Asian Sacred Natural Sites: Philosophy and practice in protected areas and conservationBas Verschuuren, Naoya Furuta Routledge, 2016 M08 12 - 340 pages Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia. This book provides a new perspective on the topic of sacred natural sites and cultural heritage by linking Asian cultures, religions and worldviews with contemporary conservation practices and approaches. The chapters focus on the modern significance of sacred natural sites in Asian protected areas with reference, where appropriate, to an Asian philosophy of protected areas. Drawn from over 20 different countries, the book covers examples of sacred natural sites from all of IUCN’s protected area categories and governance types. The authors demonstrate the challenges faced to maintain culture and support spiritual and religious governance and management structures in the face of strong modernisation across Asia. The book shows how sacred natural sites contribute to defining new, more sustainable and more equitable forms of protected areas and conservation that reflect the worldviews and beliefs of their respective cultures and religions. The book contributes to a paradigm-shift in conservation and protected areas as it advocates for greater recognition of culture and spirituality through the adoption of biocultural conservation approaches. |
Contents
Can world heritage status help protect sacred sites in Asia? | |
PART 2 | |
PART 3 | |
Forum Pekaseh in the management of Subak landscape of Catur Angga Batukaru UNESCO | |
implications for heritage conservation from | |
Mount Fujis history as a spiritual realm and means for its preservation | |
A role for custodians and religious leaders in the conservation of sacred natural sites | |
sacred sites in YsykKöl Biosphere Reserve | |
improving biodiversity conservation with lessons for effective | |
Past and present biocultural significance of sea turtles for local communities on the Arabian | |
traditions beliefs and sacred natural sites in Northern Thailand | |
Creating new discursive terrain for the custodians of the Tibetan spiritscapes of North West | |
recreating spiritual and religious practices for site | |
Ritual and cultural revival at Tuvan sacred natural sites supports indigenous governance | |
Animism and traditional knowledge disappear in Virachey National Park Cambodia | |
sanctuaries of biodiversity in Xishuangbanna southwest China | |
how the cultural spiritual and philosophical underpinnings of sacred natural | |
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