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Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook [PDF]
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 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]
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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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
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
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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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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Biocultural approaches could aid convivial conservation
Mark R Herse
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Participation in Biocultural Diversity Conservation: Insights from Five Amazonian Examples [PDF]
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]
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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