Traditional knowledge has become a topic of considerable interest within the research and
development environment. The contribution of traditional knowledge to conservation and …

In coming years society will be forced to adapt to lower energy levels due to projected
declines in non-renewable energies. This will increase the challenge to ecological …

Emergy analysis was used to analyze three agricultural systems to compare and contrast
resource use, productivity, environmental impact, and overall sustainability. Emergy analysis …

Although small-scale agroforestry systems (swiddens, complex and single-crop-dominated
agroforests, and homegardens) form a diverse and important tropical land use, there has …

The Lacandon Maya of Chiapas, southern Mexico, have traditionally used a long fallow
rotational slash‐and‐burn system for maize production in small clearings within tropical …

In southern Mexico, where rainforests are being degraded rapidly, the Lacandon Maya use
an agroforestry system that both restores and conserves the rainforest. Their system cycles …

Indigenous groups have designed and managed their ecosystems for generations, resulting
in biodiversity protection while producing for their family's needs. Here we describe the …

The traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of Lacandon Maya is expressed in their swidden
(ie, slash-and-burn), sequential agroforestry system. Successional pathways are initiated …

Nematodes can be associated with the soil ecological condition, thus being associated with
this sustainability condition of agricultural production. Studies of their diversity can be …

Numerous communities associated with at least five distinct ethnic Mayan groups in
southern Mexico and Central America continue to rely upon forested areas as integral …