El manejo indígena de la selva pluvial tropical
Subtitle: orientaciones para un desarrollo sostenido
By: Benhur Cerón Solarte.
Edition: 1a ed.
Series: Colección 500 años ;; 43
Publisher: Ediciones ABYA-YALA; Movimiento Laicos para América Latina
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Quito, Ecuador; Roma, Italia
Language: spa
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Indians of South America -- Economic conditions.; Human ecology -- South America.; Rain forests -- South America.
Description: "Excellent study advocates incorporating indigenous cultural knowledge in sustainable development projects. Encourages an ethnobiological research focus recognizing the indigenous symbolic relationship with the environment, along with knowledge gained through the human and natural sciences. Comparative study focuses mainly on the Awa-Cuaiquer of Colombia and Ecuador"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-253).