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| Personal Name | Abucot, Jaylord S. |
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| Resource Title | MIS[bo]tika: an integrated bioculture-led landscape planning framework for the safeguarding and management of the ethnopharmacological landscape of Siquijor Island, Philippines |
| Date Issued | June 2026 |
| Abstract | Siquijor is an island with a long-standing tradition of folk healing grounded in the use of medicinal plants. However, the rapid tourism development along with climate change and environmental degradation might increasingly threaten the very same resources and knowledge domains of plants, limited attention has been given to the spatial preservation of Siquijor's ethnopharmacological landscapes. To address, the study develops a bioculture-led landscape planning framework using a mixed-method, interdisciplinary approach combining interviews with government agencies, experts, and folk healers, alongside ecological field assessment and GSI-based spatial analysis. Cultural Keystone Species (CKS) were identified through Relative Importance (RI) from four ethnopharmacological surveys (2014-2019), field validation using Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) and qualitative cultural significance criteria. Biotope mapping and evaluation were conducted using QGIS; while Drivers-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses (DPSIR) framework examined the socio-ecological dynamics. Findings reveal only 14 out of 1,467 biotope units function as key biocultural landscapes, concentrated in upland forest systems, particularly Mt. Bandilaan and Canghaling-Bulalakaw, while the Senora River functions as a key biocultural corridor. Major CKS emerges namely the Lubi (COCOs nucifera), valued for its medicinal and symbolic value; and the pahauli group of plants, associated with healing spiritually rooted illness. Scenario-based evaluation identified the "Mystic and Healing" scenario as the most culturally responsive landscape management approach as it demonstrates the strongest integration of ecological, cultural, and socio-economic objectives. Overall, the study proposes a spatially explicit and replicable biocultural landscape framework for safeguarding ethnopharmacological landscapes in the rapidly developing Siquijor Island. |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Landscape Architecture |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Landscape ecology--Siquijor Island; Ethnopharmacology--Siquijor Island; Traditional medicine--Siquijor Island; biocultural landscapes |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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