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Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook [PDF]

open access: yesEthnobiology Letters, 2012
Review of Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook. Luisa Maffi and Ellen Woodley. 2010. Earthscan, London. Pp. 304. $57.95 (paperback). ISBN 978-1-84407-921-6.
Jose Martinez-Reyes
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Biocultural homogenization in elementary education degree students from contrasting ecoregions of Chile

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2023
Biocultural homogenization is a wicked problem that implies the loss of biological and cultural diversity at different scales. It is promoted by globalized one-dimensional ways of thinking that ignore the biophysical and cultural singularities of the ...
Manuela Méndez-Herranz   +3 more
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In Vitro Technology in Plant Conservation: Relevance to Biocultural Diversity [PDF]

open access: yesPlants, 2022
Plant diversity is critical to the functioning of human societies, and evidence shows that plant conservation success is driven by integrative approaches that include social and biological factors.
Verena Kulak   +4 more
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Biocultural conservation as an alternative pathway for conservation: A case study of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative in northern Kenya

open access: yesPeople and Nature
The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030, yet mounting evidence indicates that current methods for preventing biodiversity loss are insufficient and often intensify unjust conditions for Indigenous Peoples and ...
Natalie D. L. York   +9 more
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Nonfiction Texts as a Biocultural Conservation Trigger

open access: yesBookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
Abstract: This study analyzes the pedagogical potential of two Chilean nonfiction picturebooks centered on biocultural diversity conservation, exploring traditional Mapuche farming practices and connections with their language, Mapuzugun. We examine the strategies used to convey meaning (narrative, visual, design, and so on) and we assess the books ...
Andrea Casals-Hill   +2 more
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Meeting Mosses: Toward a Convivial Biocultural Conservation

open access: yes, 2022
In this dissertation I propose an ethical framework for "meeting mosses." At first glance, mosses are a tiny type of plants that have been uncritically understood as "primitive plants," to the extent that they are defined by negation as "non-vascular plants." Hence, mosses have been considered as "primitive" relatives of "true" vascular plants.
Zhu, Danqiong
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From Biocultural Homogenization to Biocultural Conservation: A Conceptual Framework to Reorient Society Toward Sustainability of Life

open access: yes, 2018
Biocultural homogenization entails interwoven losses of native biological and cultural diversity at local, regional, and global scales. It is a driver and a product of complex and pervasive losses of biological and cultural diversity; however, it is not yet widely recognized to its full extent.
Rozzi, R.   +8 more
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Participation in Biocultural Diversity Conservation: Insights from Five Amazonian Examples [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The past three decades have seen the emergence of myriads of initiatives focused on conserving, revitalizing, and maintaining Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) as part of biocultural approaches to conservation.
Benyei, Petra   +3 more
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Nest-site selection and breeding success of passerines in the world’s southernmost forests [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
Background Birds can maximize their reproductive success through careful selection of nest-sites. The ‘total-foliage’ hypothesis predicts that nests concealed in vegetation should have higher survival.
Rocío Fernanda Jara   +4 more
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