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The evolution of Flora in the Island of S. Tomé: the social, economic and environmental impacts of colonisation

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dc.contributor.authorMadaleno, Isabel Maria
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-26T16:10:26Z
dc.date.available2021-01-26T16:10:26Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe Island of S. Tomé, located in the Gulf of Guinea, is part of one of the smallest countries on Earth, registering only 163,784 residents. It is also a very biodiverse equatorial environment, discovered by the Portuguese, in 1470. Exuberant native vegetation covers most of the island, even though it has suffered logging in order to give way to sugar plantations between 1494 and 1610, as well as coffee and cocoa plantations from 1780 onwards. Current submission stems from research conducted in the now independent country, in 2019, by the University of Lisbon. The objective was to find out if the depredation suffered in colonial times had any significant impacts on the environment, on food security and on the wellbeing of the Gulf of Guinea islanders. Methodology was three-fold: (1) examination of old manuscripts and recent literature about the history of plantations, so as to enumerate the plant species existent in the beginning of colonisation and the ones introduced during colonisation; (2) survey to fifty urban residents, in modern times, so as to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of Portuguese presence and economic management; (3) identification of flora. The in-depth interviews aimed four focus groups: (i) fruit, roots, staples, spices, and medicinal plant traders, found in markets and along the streets (74%); (ii) urban and peri-urban farmers that cultivated food plants, spices and medicinal flora (20%); (iii) traditional healers also involved in flora cultivation (4%); (iv) one touristic guide that traded medicines grown and processed in a Botanical Garden, located further inland (2%). The survey accounted for 111 botanical species, some of which were native. The hope is to contribute for a better understanding of the evolution of flora consumption in Africa, and to explain why there was no serious depredation in this Gulf of Guinea Equatorial environment.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMadaleno, Isabel (2020). The evolution of Flora in the Island of S. Tomé: the social, economic and environmental impacts of colonisation. International Journal of Environmental Impacts, 3(3), 207-218. Doi:10.2495/EI-V3-N3-207-218pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.2495/EI-V3-N3-207-218pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2398-2659
dc.identifier.issn2398-2640
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/45929
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWit Presspt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.witpress.com/elibrary/ei-volumes/3/3/2697pt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmentpt_PT
dc.subjectEquatorialpt_PT
dc.subjectS. Tomépt_PT
dc.subjectNutritionpt_PT
dc.subjectMedicinespt_PT
dc.subjectFlorapt_PT
dc.subjectAfricapt_PT
dc.titleThe evolution of Flora in the Island of S. Tomé: the social, economic and environmental impacts of colonisationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage218pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage207pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Impacts: Management, Mitigation and Recoverypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume3pt_PT
person.familyNameMadaleno
person.givenNameisabel Maria
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6630-3133
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