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Ethnobiology

Ethnobiology is the study of how people interact with and use the plants and animals around them. Ethnobiology looks at how people use plants and animals for food, medicine, clothing and other things. It also looks at how people interact with the environment around them, including how people take care of rivers, forests and other ecosystems. Ethnobiology research helps us better understand how people use and depend on their natural environment.