Taking care of Sibö's gifts: An environmental treatise from Costa Rica's KéköLdi Indigenous Reserve

TitleTaking care of Sibö's gifts: An environmental treatise from Costa Rica's KéköLdi Indigenous Reserve
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1991
AuthorsPalmer, P, Sánchez, J, Mayorga, G
Date Published1991
PublisherAsociación de Desarrollo Integral de la Reserva Indígena Cocles/KéköLdi
CitySan José, Costa Rica
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9977-88-006-9
KeywordsCentral 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.

URLhttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24535846