Hunting by Tikunas in the Southern Colombian Amazon: Assessing the impact of subsistence hunting by Tikunas on game species in Amacayacu National Park, Colombian Amazon - Softcover

Maldonado Rodríguez, Angela María

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3846587427 ISBN 13: 9783846587423

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Subsistence hunting has been identified as a global conservation issue not only for the stability of tropical ecosystems, but also for securing the long-term livelihoods of local people. During 2005-2009, the densities and biomass of game species were determined in order to assess the impact of subsistence hunting by Tikuna people in the Amacayacu National Park, Colombia. The results suggest that eight game species, which are highly important in the Tikuna diet, are overharvested with subsequent impacts on their long-term survival. This study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach when designing management strategies of natural resources where protected areas and indigenous territories overlap. It also provides sustainable alternatives for the conservation of the overharvested species. Ultimately, the implementation of the proposed management strategy is only possible if local stakeholders are willing to take action. This study may be used as the baseline for its design.

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About the Author

Colombian conservationist, obtained her PhD at Oxford Brookes University (UK). She has been working at Fundación Entropika since 2007 in community-based research with indigenous people in the Amazon forest. In 2010 she won the prestigious Whitley Gold Award (UK) for her research to tackle the illegal trade in night monkeys used in malaria research.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3846587427
• ISBN 13: 9783846587423
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 260