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Biography

Dr. Dave Buenavista is a Professor at Central Mindanao University, Philippines. He earned his Ph.D. in Conservation Biology as a Newton Scholar from Bangor University in Wales, UK for his work on quantitative ethobotany and biocultural conservation. His research focuses on the indigenous food system within the context of achieving the UN SDGs, protecting and conserving indigenous cultures, and biocultural refugia. This includes developing innovative approach in bridging indigenous knowledge and science-based knowledge systems. Apart from rights-based conservation, he also engaged in biodiversity research, particularly on the taxonomy and ecology of flora and fauna in Mindanao.

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Employment (1)

Central Mindanao University: Maramag Bukidnon, PH

2011 to 2016 | Assistant Professor (Department of Biology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Bangor University: Bangor, Gwynedd, GB

2017-02-01 to 2021-07-01 | PhD Conservation Biology (School of Natural Sciences)
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Central Mindanao University: Maramag Bukidnon, PH

2004 to 2014 | B.Sc.(Cum Laude)-M.Sc. Biology (Department of Biology)
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Works (13)

DIVERSITY OF MANGROVES AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS IN MANDANGISIAO ESTUARY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, PHILIPPINES

REINWARDTIA
2024-06-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.55981/reinwardtia.2024.4604
Contributors: WELLA BABE O. SITOY; DAVE P. BUENAVISTA
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Amphibians in the natural and human-modified ecosystems at the Center for Ecological Development and Recreation (CEDAR), Bukidnon, the Philippines

Journal of Animal Diversity
2023-10-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.61186/JAD.2023.5.3.8
Contributors: Khean Harvey S. Acuevas; Dave P. Buenavista
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People and Mangroves: Biocultural Utilization of Mangrove Forest Ecosystem in Southeast Asia

Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
2023-08-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.21463/jmic.2023.12.2.07
Part of ISSN: 2212-6821
Contributors: Dave Buenavista; Hery Purnobasuki
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Any alternatives to rice? Ethnobotanical insights into the dietary use of edible plants by the Higaonon tribe in Bukidnon Province, the Philippines

Regional Sustainability
2022-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsus.2022.04.002
Contributors: Dave Paladin Buenavista; Eefke Maria Mollee; Morag McDonald
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Begonia bangsamoro (Begoniaceae, section Petermannia, a new species from Mindanao Island, the Philippines

Phytotaxa
2021-04-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.497.1.4
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From poison to food: On the molecular identity and indigenous peoples’ utilisation of poisonous “Lab-o” (Wild Yam, Dioscoreaceae) in Bukidnon, Philippines

Cogent Food & Agriculture
2021-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2020.1870306
Contributors: Dave P. Buenavista; Nikko Manuel A. Dinopol; Eefke Mollee; Morag McDonald; Fatih Yildiz
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Asian Indigeneity, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Challenges of the 2030 Agenda

East Asian Community Review
2018-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1057/s42215-018-00010-0
Contributors: Dave P. Buenavista; Sophie Wynne-Jones; Morag McDonald
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Comparative morpho-anatomical studies of Hoya incrassate and Hoya soligamiana (Apocynaceae) from Mount Hamiguitan, Philippines

Ruhuna Journal of Science
2018-06-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4038/rjs.v9i1.34
Part of ISSN: 2536-8400
Part of ISSN: 1800-279X
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Elevational Pattern of Orchid Rarity and Endemism in Mt. Kalatungan, Mindanao Island, Philippines

Journal of Tropical Life Science
2018-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11594/jtls.08.02.03
Part of ISSN: 2087-5517
Part of ISSN: 2527-4376
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Amphibian and reptile diversity in Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park, Philippines

Environmental and Experimental Biology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.22364/eeb.15.11
Part of ISSN: 2255-9582
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Contributions To The Orchid Flora Of Mindanao Long-Term Ecological Research Sites, Philippines

Zenodo
2017-09-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.963339
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Dave Buenavista

A New Cylindrolobus (Orchidaceae) Species from Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines

Orchideen Journal
2016 | Journal article
ISSN: 2195-772X
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Dave Buenavista

Antimicrobial, Antipyretic, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Selected Philippine Medicinal Pteridophytes

Asian Journal of Biodiversity
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7828/ajob.v5i1.479
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Peer review (13 reviews for 9 publications/grants)

Review activity for Cogent environmental science. (2)
Review activity for Cogent food & agriculture. (3)
Review activity for Food, culture, & society. (1)
Review activity for Heliyon. (1)
Review activity for Journal of threatened taxa. (1)
Review activity for Nutrition and health. (1)
Review activity for Philippine journal of science. (2)
Review activity for Social sciences & humanities open. (1)
Review activity for Vegetos. (1)
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