| Rapid Biological Inventories: 19: Ecuador: Territorio Cofan Dureno Volume 19 Contributor(s): Borman, Randall (Editor), Vriesendorp, Corine (Editor), Alverson, William S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0914868713 ISBN-13: 9780914868712 Publisher: Field Museum of Natural History OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2008 Annotation: In May of 2007 scientists conducted a rapid inventory in the Dureno Territory, part of the Cofan ancestral territories in the Amazon basin of eastern Ecuador. Presented primarily in Spanish but including sections in English and A7;ingae, the language of the Cofan, this assessment collects those scientists7; research on the plants and animals of the region, as well as a history of the grassroots conservation efforts of the Cofan. The report closes with recommendations for long-term management of the area. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Life Sciences - Biological Diversity |
| Series: Rapid Biological Inventories |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.2" W x 10.74" (1.23 lbs) 173 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In May of 2007 scientists conducted a rapid inventory in the Dureno Territory, part of the Cofan ancestral territories in the Amazon basin of eastern Ecuador. Presented primarily in Spanish but including sections in English and A'ingae, the language of the Cofan, this assessment collects those scientists' research on the plants and animals of the region, as well as a history of the grassroots conservation efforts of the Cofan. The report closes with recommendations for long-term management of the area. |
Contributor Bio(s): Del Campo, Alvaro: - Álvaro del Campo is international field programs manager in the Keller Science Action Center of the Field Museum.Vriesendorp, Corine: - Corine Vriesendorp is director of the Andes-Amazon Program in the Keller Science Action Center of the Field Museum. |