Ethnobotanical training
in Central America
Ethnobotany and Sustainable Use of
Wild Plant Resources, a report
produced by Enda-Caribe, TRAMIL and the
People and Plants Initiative, describes
an ethnobotanical curriculum building
project for Central America started in
December, 1994. Two local universities,
the National Autonomous University of
Honduras (UNAH) and the National
Autonomous University of Nicaragua,
Section Leon (UNAN-Leon) are implementing
the recommended actions. Among other
objectives, the project sought to
increase the number of ethnobotanists
working in conservation and sustainable
development projects in Honduras and
Nicaragua; assess the conservation status
of useful plants of Nicaragua, with a
training component at the UNAN-Leon; and
gather information related to
ethnobotanical training in Central
America and Mexico.
Contact: Sonia
LagosWitte, Tramil-Centroamérica,
Apartado Postal 64, Managua, Nicaragua;
Tel. +505.2658311, Fax +505.2.657283,
e-mail planmed@ibw.com.ni/
or tramilca@nicarao.org.ni
Website http://www.funredes.org/endacaribe/Tramil.html
or http://www.idrc.ca/books/reports/1997/22-01e.html
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