Caquetá Basin (MCB) during the study period.Data are from IDEAM stations at Leticia and Araracuara. 3 Percentage of meals containing each type of protein, from rural to urban areas in the tri-frontier area.4 Percentage of meals containing each type of protein, consumed by indigenous children and nonindigenous children in Leticia (Colombia).5 Preferences for different sources of animal protein: a (Leticia), b (Tabatinga); and consumption frequencies of different sources of animal protein: c (Leticia), d (Tabatinga), among adults from Tabatinga, Brazil (N=108) and Leticia, Colombia (N=119).6 Bushmeat trade routes in the tri-frontier region.7 Trade-flow patterns in the bushmeat market chain of the tri-frontier region.8 Species and number of individuals hunted during high and low waters.9 Number of reports of traded species during high and low waters in marketplaces.Tables 1 Sampling of children interviewed on their animal protein consumption using a 24-hour recall method during the rainy and dry seasons in Brazil and Colombia.2 Household sample characteristics.3 Number of interviews undertaken and total number of stakeholders identified.4 Percentage of meals with each bushmeat and fish species consumed during the rainy and dry seasons.5 Nutrient intake per day per adult in households according to their declaration of bushmeat consumption.6 Comparison of nutrient intake from bushmeat per meal per day in relation to nutritional value of the meal and usual daily household consumption.7 Description of practices of diversified and specialized hunters (average figures).8 Commercialization form and average sale prices (USD) of kilograms of the most traded species during the first and the second periods.9 Assessment of the value of total production from hunting activities in the Tri-frontier catchment area.10 Analysis of monthly costs associated with hunting activities per country.11 Summary of economic analysis of hunting.12 Species recorded, their origin and final use by three families.wild products (Frison et al. 2011).To respond to this lack of knowledge, the inextricable link between biodiversity and nutrition security has attracted more and more interest from researchers all over the world (Johns and Eyzaguirre 2006; Burlingame et al. 2009; Kuhnlein et al. 2009; Hunter in Puerto Nariño, Colombia (Photo by Daniel Cruz) Tortoise and smoked tapir being sold in the market of Caballococha, Peru (Photo by Daniel Cruz)