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    This document discusses the myth that the Amazon rainforest is pristine and untouched, and describes how indigenous groups have actually cultivated and managed areas of the forest for centuries. It notes that indigenous settlements contain homes, gardens, orchards, and managed forest areas. The document explains that various indigenous groups cultivate important plant species like Brazil nut and cocoa trees. It also discusses Amazonian dark earth soils created by indigenous practices and how indigenous groups cultivate tree gourds. The document challenges the idea that the Amazon is completely untouched and emphasizes that indigenous peoples have shaped the forest landscape for a long time.

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    This document discusses the myth that the Amazon rainforest is pristine and untouched, and describes how indigenous groups have actually cultivated and managed areas of the forest for centuries. It notes that indigenous settlements contain homes, gardens, orchards, and managed forest areas. The document explains that various indigenous groups cultivate important plant species like Brazil nut and cocoa trees. It also discusses Amazonian dark earth soils created by indigenous practices and how indigenous groups cultivate tree gourds. The document challenges the idea that the Amazon is completely untouched and emphasizes that indigenous peoples have shaped the forest landscape for a long time.

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    Presentation The Mith of Pristine Amazonia

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    This document discusses the myth that the Amazon rainforest is pristine and untouched, and describes how indigenous groups have actually cultivated and managed areas of the forest for centuries. It notes that indigenous settlements contain homes, gardens, orchards, and managed forest areas. The document explains that various indigenous groups cultivate important plant species like Brazil nut and cocoa trees. It also discusses Amazonian dark earth soils created by indigenous practices and how indigenous groups cultivate tree gourds. The document challenges the idea that the Amazon is completely untouched and emphasizes that indigenous peoples have shaped the forest landscape for a long time.

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    Amazonia:

    the myth of a pristine forest


    Amazonia:
    the myth of a pristine forest
    Ethnobotany and Conservation in
    Brazilian Amazonia
    Leonardo Kumagai
    GESA 2014
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    The real Manaus

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    The real Manaus

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    The real Manaus

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    Organization of tribal landscapes

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    Organization of tribal landscapes
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    Organization of tribal landscapes
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    Organization of tribal landscapes
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    Organization of tribal landscapes
    Houses
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    Carolina Levis Nigel Smith
    Anthropogenic Forests in Amazon Basin

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    Ethnobotany and Conservation in
    Brazilian Amazonia
    Leonardo Kumagai
    GESA 2014

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