"Humans and Forests in Pre-colonial Southeast Asia"
Until about fifteen centuries ago the interaction of humans with the Southeast Asian rainforest was primarily one of interdependence…
Until about fifteen centuries ago the interaction of humans with the Southeast Asian rainforest was primarily one of interdependence…
Under the European colonial powers, agricultural methods and techniques, along with well-organized routines in sugar production, were developed on the Caribbean islands with a view to managing sugar plantations as efficiently as possible. The results were in many cases deforestation, impoverished soils, and erosion.
Four centuries of colonial extraction lead to severe ecological degradation of the forests and soils of the Atlantic region of Brazil. This article discusses the management of soil fertility and the relationship between agricultural practices and forest stands based on agricultural manuals published in Brazil over a period of more than two centuries.