Ethnobotany and Conservation of Biocultural Diversity

Edited by Thomas J.S. Carlson and Luisa Maffi This title is volume 15 of Advances in Economic Botany. Ethnobotany and Conservation of Biocultural Diversity is based in part on a symposium by the same title held at the Sixteenth International Botanical Congress in Saint Louis, Missouri, August 1-7, 1999. The volume showcases recent ethnobotanical research conducted by members of a new generation of ethnobiologists; including case studies form the tropical environments of the Amazon Basin, Africa, and Asia. Part 1 focuses on the contributions of traditional ecological knowledge to the creation and conservation of biodiversity. Part 2 is devoted to the knowledge and sustainable use of traditional plant resources. Part 3 deals with ethical issues in ethnobiology.

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