Skarbø, Kristine
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Science Foundation (0921859)
American-Scandinavian Foundation
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Article History
Received: 14 May 2015
Accepted: 7 September 2015
First Online: 5 October 2015
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The author declares having no conflict of interest.
: The research was carried out in compliance with the principles of ethical conduct in the Code of Ethics of the International Society of Ethnobiology (ExternalRef removed). To ensure compliance with local ethical standards, project aims, design and implementation was discussed and agreed upon with relevant local authorities, including community leaders and leadership in the municipal administration of Cotacachi <i>cantón</i> and the <i>Unión de Organizaciones Campesinas e Indígenas de Cotacachi</i>.