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Indigenous protected and conserved areas (IPCAs): Canada's new path forward for biological and cultural conservation and Indigenous well-being

FACETS, 2023
Wilderness and national parks play a fundamental role in defining Canadian identity, yet Indigenous Peoples have historically been excluded from conservation decisions, resulting in systematic dispossession and oppression. In this article, we collaborate
Nicolas Mansuy, Diana Staley, Sharlene Alook, Brenda Parlee, Alexandra Thomson, Danika Billie Littlechild, Matthew Munson, Fred Didzena   +7 more
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Decolonial conservation: establishing Indigenous Protected Areas for future generations in the face of extractive capitalism

Journal of Political Ecology, 2021
Extractive capitalism has long been the driving force of settler colonialism in Canada, and continues to threaten the sovereignty, lands and waters of Indigenous nations across the country.
Faisal Moola, J.B. Fobister, Jonaki Bhattacharyya, Justine Townsend, Megan Youdelis   +4 more
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Intendance de la nature : d’une histoire à l’autre. Intendance, territorialités et patrimoine bioculturel dans le contexte colombien

Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
Among contemporary environmentalist tropes that have gained significant political and legal traction, the concepts of stewardship of nature and biocultural diversity occupy a prominent position.
Fabien Girard, Patricia Guzmán Aguilera   +1 more
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Towards a People’s History of the Law: Biocultural Jurisprudence and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing [PDF]

Law, Environment and Development Journal, 2011
The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing adopted by the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity has had its share of supporters and detractors. While some of its detractors rightly bemoan the limits of the Nagoya Protocol
Kabir Bavikatte and Daniel F. Robinson
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Biocultural values of groundwater dependent ecosystems in Kona, Hawaiʻi

Ecology and Society, 2022
Groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are increasingly recognized as important conservation targets with linked ecological and social value. However, the social uses and values of GDEs have received relatively little research attention in the peer ...
Veronica L. Gibson, Leah L. Bremer, Kimberly M. Burnett, Nicole Keaka. Lui, Celia M. Smith   +4 more
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Pelvic morphology and body size in relation to the preauricular sulcus: Evidence from medieval to modern Iberia

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The preauricular sulcus has long been debated as a pelvic feature variably attributed to obstetric stress, ligamentous traction, and broader biomechanical processes. To clarify its determinants, we analyzed 409 adult individuals from three archeological and one early modern skeletal collection from the Iberian Peninsula, integrating graded ...
Rebeca García‐González, Julia Muñoz‐Guarinos, Nico Cirotto, Sonia Díaz‐Navarro, Laura Rodríguez, José Miguel Carretero   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biocultural conservation as an alternative pathway for conservation: A case study of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative in northern Kenya

People 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, William Naimado, Charis Enns, Brock Bersaglio, Mali Ole Kaunga, Joseph Larpei, Victorlyn Mukiri, Judy Oreheya, Vivian Silole, Johan A. Oldekop   +9 more
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From dialogue to protocol: participatory approaches to biocultural governance in Maya Q’eqchi’ agricultural cooperatives in Guatemala

Ecosystems and People
This paper documents the collaborative development of biocultural protocols (BPs) with ten Maya Q’eqchi’ agricultural cooperatives in Alta Verapaz, northern Guatemala, highlighting the methodological, ethical, and political dimensions of co-designing ...
Pamela Giselle Katic, Benjamin Bol Caál, Selma Maribel Ico Tiul, Jeremy Haggar   +3 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

The role of wetland birds in biocultural conservation: analysing global discourses and practices on species and ecosystems

Ecosystems and People
Biocultural approaches for conservation weave knowledge systems of both Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP&LCs) with scientific insights to address environmental justice and promote local and global sustainability.
Paola Araneda, Peter Bridgewater, José Cristóbal Pizarro, José Tomás Ibarra   +3 more
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