and the Levant region. This study evaluated genetic diversity in wild genotypes in this …

Intense research efforts over the last two decades have renewed our understanding of plant
phylogeography and domestication in the Mediterranean basin. Here we aim to investigate …