03398nas a2200349   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001500043653001100058653001500069653003100084653002300115653003300138653002900171653002000200653002900220653001100249653001500260653002200275653002200297653002300319100002200342700002900364700002200393700001700415700001500432245007900447856014800526490000700674520234700681022002003028                                       d10aBow-making10aBrazil10aBrazilwood10aCultural-ecological system10aecosystem services10aIntangible cultural heritage10aPaubrasilia echinata Lam10aPernambuco wood10aSocial-ecological system10aUNESCO10aangiosperm10acultural heritage10aecosystem service10aendangered species1 aSilke Lichtenberg1 aElisabeth Huber-Sannwald1 aJuan Reyes-Aguero1 aDieter Anhuf1 aUdo Nehren00aPau-brasil and string instrument bows telecouple nature, art, and heritage  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129943919&doi=10.5751%2fES-13047-270132&partnerID=40&md5=793ed99b7297fbc7e73812acd309c5860 v273 aThe wood of the pau-brasil tree (Paubrasilia echinata Lam., formerly Caesalpinia echinata Lam.) is used worldwide as raw material for the construction of high-quality bows for string instruments. Alternative tree species are rarely accepted by professional musicians, or by bow and violin makers. Historical overexploitation of this endemic species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlântica), a global biodiversity hotpot including UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites, and illegal trade have caused drastic declines in its natural abundance. Pau-brasil is now classified as an endangered species and listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Traditional bow-making craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage, depends heavily on the high-quality pau-brasil wood. This complex situation presents unprecedented cross-continental transdisciplinary challenges. In order to target the protection of this coupled natural/cultural heritage, this work frames and examines the pau-brasil/bow-making cultural-ecological system as a complex telecoupled system linked by cultural ecosystem services provided by the pau-brasil, as well as the relationships and cultural exchanges among key actors. Using historical trajectory analysis, we identify past, present, and potential future trigger events, key drivers, and key system variables that explain the dynamics, feedback, and resilience of this complex multidimensional system. Furthermore, with a cross-scale social and power relations analysis, we examine the level of dependencies and influences of contemporary key actors on the ecosystem services provided by the pau-brasil and their interconnections, in order to ultimately identify their level of disadvantage regarding the pau-brasil. Finally, we discuss the potential of this novel cultural-ecological system approach to (i) interlink science, nature, and art, (ii) reconcile the currently competing protection aims of natural and cultural heritage elements, and (iii) provide future trajectories regarding the resilience and sustainable development of this pau-brasil/bowmaking cultural-ecological system. We advocate for this novel path forward toward sustainable transformation of complex culturalecological systems urgently needed to navigate our increasingly telecoupled world.  a17083087 (ISSN)