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Geography Dist. to Amada Encarnación 5 mins in canoe 15 mins walk (upstream) 10 mins in canoe (upstream) 7 mins in canoe (downstream) 1 hr walk inland from Centro Union 45 mins in canoe (upstream) and further 45 mins walk inland 30 mins in canoe (downstream) 45 mins in canoe (upstream) Dist. to River On Rio Aguarico On Rio Aguarico On Rio Aguarico 2km from Rio Aguarico Creek beside community 2km from Rio Aguarico On Rio Aguarico On Rio Aguarico Total Área of Community 6 km along river x 2 km inland = 1200ha 4 km along river x 2 km inland = 800ha 4 km along river x 2 km inland = 800ha 4km x 4km = 1600ha Spokesperson did not know 2200 ha divided by the river 42000 ha (stretching from San Pablo to Secoya R., including area occupied by colonists) Bethany Hoye & Andrew Glover 2006 Centro Union La Merced Los Angeles Fuerzas Unidas Ciudad Los Piñas Secoya Remolina San Pablo Communal Area Small parcel for school and concrete basketball/soccer field (many private volleyball courts) Small parcel for school and grass soccer field (many private volleyball courts) Small parcel for school, and grass soccer and volleyball field None seen but did not visit school 2 ha for school, soccer field, volleyball field Small parcel for school, 2 public buildings and grass soccer and volleyball field Large parcel for soccer field, school and second soccer field parcel, 2 community buildings Area per Family 50 ha 50 ha 15 ha 50 ha 50 ha 100 ha 100 ha Community Layout All houses close to river, agriculture behind, 8-10 centralized, rest scattered along river All houses set back from river in close proximity to one another and the school and church. Agriculture surrounding All houses set back from river, but separated by agriculture All houses separated by agriculture and forest All houses separated by their attendant agriculture Central area surrounded by forest with several families in close proximity, otherwise widely dispersed Most houses in close proximity to one another in grid patterned central area, some across river Distinct areas for cultivation, cattle, palm plantation and forest reserve Relationship with Forest Source of construction materials and wild game Completely cleared from areas of agriculture and habitation No inherent value as an ecosystem Source of construction materials and wild game Completely cleared from areas of agriculture and habitation Some appreciation of aesthetics of remaining forest Source of construction materials Isolated trees and patches of forest remain between and within family plots Nature strip along river in front of community Source of construction materials and wild game 20 ha per family left as forest at the moment, but being lost to agriculture Some appreciation of aesthetics of remaining forest Source of construction materials Predominantly cleared from areas of agriculture and habitation Source of construction materials and wild game Majority of each family’s area expected to be preserved Declared the forest to be their ´origin´ and that it should not be destroyed Source of construction materials and wild game Majority of each family’s area preserved in one communal reserve Acutely aware of the threats to the forest and their effects, serious concern about these