Food sovereignty, agroecology and biocultural diversity. Advances in biocultural geography of olive tree olea. Global analyses have established that areas of high biological diversity cooccur with areas of high cultural diversity. Biocultural diversity conservationa global source book by luisa maffi and ellen woodley. Jan 01, 2014 read biocultural diversity conservation. A global source book luisa maffi and ellen woodley, earthscan, 2010, which examines and contrasts numerous projects around the world that take an integrated biocultural approach to conservation.
The industrial revolution, the demographic explosion of homo sapiens, and the rise of the global exchange economy are all implicated as major factors that influence the loss of species diversity. Restoring human cultures to the web of life national. Mapping biocultural and economic diversity everywhere. Applications program of work and key institutional players. The main thrust of the book is to help the reader understand the connection between nature and culture and how closely related humans are to the environment. A previous version is available as pages 8187 in in l. Global and regional mapping of the overlapping distribution of these diversities have pinpointed a number of factors that accounting for these geographic patterns and for the persistence or loss of biocultural diversity. As the global biodiversity outlook 3 gbo3 points out we are rapidly approaching critical tippingpoints of lifesupporting systems, if we dont break business as usual attitudes and habits.
A global sourcebook is a unique resource for anyone interested in the theory and practice of the field of biocultural diversitya holistic approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local. A global sourcebook, by biocultural diversity expert luisa maffi and environment and development consultant ellen woodley. A global index of biocultural diversity sciencedirect. Popular diversity books meet your next favorite book. While the concept may help preserve what we value, we must ensure that it does not. Langscape is a terralingua publication and issued to our membership 3 times a year. The author of once sacred fruits human and cultural ecology of the manggarai, flores island indonesia.
Its multifaceted contributions have ranged from theoretical elaborations, the book is between conservation projects and indigenous peoples, divided into three sections. The european rural territory is predominantly a biocultural, multifunctional landscape, providing a crucial and effective space for integration of biological and cultural diversity, suggesting the need to revise some of the current strategies for the assessment and management of biodiversity. The lack of diversity objectives and the failure to connect compensation elements to diversity objectives leaves those outside the power. A global sourcebook luisa maffi and ellen woodley, earthscanand launched biocultural diversity conservation. London washington, dc publishing for a sustainable future. Linking language, knowledge, and the environment edited by luisa maffi washington, d. A global sourcebook article pdf available in ethnobiology letters 3. In another global study, loh and harmon 2005 used specieslanguage comparisons among others as part of a first attempt to quantify global biocultural diversity by means of a. Interdependence of biodiversity and development under.
Biocultural diversity is defined by luisa maffi, cofounder and director of terralingua, as the diversity of life in all its manifestations. Worldwide experiences in an integrated approach to sustaining cultures and biodiversity. In response to this tendency, the article shows how the sami of northern norway are creating new openings and opportunities for more localized management systems. A global index of biocultural diversity request pdf. Jan 28, 2010 given the growing focus within ceesp and iucn in general on the links between culture and conservation and between biodiversity and cultural diversity, ceesp members should be interested in the forthcoming book biocultural diversity conservation. These have increased the visibility of livestock keepers as guardians of biological diversity, empowered the communities by making them. The field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local. Human culture and productive land uses can actually promote higher biodiversity by producing many continue reading biocultural diversity for. Opinion preserving biocultural diversity the new york times. Nielsen book data summary unesco biosphere reserves brs are designated areas in geographical regions of global socioecological significance. Threatened species, endangered languages, we compare the status of and trends in biological and linguistic diversity around the world. Given the growing focus within ceesp and iucn in general on the links between. Ethnobiologists bookshelf international society of. Sutherland, 2003 and became a transdisciplinary framework for both scholarship and action.
Surveying biocultural diversity projects around the world. Biocultural community protocols for livestock keepers so far, four livestock keeping communities, the raika, lingayat, samburu and pashtoon, have developed biocultural protocols. Introduction in the very near future our planet will need to feed nine billion human beings, yet the accelerating rate of biodiversity loss in landscapes of foodfeedfiberfuel production threatens to erode the capacity of such landscapes to generate vital ecosystem services ferrier et al. An areal component bcdarea, which adjusts the indicators for land area and therefore measures a countrys biocultural diversity relative to its physical extent. Interdependence of biodiversity and development under global. The book serves as a global sourcebook to biocultural diversity. A global sourcebook, by luisa maffi and ellen woodley to be published by earthscan in february 2010, with iucn. We see these diversities as intimately related to, and profoundly shaping, one another over the history of. The book serves as a global sourcebook to biocultural diversity conservation by demonstrating that the worlds diverse cultures work hard at maintaining the biological systems they depend on for sustainability. Given the growing focus within ceesp and iucn in general on the links between culture and conservation and between biodiversity and cultural diversity, ceesp members should be interested in the forthcoming book biocultural diversity conservation. The diversity of life is made up not only of the diversity of. Dec 20, 2015 at the heart of the concept of biocultural diversity is the idea that much of culture is based in the natural world, so a diversity of cultures and cultural phenomena arises from a natural environment with great natural or biological diversity. Find 9781844079216 biocultural diversity conservation.
