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Summary: Ethnobiology and Biocultural Diversity
Review: I am one of the editors of this volume. Approximately 50% of sales revenue for this book (not just royalties) goes directly to the International Society of Ethnobiology, a 501(c)3 non-profit scholarly and activist organization dedicated to the conservation of biocultural diversity. Your purchase of this volume helps this important work. The following text comes directly from the back cover of the volume. "The most comprehensive collection of papers in the field to date, this volume presents state-of-the-art research and commentary from more than fifty of the world's leading ethnobiologists. Covering a wide range of ecosystems and world regions, the papers center on global change and the relationships among traditional knowledge, biological diversity, and cultural diversity.
Specific themes include the acquisition, persistence, and loss of traditional ecological knowledge; intellectual property rights and benefits sharing; ethnobiological classification; medical ethnobotany; ethnoentomology; ethnobiology and natural resource management; homegardens; and agriculture and traditional knowledge.
The volume will be of interest to scholars in anthropology, ecology, and related fields and also to professionals in conservation and indigenous rights organizations."
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Summary: Ethnobiology and Biocultural Diversity
Review: I am one of the editors of this volume. Approximately 50% of sales revenue for this book (not just royalties) goes directly to the International Society of Ethnobiology, a 501(c)3 non-profit scholarly and activist organization dedicated to the conservation of biocultural diversity. Your purchase of this volume helps this important work. The following text comes directly from the back cover of the volume. "The most comprehensive collection of papers in the field to date, this volume presents state-of-the-art research and commentary from more than fifty of the world's leading ethnobiologists. Covering a wide range of ecosystems and world regions, the papers center on global change and the relationships among traditional knowledge, biological diversity, and cultural diversity.
Specific themes include the acquisition, persistence, and loss of traditional ecological knowledge; intellectual property rights and benefits sharing; ethnobiological classification; medical ethnobotany; ethnoentomology; ethnobiology and natural resource management; homegardens; and agriculture and traditional knowledge.
The volume will be of interest to scholars in anthropology, ecology, and related fields and also to professionals in conservation and indigenous rights organizations."
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