Human impacts on Amazonia : the role of traditional ecological knowledge in conservation and development /

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From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from environmenta...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Posey, Darrell Addison, 1947- (Editor), Balick, Michael J., 1952- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2006]
Series:Biology and resource management in the tropics series.
Subjects:
Ethnoecology > Amazon River Region.
Traditional ecological knowledge > Amazon River Region.
Indians of South America > Ethnobotany > Amazon River Region.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Amazon River Region.
Soil degradation > Amazon River Region.
Environmental degradation > Amazon River Region.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Ecology
Environmental degradation
Indians of South America > Ethnobotany
Ethnoecology
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Soil degradation
Traditional ecological knowledge
Regenwald
Mensch
Humanökologie
Anthropogener Einfluss
Lokales Wissen
Amazon River Region > Environmental conditions.
Amazon River Region
Amazonastiefland
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