Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the World and Ecoregion Conservation
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9782880852474
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Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the World and Ecoregion Conservation
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 116
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKConservation Through Cultural Survival
Author: Stanley Stevens
Publisher: Shearwater Books
Published: 1997-04
Total Pages: 388
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn assessment of efforts to establish parks and protected areas based on partnerships with indigenous peoples. It chronicles new conservation thinking and the establishment of indigenously-inhabited protected areas, provides case-studies, and offers guidelines, models, and recommendations for international action.
Integrating Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use
Author: Graham Bennett
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 283170765X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIUCN's 5th World Parks Congress (2003) concluded that parks should not exist as unique islands, but need to be planned and managed as an integral part of the broader landscape. Ecological networks provide an operational model for conserving biodiversity that is based on ecological principles and allow a degree of human use of the landscape. This publication illustrates the development of several ecological networks around the world, demonstrating their benefits both for conservation and sustainable development.
Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
Author: Bron Taylor
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2008-06-10
Total Pages: 1927
ISBN-13: 1441122788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, originally published in 2005, is a landmark work in the burgeoning field of religion and nature. It covers a vast and interdisciplinary range of material, from thinkers to religious traditions and beyond, with clarity and style. Widely praised by reviewers and the recipient of two reference work awards since its publication (see www.religionandnature.com/ern), this new, more affordable version is a must-have book for anyone interested in the manifold and fascinating links between religion and nature, in all their many senses.
Sacred Natural Sites
Author: Bas Verschuuren
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-06-25
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 1136530746
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSacred Natural Sites are the world's oldest protected places. This book focuses on a wide spread of both iconic and lesser known examples such as sacred groves of the Western Ghats (India), Sagarmatha /Chomolongma (Mt Everest, Nepal, Tibet - and China), the Golden Mountains of Altai (Russia), Holy Island of Lindisfarne (UK) and the sacred lakes of the Niger Delta (Nigeria). The book illustrates that sacred natural sites, although often under threat, exist within and outside formally recognised protected areas, heritage sites. Sacred natural sites may well be some of the last strongholds for building resilient networks of connected landscapes. They also form important nodes for maintaining a dynamic socio-cultural fabric in the face of global change. The diverse authors bridge the gap between approaches to the conservation of cultural and biological diversity by taking into account cultural and spiritual values together with the socio-economic interests of the custodian communities and other relevant stakeholders.
World Heritage Sites and Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Author: Stefan Disko
Publisher: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 580
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book includes twenty case studies of World Heritage sites from around the world that explore, from a human rights perspective, indigenous peoples' experiences with World Heritage sites and with the processes of the World Heritage Convention. The book will serve as a resource for indigenous peoples, World Heritage site managers, and UNESCO, as well as academics, and it will contribute to discussions about what changes or actions are needed to ensure that World Heritage sites can play a consistently positive role for indigenous peoples, in line with the spirit of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Local Realities and Environmental Changes in the History of East Asia
Author: Ts'ui-Jung Liu
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-09-16
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1317443594
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnvironmental history has evolved into a well-established historical subfield which has broadened the horizons of historical research, beyond human affairs, to include the study of human interactions with natural and man-made environments. This broadened scope has attracted scholars from many different fields; a development which is reflected by this volume as it highlights the recent studies on East Asian environmental history by scholars of History, Economic History, Political ecology, Sociology and Environmental Studies. This book examines the local realities and environmental changes in East Asia, and is one of a few publications in English on the subject. Contributors apply rich historical material, maps and statistical data to reveal the local environmental realities infused by global perspectives. Part I deals with attitude toward nature, focusing on the soundscape conceived by traditional Chinese literati and on "industrious revolution" in Tokugawa Japan. Part II includes four case studies which respectively discuss the hydraulic management and political ecology in the Yongle reign (1403-1424), the "Woosung Bar" controversy in the 1870s, the expansion of Daihaizi Reservoir in Xinjiang in the 1950s, and interactions between the indigenous communities and NGOs in Hualien, Taiwan. Part III presents case studies of Japan dealing with natural disasters: volcano eruption, floods, and the human actions around Tokyo since the eighteenth century. These chapters and the insights they offer provide the reader with the most recent research on East Asian environmental history. Covering the geographical areas of Japan, North and Northwest China, the Lower Yangzi Delta and Taiwan, and the timeframe spanning the seventh century BC to the present day, the book will be of great interest to anyone studying the history of East Asia, environmental history or environmental studies.
Biocultural Diversity Conservation
Author: Luisa Maffi
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-09-10
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 1136544259
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local. Its multifaceted contributions have ranged from theoretical elaborations, to mappings of the overlapping distributions of biological and cultural diversity, to the development of indicators as tools to measure, assess, and monitor the state and trends of biocultural diversity, to on-the-ground implementation in field projects. This book is a unique compendium and analysis of projects from all around the world that take an integrated biocultural approach to sustaining cultures and biodiversity. The 45 projects reviewed exemplify a new focus in conservation: this is based on the emerging realization that protecting and restoring biodiversity and maintaining and revitalizing cultural diversity and cultural vitality are intimately, indeed inextricably, interrelated. Published with Terralingua and IUCN
Indigenous and Local Communities and Protected Areas
Author: Grazia Borrini
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 2831706750
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConventional approaches to managing protected areas have often seen people and nature as separate entities. They preclude human communities from using natural resources and assume that their concerns are incompatible with conservation. Protected area approaches and models that see conservation as compatible with human communities are explored. The main themes are co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas. Practical guidance is offered, drawing on recent experience, reflections and advice developed at the local, national, regional and international level.
