Amazon river forest, the: a natural history of plants, animals, and people
Auteur :
Smith, Nigel J. H.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195122077
Date de publication :
4 mars 1999
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,3 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
658 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The floodplain forest of the Amazon is the last agricultural frontier of the Americas, but its natural resource base is being threatened by agricultural expansion and impaired by inappropriate land-use. This text demonstrates that native knowledge offers vital insights for economic development.