An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors.

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This quote really speak to me as I very much agree with it. If humans as a population were more sustainable then conservation would not be that big of an issue. That being said though, she calls conservation a western construct, which I do not believe it is. Conservation is something that needs to take place worldwide, it is not just the Americas that is struggling. Therefore, even if we were not overexploiting our lands here, that does not mean that countries in Asia or Europe wouldn’t be struggling like they are today.This is a convenient way to keep your banana leaves fresh for a long time. Believe me; you can keep them at their original state for six months. In Fresh Banana Leaves, Jessica Hernandez weaves personal, historical, and environmental narratives to offer us a passionate and powerful call to increase our awareness and to take responsibility for caring for Mother Earth.” A must-read for anyone interested in Indigenous environmental perspectives.” You cannot preserve the whole banana leaf as it is. So, cut the leaf using scissors. Then you can fold the leaf pieces.

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it truly pains me to rate this book so low. i was SO excited to read this--i've been looking for writing on this topic for a few months--and The rigid structure of the leaf will get soft and flexible while you are dipping the leaf in hot water. the ideas were great. there was a great book somewhere in here, but hernandez was absolutely failed by the publishing house's editing team--to the point where i wonder if they even afforded her one. Hernandez: Somebody who still has their ancestral practices, their cultural traditions, their kinships with their people, whether they’re displaced or not, and are native to that region, or to that place that they can call home. Westerners, [Dr. Hernandez] writes, fall short on including Indigenous people in environmental dialogues and deny them the social and economic resources necessary to recover from ‘land theft, cultural loss, and genocide’ and to prepare for the future effects of climate change.”Banana leaves consist of huge moisture content. So, to keep them alive, you have to retain this moisture amount in the leaves. So, follow these steps.