Sloanea esmeraldana Pal.-Duque, sp. nov. (Elaeocarpaceae) from the Chocó Department (Colombia). by Leonardo Palacios-Duque

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Comunidades Embera y Wounaan del departamento de Chocó: prácticas de cuidado durante el proceso de gestación / The Wounaan and Embera communities from the Chocó department: care practices during pregnancy by María del Pilar Oviedo C, Andrea Hernández Q, Blanca P. Mantilla U, Karen N. Arias P, Nieves Z. Flórez G

“…Conclusiones: las comunidades Embera y Wounaan realizan diversas prácticas de cuidado alrededor de la gestación que propenden por la protección de la vida de la gestante y del bebé, es así como la pareja, la familia y la comunidad en algunos momentos acompañan a la mujer Objective: to describe the care practices during pregnancy of the Embera and Wounaan communities from the Chocó department. Methodology: an exploratory qualitative study was carried out;data was collected through in-depth interviews with pregnant indigenous women, indigenous women who are health leaders in their communities and with men who are leaders and promoters among the Wounaan and Embera communities in the Chocó department.A total of 19 interviews were conducted and the Taylor & Bogdan methodological design was used to analyze them. …”
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Resettlement after forced displacement: Two ethnic Colombian communities by Philippe Chenut Correa, Myriam Ocampo Prado

“…In this article, the process of reterritorialization is studied based on two distinct communities: Afro-Colombians displaced from Medio Atrato region, situated on The Chocó Department, and peasants-indigenous from the Nasa ethnic group displaced from Alto Naya region, situated on the Cauca Department.…”
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In Vitro Inhibitory Activities against α-Glucosidase, α-Amylase, and Pancreatic Lipase of Medicinal Plants Commonly Used in Chocó (Colombia) for Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Treatme... by Kevin P. Lévuok-Mena, Oscar J. Patiño-Ladino, Juliet A. Prieto-Rodríguez

“…Plant-based therapies are widely utilized for treating diseases in approximately 80% of the global population, including Colombia’s Chocó Department. This study aimed to identify and evaluate plants with significant therapeutic value for obesity and diabetes in Chocó. …”
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Evaluation of bivalve spat recruitment in artificial collectors to identify potential species for small-scale farming in the north Pacific coast of Colombia by Natasha Valencia-Martínez, Olivia Saiz-M, Diego Fernando Córdoba-Rojas, Alan Giraldo

“…To assess their potential, artificial substrates were exposed to different depths (3, 6, 9, and 12 m) during three immersion times (two, four, and six months) in five collecting stations along Bahía Cupica (Chocó department). Only Pinctada mazatlanica (Hanley, 1856) spat were recruited over the entire period, reaching up to 3.70 ± 5.76 individuals/collector (mean ± SD) on the external stations. …”
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