Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge Sustaining Communities, Ecosystems and Biocultural Diversity /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Parrotta, John A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Trosper, Ronald L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: World Forests, 12
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Philosophy of nature.; Ecology.; Forestry.; Environment.; Nature conservation.; Social sciences.; Life Sciences.; Environment, general.; Social Sciences, general.; Nature Conservation.; Philosophy of Nature.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Introduction: The Growing Importance of Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge
• 2. Africa
• 3. Latin America—Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile
• 4. Amazonia
• 5. North America
• 6. Europe
• 7. Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
• 8. Northeast Asia
• 9. South Asia
• 10. Southeast Asia
• 11. Western Pacific
• 12. Globalisation, Local Communities, and Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge
• 13. Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge and Climate Change
• 14. Ethics and Research Methodologies for the Study of Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge
• 15. The Unique Character of Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge:  Threats and Challenges Ahead
• Subject Index
• Author Index.