FOR201H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Bioprospecting, Malaria, Drug Discovery
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Chapter 15 - people of the forest, livelihoods and welfare: A lot of nutritious wild food is scarce, toxic, unpredictable in supply, demanding to extract, or otherwise well defended. The availability of carbohydrate-rich tubers is limited. Foraging people often influence and manipulate wild plants. Hunter-gatherer relationships without trade or cultivation may be impossible due to the limited food resources in rainforests. Human cultural and linguistic diversity is greatest in tropical forest regions. Concern over the loss of cultural diversity. Mutual dependence creates a culture of shared responsibility. Agroforestry: is the integrated management of trees with crops. Widely promoted as a sustainable land use that supports biodiversity. Diverse agroforestry systems are characterized by having a diverse vegetation structure. Usually a staple food crop is intercropped with other species. Bushmeat: is animals hunted for subsistence use and for sale. Represent a valuable forest product for 60 million people across the tropics. Provide a safety net" during periods of seasonal shortages.
