@misc{430, keywords = {rainforests, tropical forests}, author = {Victor M. Toledo}, title = {The economic potential of Mexican rain forests: An ethnoecological approach}, abstract = {The research project has as its main objective to calculate the market value of all useful materials embodied in one hectare-plot of five sites containing tropical mature (1) and successional (4) forests of different ages, The samples will be carried out in three strategic regions of tropical Mexico ( La Chinantla, Oaxaca, Los Chimalapas, Oaxaca and La Lacandona, Chiapas), each one containing a different array of biological, social and cultural conditions. The analysis of each site will include the complete biological inventory as well as the identification of each useful and usable species of plant and animal.}, year = {1993}, month = {01/1993}, language = {English}, }