The most extensive, undisturbed tropical forests and wetlands on
our planet are located in South and Central America. The
persistence of intact ecosystems in South America, and to a lesser
degree in Central America, is the result of the region's unique
mixture of human cultures and of its inhabitants'continued reliance
on wild plants and animals for subsistence and economic use. The
worldview of the region's indigenous peoples, which does not
separate humans and nature, has fused with the worldviews of
African, European, and East Indian immigrants to produce a new
conservation "philosophy." Biologists and resource managers in the
region have developed research and conservation tools that are both
scientifically rigorous and uniquely adapted to make use of the
biological, economic, and spiritual links between humans and
nonhuman nature.
People in Nature highlights South and Central American
approaches to wildlife conservation and documents both the current
state and the historical development of a Latin American
conservation and management strategy. The book addresses the
threats to biodiversity caused by ranching, habitat fragmentation,
fishing, and hunting and critically assesses the potential benefits
and risks of continued human use of wildlife. By making available
in English research results originally presented in Spanish or
Portuguese at the first five International Conferences on Wildlife
Management and Conservation in Latin America and the Amazon, this
book also reverses the traditional flow of information and
innovation in conservation practices from North to South and
Central America, providing North American and European researchers
and conservationists with managementsolutions potentially
applicable in their own regions.
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