Synopsis
Examines the regeneration of babassu palm trees on deforested land in Amazonian Brazil, how it is being used by the rural populations, and how development policies are undermining this gift. Concludes by critiquing the conventional model of ecology and proposing a new one. Annotation copyright Book
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Anthony Anderson, Peter H. May, and Michael Balick
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An important in-depth study of the babassu palm, an under-exploited resource of Brazilian forests. . . . A landmark book in the science of economic botany. -- Ghillean T. Prance Royal Botanic Gardens, England
An impressive combination of science, economics, and policy analysis, beautifully turned out, and a model of the kind of biodiversity study most needed. -- Edward O. Wilson Harvard University
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