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Etnobotánica de los Chácobo (Beni, Bolivia)
Etnobotánica de los Chácobo (Beni, Bolivia)


 
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This book is a translation of Ethnobotany of the Chácobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia by Brian Boom. (Advances in Economic Botany, Volume 4. Second Edition. The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, New York, USA.)

Translated was conducted by Rainer W. Bussmann and Narel Paniagua Zambrana. Comparative comments were included on the basis of the field work carried out in October of 2010, by the same investigators as part of the project PALMS.

In 1988 Brian Boom presented the results of his ethnobotanical study of the Amazonian Chácobo community in Bolivia, including information of the community’s history and current political situation. The original study covered 5 months of plant collecting and interviews in the community of Alto Ivon where they registered a total of 360 species of vascular plants (221 genera, 79 families). Of these 305 species (197 genera, 75 families) were utilized by the Chácobo. In one hectare of forest, 82% of the species and 95% of the individual trees are utilized by the Chácobo for food, fuel, shelter, medicine, poisons, and other useful products. This ethnoecological study supports the thesis that forest destruction goes further than the mere cutting down of trees—it can result in the permanent loss of valuable information about plants and indigenous cultures.

In Spanish.

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  • Publisher: New York Botanical Garden
    Publication Date: 2010
    Format: Softcover
    Pages: 83
    Illustrated: Yes