The Agta are a hunter-gatherer people inhabiting the last remaining tropical rain forest on the island of Luzon, in the north-eastern Philippines. Due to commercial logging operations, immigration... Show moreThe Agta are a hunter-gatherer people inhabiting the last remaining tropical rain forest on the island of Luzon, in the north-eastern Philippines. Due to commercial logging operations, immigration and conversion of forest into agricultural land, the Agta's resource base has come under increasing pressure over the past century. This ethnography analyses the way the Agta respond to these social and environmental changes. It shows that they face great problems with respect to health, nutrition, control over resources and participation in decisionmaking processes. It also shows, however, that by maintaining economic and residential flexibility and diversification, they succeed in continuing a hunter-gatherer way of life. Show less
This study is rooted in the places where daily struggles to make a living in the environment coincide and collide with efforts to save nature and/or the environment through the delineation of... Show moreThis study is rooted in the places where daily struggles to make a living in the environment coincide and collide with efforts to save nature and/or the environment through the delineation of protected areas. In this dissertation the author explores the intertwining of the causes of environmentalism and indigenous peoples rights. She looks into whether this interface lends itself well to both environmentalist causes and indigenous aspirations. It is critical to understand both elements of this dynamic: indigenous peoples, their link with the conservation of biodiversity and their relationship with the implementors/advocates of nature conservation; and the impact of the latter actors and their green vision on indigenous communities and their environments. In this light, this dissertation, in a combination of chapters and published papers, describes and analyzes the ways in which indigenous peoples and environmentalists interact, and the repercussions of these interactions. Show less
