Taking care of Sibö's gifts: An environmental treatise from Costa Rica's KéköLdi Indigenous Reserve
Title | Taking care of Sibö's gifts: An environmental treatise from Costa Rica's KéköLdi Indigenous Reserve |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 1991 |
Authors | Palmer, P, Sánchez, J, Mayorga, G |
Date Published | 1991 |
Publisher | Asociación de Desarrollo Integral de la Reserva Indígena Cocles/KéköLdi |
City | San José, Costa Rica |
Language | English |
ISBN | 9977-88-006-9 |
Keywords | Central America; ecology; ethnobotany; medicinal plants; natural conservation; rainforests |
Abstract | This document details an example of the relationship that indigenous societies have with their environment and how they specifically set out to conserve their natural surroundings. A definition of what indigenous people are is given. Issues and laws surrounding conservation of rainforest resources (botanical and zoological) in the Kéköldi region on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica are explained. |
Notes | Publisher noted in Ecology, ethnobotany, Rainforest, and Traditional Medicine original files: Editorama, S.A. |
URL | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24535846 |