This paper deals with "Indigenous peoples' health in changing rainforests". It describes the study carried out jointly by CIFOR and IRD on the nutritional ecology of the Punan Tubu in Eastern Kalimantan. It compares the contrasted situations between the Punan who still leave remotedly in the fore...
Dounias, E.
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Kishi, M.
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Selzner, A.
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Kurniawan, I.
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Levang, P.
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[No longer nomadic: changing Punan Tubu lifestyle requires new health strategies]
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No longer nomadic: changing Punan Tubu lifestyle requires new health strategies
This study has two central concerns: the state of human health in forests, and the causal links between forests and human health. Within this framework, we consider four issues related to tropical forests and human health. First, we discuss forest foods, emphasizing the forest as a food-producing...
This paper contains an overview of the state of human health in and around forests, and the causal links between forests and human health. It identifies four central links between forests and human health, focusing on two central questions: 1. What are the human health conditions in and around fo...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Kishi, M.
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[Forests and human health in the tropics: some important connections]
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Forests and human health in the tropics: some important connections