Plants and animals in the life of the Kuna
By: by Jorge Ventocilla, Heraclio Herrera, Valerio Núñez ; edited by Hans Roeder ; translated by Elisabeth King.
Contributors: Herrera, Heraclio.; Núñez, Valerio, 1956-; Roeder, Hans.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Translations from Latin America series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Cuna Indians -- Ethnobiology.; Environmental protection -- Panama.; Ethnobiology -- Panama.
Description: "More than an account of Kuna ecology, this book argues for a positive environmental policy. The authors urge the Kuna to consider the potential ecological hazards of pursuing certain business interests, and remind their readers of the reliable, though delicate, relationship that exists between human society and the natural world"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-138) and index.