Indigenous collaborative research for wildlife management in Amazonia: The case of the Kaxinawá, Acre, Brazil

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2718-2729

  Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima ^a,b   Fortini, Lucas Berio ^c   Kaxinawa, Francisco Rosenir Sabino ^d   Kaxinawa, Arlindo Maia ^d   Kaxinawa, Elias Sales ^d   Kaxinawa, Abel Paulino ^d   Kaxinawa, Lucas Sales ^d   Kaxinawa, Jaime Maia ^d   Kaxinawa, João Pereira ^d  

^a Comissão Pró Índio do Acre ^*  (Brazil)

^b Gainesville   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Associação do Movimento dos Agentes Agroflorestais Indígenas do Acre   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cashinahua; Community based conservation; Hunting; Indigenous empowerment; Self monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CAPACITY BUILDING; EMPOWERMENT; HUNTING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; VILLAGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53649093319     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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