Conserving copalillo: The creation of sustainable Oaxacan wood carvings
@article{Chibnik2007ConservingCT, title={Conserving copalillo: The creation of sustainable Oaxacan wood carvings}, author={Michael S. Chibnik and Silvia E. Purata}, journal={Agriculture and Human Values}, year={2007}, volume={24}, pages={17-28} }
Most accounts of the effect of the global marketplace on deforestation in Africa, Asia, and Latin America emphasize the demand for timber used in industrial processes and the conversion of tropical forests to pastures for beef cattle. In recent years, numerous scholars and policymakers have suggested that developing a market for non-timber forest products (NTFPs) might slow the pace of habitat destruction. Although increased demand for NTFPs rarely results in massive deforestation, the…
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