Traditional agricultural landscapes and community conserved areas: an overview

This paper seeks to offer an overview on the theme of “Traditional agricultural landscapes and indigenous and community conserved areas.” It aims to explore questions related to…

Social‐ecological indicators of resilience in agrarian and natural landscapes

The purpose of this paper is to present an approach aimed at facilitating nature conservation that builds on the ecological and social synergies that exist in traditionally…

The community conserved landscape of the Borana Oromo, Ethiopia: Opportunities and problems

This paper seeks to describe an attempt to assess at the local level the progress that has been internationally achieved in recognition of community and indigenous rights, and of…

Rethinking resource identification and utilization: The reconstruction of indigenous ethnoecological knowledge in Fata'an Wetland, Taiwan

This study aims to explore the following questions: What are resources for humans and what are not? How does nature “become” a resource? Does the result of cultural resources'…

Traditional Māori horticultural and ethnopedological praxis in the New Zealand landscape

The purpose of this paper is to explore the application of traditional Māori horticultural and ethnopedological practices in New Zealand whereby an inclusive “whole of landscape”…

Relational knowledge systems and their impact on management of mountain ecosystems: Approaches to understanding the motivations and expectations of traditional farmers in the maintenance of biodiversity zones in the Andes

This paper aims to explore how Andean knowledge and culture have shaped mountain ecosystems by building cultural landscapes where agrobiodiversity is created and recreated, water…

The conservation of the agrobiodiversity of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park

This paper aims to describe the situation of the agrobiodiversity in La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, a protected area in which the agricultural and animal husbandry…

Indigenous and community conserved areas in Oaxaca, Mexico

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the community conservation movement in Oaxaca, a bioculturally diverse state in southern Mexico, with a particular focus on indigenous and…

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