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

摘要: From the pre-Columbian era to present, native Amazonians have shaped land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast colonial contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from environmental scientists, botanists, anthropologists, this volume explores various effects human development on Amazonia. The contributors argue that protecting drawing local knowledge values, further ruin can be avoided.