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It is being increasingly recognised that cultural and biological diversity are deeply linked and that conservation programmes should take into account the ethical, cultural and spiritual values of nature. With contributions from a range of scholars, practitioners and spiritual leaders from around the world, this book provides new insights into biocultural diversity conservation. It explores sacred landscapes, sites, plants and animals from around the world to demonstrate the links between nature conservation and spiritual beliefs and traditions. Key conceptual topics are connected to case studies, as well as modern and ancient spiritual insights, guiding the reader through the various issues from fundamental theory and beliefs to practical applications. It looks forward to the biocultural agenda, providing guidelines for future research and practice and offering suggestions for improved integration of these values into policy, planning and management.

Title Sacred species and sites : advances in biocultural conservation / edited by Gloria Pungetti, Gonzalo Oviedo, Della Hooke. [electronic resource]
Additional Titles Sacred Species & Sites
Publisher Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Creation Date 2012
Notes Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
English
Content pt. 1. Concepts and knowledge. Sacred species and sites : dichotomies, concepts and new directions in biocultural diversity conservation / Gloria Pungetti
Spiritual values and conservation / Gonzalo Oviedo
Protected areas and sacred nature : a convergence of beliefs / Nigel Dudley and Liza Higgins-Zogib
Ancient knowledge, the sacred and biocultural diversity / Federico Cinquepalmi and Gloria Pungetti -- pt. 2. Sacred landscapes. Ecological and spiritual values of landscape : a reciprocal heritage and custody / Glora Pungetti, Peter Hughes and Oliver Rackham
Sacred mountains and national parks : spiritual and cultural values as a foundation for environmental conservation / Edwin Bernbaum
The history of English churchyard landscapes illustrated by Rivenhall, Essex / Nigel Cooper
Exmoor dreaming / Paul Sharman -- pt. 3. Sacred sites and people. The landscape in the cosmoscape, and sacred sites and species among the Tanimuka and Yukuna Amerindian tribes (north-west Amazon) / Elizabeth Reichel
Sacred natural sites in zones of armed conflicts : the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia / Guillermo E. Rodriguez-Navarro
Struggles to protect Puketapu, a sacred hill in Aotearoa / Joseph S. Te Rito
The Roman goddess Care : a therapy for the planet / Grazia Francescato and Daniela Talamo -- pt. 4. Sacred species. The conservation status of sacred species : a preliminary study / Anna McIvor and Gloria Pungetti
The role of taboos and traditional beleifs in aquatic conservation in Madagascar / Mijasoa M. Andriamarovololona and Julia P.G. Jones
Sacred species of national marine sactuaries of the United States' west coast / William J. Douros
Integrating biocultural values in nature conservation : perceptions of culturally significant sites and species in adaptive management / Bas Verschuuren -- pt. 5. Sacred animals. Genealogy of the sacred : Maori beliefs concerning lizards / Mere Roberts
Pheasant conservation, sacred groves and local culture in Sichuan, China / Wang Nan, Lucy Garrett and Philip McGowan
The bear cult among the different ethnic groups of Russia (sacred Russian bear) / Robert E.F. Smith
Specific-species taboos and biodiversity conservation in northern Madagascar / Kate Mannle and Richard J. Ladle -- pt. 6. Sacred groves and plants. The sacred tree in the belief and mythology of England / Della Hooke
Sacred groves and biodiversity conservation : a case study from the Western Ghats, India / Shonil A. Bhagwat
Cultural and conservation values of sacred forests in Ghana / Alison Ormsby
Sacred species of Kenyan sacred rites / Jacob Mhando Nyangila -- pt. 7. Implementation and conclusions. Sacred species and biocultural diversity : applying the principles / Gloria Pungetti and Shonil A. Bhagwat
Sacred sites, sacred landscapes and biocultural diversity : applying the principles / Gloria Pungetti and Federico Cinquepalmi
Conclusions : the journey to biocultural conservation / Gloria Pungetti, Gonzalo Oviedo and Della Hooke
Epilogue : a spiritual circle.
Extent 1 online resource (xxvii, 472 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Language English
National Library system number 997010718907205171
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