Conservation of Neotropical Forests: Working from Traditional Resource Use

Author:   Kent Redford ,  Christine Padoch
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
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9780231076036


Pages:   475
Publication Date:   16 November 1999
Format:   Paperback
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The destruction of tropical forests is intimately intertwined with the fate of the rural poor who rely on this resource for their livelihood. Conservation of Neotropical Forests provides important information for understanding the interactions of forest peoples and forest resources in the lowland tropics of Central and South America. This interdisciplinary study features experts from both the natural and social sciences to illuminate the present dilemma of conserving neotropical resources. These contributors-who are responsible for some of the most promising work in cultural and biodiversity conservation-investigate the patterns of traditional resource use, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of existing research, and explore innovative directions for furthering the interdisciplinary conservationist agenda.

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Author:   Kent Redford ,  Christine Padoch
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9780231076036


ISBN 10:   0231076037
Pages:   475
Publication Date:   16 November 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1. Traditional Peoples and the Biosphere: Framing the Issues and Defining the Terms, by Marianne Schmink, Kent H. Redford, and Christine Padoch I. Indigenous Peoples: Introduction, by Kent H. Redford and Christine Padoch 2. Interpreting and Applying the Reality of Indigenous Concepts: What is Necessary to Learn from the Natives?, by Darrell Addison Posey 3. People of the Fallow: A Historical Ecology of Foraging in Lowland South America, by William Balee 4. Traditional Productive Systems of the Awa (Cuaiquer) Indians of Southwestern Colombia and Neighboring Ecuador, by Jorge E. Orejuela 5. Resource Use, Traditional Technology, and Change Among Native Peoples of Lowland South America, by Hillard Kaplan and Kate Kopischke 6. Neotropical Indigenous Hunters and Their Neighbors: Siriono, Chimane, and Yuqui Hunting on the Bolivian Fronteir, by Allyn MacLean Stearman II. Folk Societies: Introduction, by Kent H. Redford and Christine Padoch 7. Caboclo and Ribereno Resource Management in Amazonia: A Review, by Mario Hiraoka 8. Diversity, Variation, and Change in Ribereno Agriculture, by Christine Padoch and Wil De Jong 9. The Logic of Extraction: Resource Management and Income Generation by Extractive Producers in the Amazon Estuary, by Anthony B. Anderson and Edviges Marta Ioris III. Case Studies of Resource Management Projects in Protected and Unprotected Areas: Institutional Perspectives: Introduction, by Kent H. Redford and Christine Padoch 10. Xateros, Chicleros, and Pimenteros: Harvesting Renewable Tropical Forest Resources in the Guatemalan Peten, by James D. Nations 11. The Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area of Belize, by F. William Burley 12. The Chimane Conservation Program in Beni, Bolivia: An Effort for Local Participation, by Liliana C. Campos Dudley 13. The Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve: Human Needs and Natural Resource Conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon, by Flavio Coello Hinojosa 14. The Wildlands and Human Needs Program: Putting Rural Development to Work for Conservation, by Dennis Glick and Michael Wright 15. Building Institutions for Sustainable Development in Acre, Brazil, by Marianne Schmink IV. New Directions in Research and Action: Introduction, by Kent H. Redford and Christine Padoch 16. Amuesha Forest Use and Management: An Integration of Indigenous Use and Natural Forest Management, by Jan Salick 17. Incorporation of Game Animals into Small-Scale Agroforestry Systems in the Neotropics, by Kent H. Redford, Bert Klein, and Carolina Murcia 18. Common Property Resources in the Neotropics: Theory, Management Progress, and an Action Agenda, by Peter H. May 19. Valuing Land Uses in Amazonia: Colonist Agriculture, Cattle, and Petty Extraction in Comparative Perspective, by Susanne B. Hecht 20. Buying in the Forests: A New Program to Market Sustainably Collected Tropical Forest Products Protects Forest and Forest Residents, by Jason Clay 21. Neotropical Moist Forests: Priorities for the Next Two Decades, by Robert J.A. Goodland

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Successfully bridges the gap between conservationists, anthropologists, and economists. Though it deals specifically with neotropical forests, it is essential reading for anyone involved in conservation of forests and their inhabitants, human or non-human, in all parts of the globe. -- The Environmentalist


"""Successfully bridges the gap between conservationists, anthropologists, and economists. Though it deals specifically with neotropical forests, it is essential reading for anyone involved in conservation of forests and their inhabitants, human or non-human, in all parts of the globe."" -- ""The Environmentalist"""


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Kent H. Redford is director of the international program for Biodiversity Analysis and Coordination at the Wildlife Conservation Society. He has done extensive field research in Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia and has published many scientific papers. Christine Padoch is associate scientist, Institute of Economic Botany.

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