Reasons for the accelerating loss of animal genetic resource (AnGR) diversity include indiscriminate crossbreeding, breed substitution, natural disasters and civil strife. The mechanisms through which these factors impact AnGR diversity are identified together with indigenous AnGR management prac...
Alemayehu, N.
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Gebru, G.
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Drucker, A.G.
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[Reasons for the loss of animal genetic resources (AnGR) and the importance of IK in AnGR management]
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Reasons for the loss of animal genetic resources (AnGR) and the importance of IK in AnGR management
The Culture and Conservation Research Program in Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, constitutes a unique interdisciplinary engagement in central Borneo that lasted for six years (1991-97). Based on original ethnographic, ecological, and historical data, this volume comprehensively de...
Eghenter, C.
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Sellato, B.
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Devung, G.S.
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[Social science research and conservation management in the interior Borneo: unravelling past and present interactions of people and forests]
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Social science research and conservation management in the interior Borneo: unravelling past and present interactions of people and forests
Luijten, JC
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[A tool for community-based water resources management in hillsides watersheds. Thesis (Ph.D.)]
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A tool for community-based water resources management in hillsides watersheds. Thesis (Ph.D.)
This chapter compares forest gardens among Dayak indigenous farmers in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It provides a detailed analyses of 5 plots of “tembawang” forest. Tembawang are forest that are “recreated” on land that was used before as agricultural land. Dayak farmers as arule reserve certain ...
Jong, W. de
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[Recreating the forest: successful examples of ethnoconservation among Dayak groups in central West Kalimantan]
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Recreating the forest: successful examples of ethnoconservation among Dayak groups in central West Kalimantan
Ethnomedicine is an integral part of traditional medical practices in many countries of the developing world. A large proportion of the population uses this form of treatment for primary health care and for the treatment of ailments in their livestock. Livestock is a major asset for resource-poor...
Githiori, J.B.
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Höglund, J.
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Waller, P.J.
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[Ethnoveterinary plant preparations as livestock dewormers: Practices, popular beliefs, pitfalls and prospects for the future]
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Ethnoveterinary plant preparations as livestock dewormers: Practices, popular beliefs, pitfalls and prospects for the future
The increasing attention paid to local soil knowledge in recent years is the result of a greater recognition that the knowledge of people who have been interacting with their soils for long time can offer many insights about the sustainable management of tropical soils. This paper describes two a...
Barrios, E.
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Trejo Tercero, M.T.
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[Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America]
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Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America
In Kenya the belowground biodiversity project was implemented in Embu and Taita which are biodiversity hotspots. The objective of the paper is to present and analyze farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices at different timelines of the project, as well as identify factors limiting adoption of...
Mutsotso, B
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Muya, E
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Roimen, H
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[Farmers knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) in Embu and Taita benchmark sites before and after below-ground biodiversity project interventions]
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Farmers knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) in Embu and Taita benchmark sites before and after below-ground biodiversity project interventions
This document is intended for those interested in gathering natural resource information that reflects the needs of local communities. It describes a multidisciplinary survey developed with indigenous communities in the fores-rich landscapes of the Malinau watershed in East Kalimantan (Indonesian...
Sheil, Douglas
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Puri, R.K.
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Basuki, I.
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Heist, M. van
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Wan, M.
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Liswanti, N.
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Rukmiyati
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Sardjono, M.A.
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Samsoedin, I.
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Sidiyasa, K.D.
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Chrisandini
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Permana, E.
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Angi, E.M.
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Gatzweiler, F.
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Johnson, B.
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Wijaya, A.
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[Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people's perspectives in forest landscapes: methods for a multidisciplinary landscape assessment]
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Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people's perspectives in forest landscapes: methods for a multidisciplinary landscape assessment
