Amate is an indigenous hand made paper manufactured in Mexico since pre-Hispanic times and distributed as handicraft since the end of the 1960s. Otomi artisans living in the mountainous region of the Sierra Norte of the State of Puebla manufacture it while numerous traders commercialize it at nat...
López, C.
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[Amate' papel de corteza Mexicano [Trema micrantha (L.) Blume]: nuevas estrategias de extraccion para enfrentar las demandas de mercado]
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Amate' papel de corteza Mexicano [Trema micrantha (L.) Blume]: nuevas estrategias de extraccion para enfrentar las demandas de mercado
This book compiles traditional and specialized knowledge about 26 plants used by rural and urban people in Latin America. The pages tell real-life stories about a wide range of forest products and the people who use and manage them. The book describes what we can learn from the people who carve o...
López, C.
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Shanley, P.
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Fantini, A.C.
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[Riquezas da floresta: frutas, plantas medicinais e artesanato na América Latina]
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Riquezas da floresta: frutas, plantas medicinais e artesanato na América Latina
This book compiles traditional and specialized knowledge about 26 plants used by rural and urban people in Latin America. The pages tell real-life stories about a wide range of forest products and the people who use and manage them. The book describes what we can learn from the people who carve o...
López, C.
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Shanley, P.
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Fantini, A.C.
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[Riches of the forest: fruits, remedies and handicrafts in Latin America]
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Riches of the forest: fruits, remedies and handicrafts in Latin America
This book compiles traditional and specialized knowledge about 26 plants used by rural and urban people in Latin America. The pages tell real-life stories about a wide range of forest products and the people who use and manage them. The book describes what we can learn from the people who carve o...
López, C.
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Shanley, P.
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Cuba-Cronkleton, M.
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[Riquezas del bosque: frutas, remedios y artesanias en America Latina]
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Riquezas del bosque: frutas, remedios y artesanias en America Latina
This volume brings to life 19 case studies featuring forest plants and animals. The botanical cases are presented according to the main part of the plant being used - the fruit, bark, roots or wood. Sometimes the plants have multiple uses, or different cultures may use the same part of a particul...