Over the course of the next month we'll be sharing highlights from the first official issue of "Ethnobotany and Economic Botany". Be sure to check out these exciting new papers, starting with "Understanding the Medicinal Orchid Trade in Central Nepal Through Harvest Monitoring"!
Our first issue under the new title: "Ethnobotany and Economic Botany" has been published!
Log into your account at https://t.co/RFFh9iWXMl to check out this exciting release, with topics from the medicinal Orchid trade in Nepal, to the conservation of Wild Olive in Ethiopia.
Names carry vision, identity, and direction. We’re proud to announce that the "Journal of Economic Botany" is now the "Journal of Ethnobotany and Economic Botany" — reflecting our evolving scope as well as the dynamic and interdisciplinary nature of our work.
Check out this paper on urban foraging in Indonesia in our last Special Issue of Economic Botany! Log in at https://t.co/RFFh9iWXMl to access this and so much more 🌿
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Meet #SEB2026 Distinguished Ethnobotanist Award recipient, Tinde van Andel, professor of Ethnobotany at Leiden University & Senior Researcher at Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
Don't miss her special lecture on 3 June 2026!
Learn more here: https://t.co/HSFTnskDsh
Meet #SEB2026 speaker, Xiaoyue Li, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at SMU.
Don't miss her lecture: "Why Ethnobotany Matters Now: Indigenous Knowledge, Planetary Health, and the Questions We're Not Asking."
To learn more, visit: https://t.co/HSFTnskDsh
Don't miss this paper on wild food foraging in the Karakorum mountains in our latest Special Issue of Economic Botany!
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Calling SEB Students! We are looking for a Social Media Manager to help promote SEB & its publications. The position is fully remote, ~ 1 hour per week, and pays $750 per year. Apply by June 18, 2026!
Scan the QR codes in the graphic for the application and full job description.
The spring edition of SEB’s biannual newsletter “Plants and People” has been published!
Log in at https://t.co/icmlMdUjsw to read more about scheduling and field trips for the upcoming SEB conference in Montpellier, as well as a special interview with Prof. Tinde van Andel.
Meet #SEB2026 speaker, Kenza Benabderrazik, researcher & lecturer at ETH Zürich!
Her lecture, "Cultivating a Third Space: Experimental Pathways for Agroecological Transformation," reimagines how science, art, & community can drive food system change.
https://t.co/HSFTnskDsh
Have you had a chance to read this paper on the resilience of Pomak TEK in our last issue of "Economic Botany"? If not, log in to your account on https://t.co/RFFh9iWXMl and check it out!
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Meet #SEB2026 speaker, Darío Iza Pilaquinga, poet, activist, & president of the Kitu Kara People's Governing Council
His keynote, "La pachamama como titular de derechos – Pachamama as Rights Holder," explores the rights of nature & Indigenous resistance.
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Meet our opening keynote speaker and 2026 SEB Mid-Career Excellence Award winner, Sandrine Gallois!
Her keynote, "Knowledge in Motion: Rethinking Human-plant Relationships through a Holistic Approach," kicks off #SEB2026 on June 1, 2026.
Learn More: https://t.co/HSFTnskDsh
Here is a preview of the February 2026 SEB Student Café featuring Morgan Ruelle titled, "Cultivating options: Engaging farmers in discussions of diversity."
A final spring Café will be announced soon!
To see the entire #SEBStudentCafé recording, visit: https://t.co/Iw88n1EqCr
The Call for Abstracts is open for the 14th SEB-K & 7th NAPRECA-K Joint International Virtual Conference, June 18-19, 2026! This year's theme: "Indigenous Knowledge and Innovations in Natural Products Research."
Abstract deadline is June 5, 2026.
https://t.co/o43HMD1mtN!
Don't miss your chance to sign up for the Camargue field trip this year at #SEB2026! Register now before it fills up.
For more information, visit: https://t.co/AecECeKV2z
Don't miss this paper on mushroom harvesting in the Mid-Atlantic in our latest Special Issue of Economic Botany!
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Last chance! Tomorrow, April 24th, is the final day to register at early registration rates for the 2026 SEB Annual Meeting!
Join us in beautiful Montpellier, France, May 31 – June 4 for the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnobotany.
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Have you had a chance to learn about digital media's influence on ghost pipe medicinal uses in our latest Economic Botany volume?
Check it out now at https://t.co/icmlMdUjsw!
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Reminder! Field trips for the #SEB2026 Annual Meeting are filling up fast. Don't miss your chance to explore beautiful Montpellier, France.
Also, early registration for the conference ends April 24th, register now!
Learn more about field trips, here: https://t.co/AecECeKV2z