Central America's tropical rainforests: Positive steps for survival
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Ambio v. 12, p. 5, 233-238617566Summary: The article focuses on a number of projects being carried out by the local inhabitants which utilize the rainforests of Central America in a sustained manner. The Lacandon Maya, a rainforest Indian group in Chiapas, Mexico, for example, practice a multi-layered cropping system that combines up to 75 crop species in single ha plots surrounded by rainforest. After 7 years, fruit trees are planted on the sites and the fruit harvested until the jungle finally overcomes the fruit trees. The cycle is then repeated.
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The article focuses on a number of projects being carried out by the local inhabitants which utilize the rainforests of Central America in a sustained manner. The Lacandon Maya, a rainforest Indian group in Chiapas, Mexico, for example, practice a multi-layered cropping system that combines up to 75 crop species in single ha plots surrounded by rainforest. After 7 years, fruit trees are planted on the sites and the fruit harvested until the jungle finally overcomes the fruit trees. The cycle is then repeated.
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