Traditional forest-related knowledge : sustaining communities, ecosystems and biocultural diversity /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Dordrecht : Springer, c2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xxvi, 621 p.) : col. ill., col. maps.
Language:	English
Series:	World forests, 1566-0427 ; 12 World forests ; 12.
Subject:	Trees. Forestry. Forest management. Forests and forestry. Forest management. Forests and forestry.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8871591

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Parrotta, John A. Trosper, Ronald L.
ISBN:	9789400721449 (electronic bk.) 9400721447 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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

Similar Items