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• Title:Traditional forest-related knowledge : sustaining communities, ecosystems and biocultural diversity / John A. Parrotta, Ronald L. Trosper, editors.
  
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• Variant Title:Sustaining communities, ecosystems and biocultural diversity
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Parrotta, John A.
  Trosper, Ronald L.
  Springer Nature - Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences eBooks 2012 English International
  
• Published/Created:Dordrecht : Springer, [2012]
  ©2012
  

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  • Call Number: SD387.E58
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Forests and forestry--Environmental aspects.
  
• Subject(s):Electronic books.
  
• Description:1 online resource
  
• Series:World forests ; v. 12.
  
• Terms governing use:Access may be restricted to institutions with a site license.
  
• Summary:"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 practices and formal forest science and interrogates the often uneasy relationship between these different knowledge systems.
  The contents also highlight efforts to conserve and promote traditional forest management practices that balance the environmental, economic and social objectives of forest management. It places these efforts in the context of recent trends towards the devolution of forest management authority in many parts of the world.
  The book includes regional chapters covering North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Australia-Pacific region. As well as relating the general factors mentioned above to these specific areas, these chapters cover issues of special regional significance, such as the importance of traditional knowledge and practices for food security, economic development and cultural identity. Other chapters examine topics ranging from key policy issues to the significant programs of regional and international organisations, and from research ethics and best practices for scientific study of traditional knowledge to the adaptation of traditional forest knowledge to climate change and globalisation."-- Pub. desc.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9789400721432
  9400721439
  9789400721449
  9400721447
  
• Contents: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.