Conservation of natural resources within mature tropical Forests : how an indigenous community uses and manages wild plants in the Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé, Panama
| dc.contributor.author | Michon, Adèle | |
| dc.contributor.department | Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-22T18:00:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-22T18:00:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Concerns regarding the degradation of tropical forests and the indigenous communities that rely on them have been growing for decades. However, the use of wild plants and local efforts to manage them remain poorly understood. Using participatory methods, this research examines the use and management of useful wild plants from mature forests by a Ngöbe community in the forested highlands of the Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé in western Panama. Ethnobotanical information about nine plants selected by the participants was obtained through a household survey, interviews, focus groups and harvest trips. The findings show that that the use of wild plants is gendered and varies between households, and that a variety of management practices are used within the community, aimed at reducing the impacts of harvesting. The study also identifies limitations of current management practices for long-term sustainability, and highlights the necessity of basing conservation strategies on local priorities for useful plants. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master's degree | |
| dc.format | Text | en |
| dc.format.extent | 1 digital file (215 p. : ill.) | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10625/50985 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CA | en |
| dc.subject | PANAMA--COMARCA NGOBE-BUGLE | en |
| dc.subject | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES | en |
| dc.subject | FOREST MANAGEMENT | en |
| dc.subject | FORESTRY RESEARCH | en |
| dc.subject | ETHNOBOTANY | en |
| dc.subject | GENDER | en |
| dc.subject | TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE | en |
| dc.subject | GOVERNANCE | en |
| dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION | en |
| dc.subject | DEFORESTATION | en |
| dc.subject | FOREST POLICY | en |
| dc.subject | RIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROL | en |
| dc.subject | ECOSYSTEMS | en |
| dc.title | Conservation of natural resources within mature tropical Forests : how an indigenous community uses and manages wild plants in the Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé, Panama | en |
| dc.title.alternative | John G. Bene Fellowship in Community Forestry Award / Bourse John G. Bene en foresterie communautaire | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| idrc.dspace.access | IDRC Only | en |
| idrc.project.number | 105088 | |
| idrc.rims.adhocgroup | IDRC SUPPORTED | en |
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