Landscape Change in Western AmazoniaFootnote^*

* This research was supported at different stages by the Tinker Foundation, the College of Liberal Arts of the University of Texas at Austin, the National Science Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. In Ecuador, our special thanks to Nacionalidad Achuar del Ecuador and Nacionalidad Shiwiar del Ecuador for allowing this research and providing the institutional support. Julian Ilianes, Eddie Villamil, Santiago Ayuy, and Clemente Tiriats provided invaluable assistance during our fieldwork. Jin‐Kyu Jung, Martha Groom, Kimberly Williams‐Guillén, and three anonymous reviewers provided insightful comments on previous versions of this document.

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