DIRE DAWA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

Introduction to Ethnobiology Assignment

After reading your module thoroughly and other relevant materials, answer the following questions. Make sure your answer is clear and concise.

1. Wild plants and animals give various benefits to humans. Conduct a survey in your locality and report how people use wild plants and animals. (5 points)

2. Explain etic and emic ideas in ethnobiology. (2 points)

3. Ethiopians have traditional natural resource management practices. Discuss the traditional resource management methods and their limitations in Ethiopia. (3 points)

4. Conduct an ethnobotanical mini-survey in your locality by categorizing plants into medicinal plants, vegetables, and wild edible plants. Report your findings. (5 points)

5. The diversity of medicinal plants is higher in heterogeneous cultures. Explain why. (2 points)

6. Explain the contribution of indigenous knowledge in the conservation of natural resources in the Ethiopian context. (3 points)

7. Compare and contrast basic ethnobiology and applied ethnobiology. (5 points)

8. Write a paragraph on the direct and indirect economic value of wild plants and animals, based on information from local informants. (5 points)

9. Ask local people about the traditional medicines obtained from natural products to cure human ailments and write a report. (7 points)