Assessment of biodiversity goods for the sustainable development of the chagra in an indigenous community of the Colombian Amazon: local values of crops

Abstract Background The chagra is the agroforestry system adapted to the characteristics of the Amazon region. Recently, there has been a reported loss of biodiversity and traditional knowledge associated with the chagras. This paper characterizes the cultivators, exploring knowledge and expressed v...

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Main Authors: Giovanny Garavito, Rafael Clavijo, Pilar Luengas, Pablo Palacios, María Helena Arias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-021-00453-0