Maffi / Woodley Biocultural Diversity Conservation

A Global Sourcebook
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-136-54425-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

The 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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maffi, Luisa

Woodley, Ellen

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Gonzalo Oviedo, IUCN

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why a Sourcebook on Biocultural Diversity?

Part I: Biocultural Diversity: Conceptual Framework

1. What Is Biocultural Diversity?

2. Why Is a Biocultural Approach Relevant for Sustaining Life in Nature and Culture?

Part II: Sustaining Biocultural Diversity: The Projects

3. Surveying Biocultural Diversity Projects Around the World

4. Overview of the Projects

5. Cross-cutting Analysis of the Projects

6. Lessons Learned from the Projects

Part III: Sustaining Biocultural Diversity: Future Directions

7. Filling the Gaps and Connecting the Dots: Recommendations and Next Steps

8. Biocultural Diversity and the Future of Sustainability

References

Appendix 1: Analytical Tables

Appendix 2: Survey Details

Appendix 3: Survey Contributor Information

Appendix 4: Directory of Selected Resources on Biocultural Diversity

Appendix 5: About Terralingua

Appendix 6: About the Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Luisa Maffi, Ph.D., is a linguist and anthropologist, and one of the originators of the field of biocultural diversity. She is co-founder and Director of the international NGO Terralingua. She is based in British Columbia, Canada.

Ellen Woodley, Ph.D., works as an ecological consultant in environment and development, specializing in issues of local and traditional ecological knowledge. She is based in Ontario, Canada.