Traditional forest-related knowledge [electronic resource] : sustaining communities, ecosystems and biocultural diversity / John A. Parrotta, Ronald L. Trosper, editors.

Exploring a topic of vital and ongoing importance, Traditional Forest Knowledge examines the history, current status and trends in the development and application of traditional forest knowledge by local and indigenous communities worldwide. It considers the interplay between traditional beliefs and...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Parrotta, John A., Trosper, Ronald L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, ©2012.
Series:World forests ; 12.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Growing Importance of Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge
  • Africa
  • Latin America-Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile
  • Amazonia
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
  • Northeast Asia
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Western Pacific
  • Globalisation, Local Communities, and Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge
  • Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge and Climate Change
  • Ethics and Research Methodologies for the Study of Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge
  • The Unique Character of Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge: Threats and Challenges Ahead.