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Biodiversity and the environment are inextricably linked to human cultural diversity. Traditional cultures have frequently preserved or kept untouched portions of their natural surroundings.
R. Kamalahar
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Sacred natural sites are culturally and environmentally significant areas to be researched in different cultural contexts. Hence, this research was conducted to investigate the indigenous mechanisms of preserving sacred natural sites in Guji Oromo ...
Gemeda Odo Roba
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Investigating sacred natural sites and protected areas for forest area changes in Italy
Forests will be critical to mitigate the effects of climate and global changes. Therefore, knowledge on the drivers of forest area changes are important. Although the drivers of deforestation are well known, drivers of afforestation are almost unexplored.
Piero Zannini +11 more
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Biodiversity of Sacred Natural Sites in Italy
Here, I aimed to assess the value of Sacred Natural Sites (SNS) for biodiversity conservation, by asking: Which is the state of the art on SNS and biodiversity conservation and their overall effect on biodiversity? Do SNS in Italy complement the network of Protected Areas (PA)?
P. Zannini
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Juristic personhood for sacred natural sites: A potential means for protecting nature
John Studley, Willian V. Bleisch
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Bas Verschuuren and Naoya Furuta (eds.), Asian Sacred Natural Sites: Philosophy and Practice in Protected Areas and Conservation (London: Routledge, 2016), xxii + 318 pp., £43.99 (pbk), ISBN: 9781138936317.
Will Tuladhar-Douglas
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Valuing Ecosystem Services of Sacred Natural Sites in the Anthropocene: A Case Study of Varanasi, India [PDF]
Rinku Singh +4 more
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Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture [PDF]
Kathy Velander
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Biodiversity Storehouses and Showcases of Sacred Natural Sites for Nature Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation [PDF]
Sacred Natural Sites (SNS) are parts of land or water that have spiritual significance for specific communities which are often hotspots of cultural, and biological diversity.
Mastewal Hailemariam
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Agrarian rituals giving way to Romantic motifs: Sacred natural sites in Estonia
Semiotic mechanisms involving sacred natural sites – or areas of land or water with special spiritual significance – that have been focal points in agrarian vernacular religion have been transformed in modern Estonian culture. Some sites have accrued new
Ott Heinapuu
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