Science for the Poor: How One Woman Challenged Researchers, Ranchers, and Loggers in Amazonia

In the lower Tocantins region of Brazil, one Amazonian woman questioned why scientists publish principally for elite audiences. Her experience suggests that the impact may be enhanced by also sharing data with people who depend upon forest goods. Having defended her family homestead near the city of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patricia Shanley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2006-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss2/art28/