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Sacred natural sites : conserving nature and culture / edited by Bas Verschuuren ... [et al.]

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Author:
Verschuuren, Bas  Search this
International Union for Conservation of Nature  Search this
International Institute for Environment and Development  Search this
World Conservation Congress (2008 : Barcelona)  Search this
Physical description:
xxvi, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
Type:
Congresses
Date:
2010
Notes:
"Earthscan publishes in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development"--T.p. verso.
Based on the IUCN's World Conservation Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2008--P. xxii.
Contents:
Introduction : sacred natural sites : the foundations of conservation / Bas Verschuuren ... [et al.] -- Conservation of biodiversity in sacred natural sites in Asia and Africa : a review of the scientific literature / Nigel Dudley ... [et al.] -- Sacred mountains and global changes : impacts and responses / Edwin Bernbaum -- Falling between the 'cracks' of conservation and religion : the role of stewardship for sacred trees and groves / Edmund G.C. Barrow -- The enchanted earth : numinous sacred sites / Denis Byrne -- Arguments for developing biocultural conservation approaches for sacred natural sites / Bas Verschuuren -- Nature saint and holy island, ancient values in a modern economy : the enduring influence of St. Cuthbert and Lindisfarne, United Kingdom / Robert Wild -- Tourism meets the sacred : Khumbu Sherpa place-based spiritual values in Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park and buffer zone, Nepal / Jeremy Spoon -- The road to the future? : the biocultural values of the Holy Hill forests of Yunnan Province, China / Pei Shengji -- Uncovering the intangible values of earth care : using cognition to reveal the ecospiritual domains and sacred values of the peoples of eastern Kham / John Studley -- Ancestral beliefs and conservation : the case of sacred sites in Bandjoun, West Cameroon / SeĢbastien Luc Kamga-Kamdem -- The crocodile is our brother : sacred lakes of the Niger Delta, implications for conservation management / E.D. Anwana ... [et al.] -- How African-based Winti belief helps to protect forests in Suriname / Tinde van Andel -- Seeking and securing sacred natural sites among Jamaica's Windward Maroons / Kimberly John, Collin L.G. Harris and Susan Otuokon -- Sacred natural sites, cultural landscapes and UNESCO's action / Thomas Schaaf and Mechtild Rossler -- Synergies and challenges for legal protection of sacred natural sites in the South Pacific / Erika J. Techera -- Wetland cultural and spiritual values, and the Ramsar Convention / Thymio Papayannis and Dave Pritchard -- Sacred natural sites, biodiversity and well-being : the role of sacred sites in endogenous development in the COMPAS network / Freddy Delgado ... [et al.] -- Sacred natural sites in technologically developed countries : reflections from the experience of the Delos Initiative / Josep-Maria Mallarach and Thymio Papayannis -- Developing a methodology and tools for inventorying sacred natural sites of indigenous peoples in Mexico / Mercedes Otegui-Acha ... [et al.] -- Culture-based conservation of sacred groves : experiences from the North Western Ghats, India / Archana Godbole, Jayant Sarnaik and Sameer Punde -- Community-based ecotourism at Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, a sacred natural site in Ghana / Alison Ormsby and Craig Edelman -- Sacred valley, conservation management and indigenous survival : Uch Enmek Indigenous Nature Park, Altai Republic, Russia / Joanna Dobson and Danil Mamyev -- Towards a sustainable management and enhanced protection of sacred marine areas at Palawan's Coron Island ancestral domain, Philippines / Arlene G. Sampang -- Culture, conservation and co-management : strengthening Soliga stake in biodiversity conservation in Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, India / Sushmita Mandal, Nitin D. Rai and C. Madegowda -- The Devi as ecofeminist warrior : reclaiming the role of sacred natural sites in east-central India / Radhika Borde and Alana Jules Jackman -- Conclusions : sustaining sacred natural sites to conserve nature and culture / Robert Wild, Bas Verschuuren and Jeffrey McNeely -- Annex 1. A statement of custodians of sacred natural sites and territories -- Annex 2. A preliminary strategy and action plan for the conservation of sacred natural sites / WCPA Specialist Group on the Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas
Topic:
Natural areas  Search this
Protected areas  Search this
Sacred space  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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