A global source book luisa maffi and ellen woodley, earthscan, 2010, which examines and contrasts numerous projects around the world that take an integrated. This definitive book shows their global relevance and contribution to environmental protection, biocultural diversity and education. Biocultural community protocols for livestock keeper. Biocultural diversity and indigenous ways of knowing. In this chapter, we analyse the projects collectively and make generalizations, based on the information obtained through the survey and further exchanges with sourcebook contributors. In 2010, terralingua published biocultural diversity conservation. A global sourcebook by maffi et al at over 30 bookstores. A global sourcebook luisa maffi, ellen woodley the field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local. In another global study, loh and harmon 2005 used specieslanguage comparisons among others as part of a first attempt to quantify global biocultural diversity by means of a countrylevel. From the late 1980s onward, biosystematics and conservation biology have successfully brought this concern to the attention of the public.
Human culture and productive land uses can actually promote higher biodiversity by producing many continue reading. While the concept may help preserve what we value, we must ensure that it does not lead to forms of cultural or ecological imperialism. Biocultural diversity for healthy cities the nature of cities. Together, these projects provide a rich source of innovative problemsolving to address the global decline of biocultural diversity. Diversity of life is therefore thought of as biocultural diversity, made up of the variety of plant and animal species and ecosystems, cultural traditions, and languages that have developed on the planet. Biocultural diversity conservation a global sourcebook luisa maffi and ellen woodley biocultural diversity conservation a global sourcebook luisa maffi and ellen woodley this book is a treasure trove of the many approaches that have been taken by the worlds diverse cultures to maintain the biological systems upon which they depend.
Jun 01, 2010 luisa maffi is the cofounder and director of terralingua, an organization created 15 years ago around the idea of biocultural diversity. Jun 29, 2010 terralingua has gathered information about several of them in the volume biocultural diversity conservation. A global sourcebook, by luisa maffi and ellen woodley to be published by earthscan in february 2010, with iucn sponsorship. She is also coauthor of biocultural diversity conservation. Threatened species, endangered languages, we compare the status of and trends in biological and linguistic diversity around the. We are a group of institutions, organizations and individuals who believe that valorization of biocultural diversity is an important strategy to promote sustainable, inclusive, competitive and resilient territorial dynamics. Biocultural diversity and territories platform for. Understandings of biocultural diversity have had and will have a significant impact on resource use and conservation, and on the transformation of landscapes. Terralingua has gathered information about several of them in the volume biocultural diversity conservation. Jeanine pfeiffer environmental studies department san.
Knowledge for better food systems food climate research. A community of practice, a companion portal to the book that was designed for researchers, professionals, policy makers, and the public. By assessing the diversity of physical and anthropic data in small areas, the new terroir score overwhelms the global meaning of the general biocultural diversity and provides a. At the heart of the concept of biocultural diversity is the idea that much of culture is based in the natural world, so a diversity of cultures and cultural phenomena arises from a natural environment with great natural or biological diversity. The hate u give by angie thomas, aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire saenz, the absolu. Biocultural diversity conservation a global sourcebook. As the global biodiversity outlook 3 gbo3 points out we are rapidly approaching critical tippingpoints of lifesupporting systems, if we dont break business as. This association between cultural and biological diversity is encapsulated in the term biocultural diversity. A biocultural diversity richness component bcdrich, which is a relative measure of a countrys raw biocultural diversity using unadjusted counts of the five indicators. Restoring human cultures to the web of life and talking to the clouds and listening to the trees, in order to increase the visibility of these efforts and stress their importance for.
While the maps succeed in depicting a global reality of biocultural diversity hotspots, they often relegate diversity to locations beyond the frontiers of capitalism and modernity. We aim to promote a paradigm shift by illustrating biocultural diversity through scientific and traditional knowledge, within an elegant sensory context of articles, stories and art. Luisa maffi is the cofounder and director of terralingua, an organization created 15 years ago around the idea of biocultural diversity. Biocultural diversity conservation is a comprehensive book for students, researchers, professionals, policy makers, international agencies, ngos, and. Jun 03, 20 the lack of diversity objectives and the failure to connect compensation elements to diversity objectives leaves those outside the power structure fighting to get inside. Biocultural diversity research has contributed to our understanding of the links between biodiversity and cultural diversity. A biocultural approach 2010 prentice hallpearson, 2010 french twentieth bibliography critical and biographical references for french literature since 1885 1990 this series of bibliographical references is one of the most important tools for research in modern and contemporary french literature. Biocultural diversity conservation a global sourcebook is a guide for understanding a developing concept of how different ecosystems provide a basis for human culture. The book thus contributes to the democratization of knowledge and power in the domain of food, environment and society. The book addresses, through case studies, the need for protecting and restoring biodiversity. Maffi and woodley present, as the book s basic premise, the homogenization chal lenge common to the conservation of biodiversity and cultural diversity, wherein a loss of diversity is linked to a loss of resilience.
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