Recife Charter – Pathways for the future of ethnobiology
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.
Authors
- Zbyněk Polesný (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0175-9847)
- Edwine Soares de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2282-8522)
- Rafael Marques Guimarães Konopczyk
- Marleny Prada De La Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8686-9097)
- José Cicero Oliveira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4108-7250)
- Carlos Henrique Tavares Mendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5562-3657)
- Aníbal Silva Cantalice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0205-5219)
- Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-188X)
- Micheas Barboza da SILVA FILHO
- Elcida de Lima Araujo
- Rayssa Lima dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-2228)
- Guillaume Odonne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1643-309X)
- Kaique Caetano Silva
- Tamires Maria da Silva
- Bruno Nascimento da Silva
- Eric Bem dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4008-2800)
- Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4296-0117)
- Anna Karolina Martins Borges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4985-9927)
- Alice Medeiros Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8818-2181)
- Ana H. Ladio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-6704)
- Geane Limeira da Silva
- Maria Lorena da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7673-3871)
- Larissa Trierveiler‐Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-2083)
- Bruna Ferreira de Barros
- Catalina Rico Lenta
- Thais Samila de Oliveira Ferraz
- Ouerle Chao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3706-1643)
- LUIZ FELIPE PEREIRA DA SILVA
- Rayane Karoline Silva dos Santos
- João Victor Mendes da Silva
- Marina Barros Abreu
- Ina Vandebroek
- José Juliano Lucena da Silva
- Washington Soares FERREIRA JÚNIOR
- Bianca Melo de Oliveira
- João Victor Alves Cipriano
- Yadav Uprety
- Marcos Lucas dos Santos Vieira
- Oliver Lopes dos Santos
- Ingrid da Silva Lima
- Elena Castiñeira Latorre
- Flávia da Luz Tavares Barbosa
- Cosmin Marius Ivașcu
- Paula Thayanne Mata
- Arlene Oliveira Souza
- Arthur Vinícius Isidorio Ferreira
- Vitória Daniela Figueredo Dutra da Silva
- Marina Sunshine Souza Lobo dos Santos
- Abdullah Abdullah
- Naji Sulaiman
- Yao Fu
- Maria das Graças Nogueira Ferreira
- Heron Luis Barros
- Valdir de Moura Brito Junior
- Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
- Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (BR)
- University of the West Indies System (JM)
- Kunming Institute of Botany (CN)
- Tribhuvan University (NP)
- Universidade Federal da Paraíba (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
- Universidad de la República de Uruguay (UY)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (BR)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- University of French Guiana (GF)
- West University of Timişoara (RO)
- University of Gastronomic Sciences (IT)
- Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Roraima (BR)
- Instituto Federal do Amazonas (BR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- Universidade Federal do Amazonas (BR)
- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (BR)
- Universidad Nacional del Comahue (AR)
- Universidade de Pernambuco (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Alagoas (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ethnobiology and Conservation
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15451/ec2026-02-15-06-1-9
- Primary Topic
- Women's cancer prevention and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco