{"id":183,"date":"2025-12-20T01:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T01:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2026-05-02T23:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T23:50:36","slug":"research-principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Research principles"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”bnr-ethno”][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Our research principles” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231b330d” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]At E&Z, our research is guided by a commitment to ethical, context-aware, and responsible science. As a group that often collaborates with traditional communities that steward pharmacological and medicinal knowledge, we recognize that one-size-fits-all approaches rarely work. Instead, each of our projects is adapted to the specific cultural, ecological and legal landscape in which it operates, ensuring that our work honors local customs and protects the rights of traditional knowledge holders and nature.<\/p>\n

We rely on international frameworks such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Nagoya Protocol, as well as national and regional regulations, to guide our work. However, we believe that legal compliance alone is not enough. At our research group, we aim to move beyond duties and cultivate research practices that are genuinely collaborative and mutually rewarding.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”184″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”sec5-home research-sec”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Ethical collaboration with
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We are deeply committed to conducting fair and horizontal research with our collaborators. Every collaboration is guided by respect, transparency, and mutual benefits. Throughout our practice we ensure that knowledge holders and communities are active participants, not just sources of information. To do this, we co-design research approaches, share findings through workshops, and strive to maintain an ongoing dialogue, even once the research is finished. Our goal is to create equitable, context-sensitive partnerships that honor the expertise and rights of those who have safeguarded these practices for generations, acknowledging that we are not “discovering” new medicines but rather learning about them from those who have held this knowledge from time immemorial.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1766193502235{background-image: url(https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rectangle-15-1.png?id=189) !important;}” el_class=”sec2-research”][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_single_image image=”190″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Sustainable research & conservation” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231f251c” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Protecting and safeguarding the environment is just as valuable to us as ensuring ethical and horizontal collaborations, in fact, for us they are practically the same. The traditional communities we work with often hold deep-rooted conservation practices and ways of living that sustain both people and ecosystems. At E&Z, we learn from these traditions, put them into practice, and help carry them forward so that others can also benefit from their wisdom.<\/p>\n

From responsible sample collection to supporting local conservation initiatives, we strive not only to advance health research but also to ensure that the species, habitats, and communities we work with continue to thrive for generations to come.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1769295773844{margin-top: 80px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rectangle-15-1.png?id=189) !important;}” el_class=”sec2-research”][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”7\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1769295767208{padding-right: 60px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231f251c” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]We are committed to fostering a research environment that is respectful, inclusive, and safe for everyone. Our group actively supports diversity in all its forms and does not tolerate sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia, ableism, or any other form of discrimination or harassment. We value people as whole and recognize that different backgrounds, identities, ways of thinking, and ways of working as essential strengths in scientific practice.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_single_image image=”190″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”sec3-research”][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Participatory, circular research cycle” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231b330d” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]As a direct outcome of the principles outlined above, we\u2019ve developed the participatory, circular research cycle described on the right. This approach ensures that communities are active partners throughout the research process, that ecological and cultural knowledge is respected and protected, and that scientific insights are generated responsibly and shared thoughtfully. 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