Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and CultureBas Verschuuren Routledge, 2010 - 310 Seiten "Sacred Natural Sites" are the world's oldest protected places. Some of the most prominent examples include Uluru (Ayer's Rock, Australia), Mount Fuji (Japan), Sagarmatha /Chomolongma (Mt Everest, Nepal and China), the River Ganges (India), the Sacred Groves of India, Lake Titicaca (Bolivia and Peru) and Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). This book focuses on some of these iconic sites but more on lesser known examples such as the Holy Hills (China), the Golden Mountains of Altai (Russia), Holy Island of Lindisfarne (UK) and the sacred lakes of the Niger Delta (Nigeria). Across a wide range of case studies from throughout the world, authors describe these sacred mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, groves, islands, seas, and landscapes and the species that live in them. Sacred natural sites are shown to contain remarkable biodiversity and therefore can make a significant contribution to halting the catastrophic extinction of wild species of plants and animals as well as the decline and damage of habitats and ecosystems. They also display a broad array of cultural diversity, languages, rituals, traditional knowledge, art, song, story, dance and identity and therefore appear of universal humanitarian value. Religion can partner with conservation science in sacred natural sites for the pragmatic and effective protection of nature. Often cared for by their traditional custodian community, sacred natural sites represent a wide diversity of socio-ecological models that can help find approaches for more sustainable lifestyles and human-nature relationships for the world at large. " |
Inhalt
Sacred Natural Sites the Foundations of Conservation | 1 |
SECTION ONE Towards the Science and Spirituality of Sacred Natural Sites | 15 |
Mutual Learning Analysis Planning and Management | 73 |
International Recognition Global Governance and Field Action | 157 |
Living Culture and Equity at Sacred Natural Sites | 229 |
Annex 1 A Statement of Custodians of Sacred Natural Sites and Territories | 292 |
Annex 2 A Preliminary Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation of Sacred Natural Sites | 297 |
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Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture Bas Verschuuren,Jeffrey McNeely,Gonzalo Oviedo,Robert Wild Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2012 |
Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture Bas Verschuuren,Jeffrey McNeely,Gonzalo Oviedo,Robert Wild Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2012 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Africa Altai Altai Republic ancestral domain approach Bandjoun beliefs biocultural diversity biodiversity biodiversity conservation biological diversity Buddhist Calamian Tagbanwa Chapter Christian conservation of sacred Coron Island Cultural and Spiritual cultural diversity custodians deities ecological economic ecosystem ecotourism environment environmental Figure fishing Ghana Gland global groups Guidelines human importance of sacred India intangible cultural heritage integrated IUCN Karakol Khumbu knowledge lakes land last accessed Lindisfarne Mallarach management of sacred mapping Maroons National Park natural resources nature conservation Niger Delta Papayannis places plants practices Programme protected area management Ramsar Ramsar Convention recognized region relationship religious rituals role sacred areas sacred forests sacred groves sacred mountains sacred natural sites sacred sites Sanctuary Sarna Science Sherpa significant social Soligas species spiritual values stakeholders sustainable Tafi Atome Tagbanwa Taíno tourism trees UNESCO Verschuuren village well-being Western Ghats wetlands wildlife Winti World Heritage worldviews Xishuangbanna Yunnan