The rainforest is a very special classroom for both and local people. Field studies involving researchers and villagers allow the comparison of local knowledge and scientific knowledge, as here in the measurement of DBH (diameter at breast height), a standard measure of tree trunks, carried out by a villager and a biologist from the University of Yaoundé.
(2010)

© Takanori Oishi


A Baka villager & an ethnobiologist measure the diameter of a tree in the rainforest.
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