Abstract
Sarti, F. M., C. Adams, C. Morsello, N. Van Vliet, T. Schor, B. Yagüe, L. Tellez, M. Quiceno-Mesa, and D. Cruz. 2015. Beyond protein intake: bushmeat as source of micronutrients in the Amazon. Ecology and Society 20(4):22. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07934-200422
Highlights
Wildlife consumption is critical for ensuring the food security and income of millions of people in tropical regions worldwide, especially for poor rural households (Nasi et al 2008), regardless of modernization and globalization of food habits (Popkin 2001)
Studies of the daily protein intake provided by wild meat and fish to indigenous (Dufour 1991, Sirén and Machoa 2008) and rural (Murrieta et al 2008, Prates 2010, Piperata et al 2011a) populations in the Amazonian region have shown that international standard nutrient recommendations are often met and in some cases even exceeded
Our survey did not include information on individuals’ physical activity levels, there is evidence of decreasing physical activity related to modernization in the Amazon region, especially among women (Dufour and Piperata 2008, Piperata et al 2011b), indicating some worrying trends for the health of Amazonian communities
Summary
Wildlife consumption is critical for ensuring the food security and income of millions of people in tropical regions worldwide, especially for poor rural households (Nasi et al 2008), regardless of modernization and globalization of food habits (Popkin 2001). Bushmeat hunting and consumption has increased in the last decades in rural communities and urban centers because of increased access to forests and for-profit bushmeat trade (MilnerGulland et al 2003, Nasi et al 2008) This has led to the so called “bushmeat crisis,” which threatens wildlife and the food security of indigenous and rural populations most dependent on wild food sources. Lathrap (1968) suggested that animal protein would be the key limiting factor for social evolution, followed by Ross (1978), who expanded the hypothesis by taking into consideration other variables such as animal behavior, ecological attributes, and hunting technology Other authors such as Chagnon and Hames (1979) and Vickers (1988) agreed on the limited availability of animal protein in the Amazonian uplands, but criticized the lack of longitudinal quantitative data on hunting efforts, population sizes, and growth rates of hunted species and diet variability in previous studies. Beckerman (1979, 1994) argued that animal protein could be substituted by plant protein in cases of scarcity
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