Victoria Isaac|Morgana Carvalho de Almeida|Tommaso Giarrizzo|Cláudia Pereira de Deus|R.M.R.D. Coelho Do Vale|Gilmar Nicolau Klein|Alpina Begossi
Food consumption as an indicator of the conservation of natural resources in riverine communities of the Brazilian Amazon
Universidade Federal do Pará|Universidade Federal do Pará|Universidade Federal do Pará|National Institute of Amazonian Research|Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade|Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
present study analyzed compared daily consumption foods animal origin eleven communities lower amazon trombetas purus rivers representing three different management systems levels conservation brazilian amazon food items animal origin weighed least 10 families study communities week period flood cycle 2006 2008 fish important food consumed six days week average rate 169 kgperson1year1 game second importance 37 kgperson1year1 yearly rate fish consumption one highest world almost double minimum recommended world health organization dietary patterns reflect isolation communities large urban centers better preservation local environments due existence protected areas environmental degradation may thus effects health food security local populations study emphasizes need implementation public policies participative management initiatives