News Headline

Traditional palm knowledge at risk of becoming lost forever

Source
Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2014-02-24

The humid tropical forests of northwestern South America boast over 140 different palm species (Arecaceae), yet the people who dwell underneath these green canopies and the knowledge they posses remain relatively unknown to modern science.

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http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0221-mark-traditional-palm-knowledge-at-risk.html