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Author: Josep-Maria Mallarach
Publisher: Kasparek Verlag
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 3925064605
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Documents, using case studies, the non-material values that are to be found in protected landscapes.
Author: Bas Verschuuren
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-08-15
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1351609319
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Cultural and spiritual bonds with ‘nature’ are among the strongest motivators for nature conservation; yet they are seldom taken into account in the governance and management of protected and conserved areas. The starting point of this book is that to be sustainable, effective, and equitable, approaches to the management and governance of these areas need to engage with people’s deeply held cultural, spiritual, personal, and community values, alongside inspiring action to conserve biological, geological, and cultural diversity. Since protected area management and governance have traditionally been based on scientific research, a combination of science and spirituality can engage and empower a variety of stakeholders from different cultural and religious backgrounds. As evidenced in this volume, stakeholders range from indigenous peoples and local communities to those following mainstream religions and those representing the wider public. The authors argue that the scope of protected area management and governance needs to be extended to acknowledge the rights, responsibilities, obligations, and aspirations of stakeholder groups and to recognise the cultural and spiritual significance that ‘nature’ holds for people. The book also has direct practical applications. These follow the IUCN Best Practice Guidelines for protected and conserved area managers and present a wide range of case studies from around the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.
Author: Bas Verschuuren
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-06-25
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 1136530746
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sacred 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.
Author: Nigel Dudley
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 2831710863
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →IUCN's Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording, and classifying protected areas. They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many national governments. As a result, they are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation. These guidelines provide as much clarity as possible regarding the meaning and application of the Categories. They describe the definition of the Categories and discuss application in particular biomes and management approaches.
Author: Sue Stolton
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1844078809
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Robert Wild
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 2831710391
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jessica Brown
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 2831707978
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The traditional patterns of land use that have created many of the world's cultural landscapes contribute to biodiversity, support ecological processes, provide important environmental services, and have proven sustainable over the centuries. Protected landscapes can serve as living models of sustainable use of land and resources, and offer important lessons for sustainable development. Examples of these landscapes and the diverse strategies needed to maintain this essential relationship between people and the land are provided.
Author: Thora Amend
Publisher: Kasparek Verlag
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 3925064486
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents twelve case studies from different parts of the world illustrating the role Protected Landscapes are playing in conserving agrobiodiversity and related knowledge and practices. This title includes a synthesis that focuses on the key lessons to be learned from these case studies
Author: David Harmon
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780742527157
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Parks are important economic vehicles, generating billions of dollars worldwide in tourism revenue. However, the reasons for that visitation are found in the non-material, non-economic values that parks offer to people: values that are cultural, therapeutic, scientific, spiritual, recreational, educational, and aesthetic/artistic. The Full Value of Parks is the first comprehensive analysis of these important, but intangible, values.
Author: Bas Verschuuren
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-08-12
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 1317384679
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia. This book provides a new perspective on the topic of sacred natural sites and cultural heritage by linking Asian cultures, religions and worldviews with contemporary conservation practices and approaches. The chapters focus on the modern significance of sacred natural sites in Asian protected areas with reference, where appropriate, to an Asian philosophy of protected areas. Drawn from over 20 different countries, the book covers examples of sacred natural sites from all of IUCN’s protected area categories and governance types. The authors demonstrate the challenges faced to maintain culture and support spiritual and religious governance and management structures in the face of strong modernisation across Asia. The book shows how sacred natural sites contribute to defining new, more sustainable and more equitable forms of protected areas and conservation that reflect the worldviews and beliefs of their respective cultures and religions. The book contributes to a paradigm-shift in conservation and protected areas as it advocates for greater recognition of culture and spirituality through the adoption of biocultural conservation approaches.
