KNOWLEDGE CONSERVATION

2. Using resources in a way that does not damage the environment.
4. A scientist like Dr. Fadiman who studies how people use plants.
5. Her deep interest in indigenous cultures.
6. Saving important cultural and plant knowledge.
7. Plants and natural materials people use in daily life.
9. The way knowledge is passed from parents to children over time.
11. The severe pain the woman in the village felt.
14. Protecting plant knowledge and nature from being lost.
16. Other jobs or activities besides fishing, such as growing coffee.
18. Identify which plants were safe or useful for medicine.
19. Something helpful for both people and the environment, like growing coffee.
20. The local people living in the Ecuadorian rain forest.

1. Dr. Fadiman’s strong love for conservation work.
3. People like Dr. Fadiman who care about protecting nature.
8. Combining plant studies with human culture and traditions.
10. Local people native to the rain forest area.
12. The large number of different plants in the rain forest.
13. How the forest first looked to Dr. Fadiman before learning about the plants.
15. How Dr. Fadiman felt seeing many different plants in Ecuador.
17. Ancient plant knowledge passed down in villages.