Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture

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CONTENTS
List of Figures and Tables
About the Authors
Foreword
Preface
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Glossary
Chapter 1 Introduction: Sacred Natural Sites the Foundations of Conservation
SECTION ONE Towards the Science and Spirituality of Sacred Natural Sites
	Chapter 2 Conservation of Biodiversity in Sacred Natural Sites in Asia and Africa: A Review of the Scientific Literature
	Chapter 3 Sacred Mountains and Global Changes: Impacts and Responses
	Chapter 4 Falling between the ‘Cracks’ of Conservation and Religion: The Role of Stewardship for Sacred Trees and Groves
	Chapter 5 The Enchanted Earth: Numinous Sacred Sites
	Chapter 6 Arguments for Developing Biocultural Conservation Approaches for Sacred Natural Sites
SECTION TWO Sacred Natural Sites: Mutual Learning, Analysis, Planning and Management
	Chapter 7 Nature Saint and Holy Island, Ancient Values in a Modern Economy: The Enduring Influence of St Cuthbert and Lindisfarne, United Kingdom
	Chapter 8 Tourism Meets the Sacred: Khumbu Sherpa Place-based Spiritual Values in Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal
	Chapter 9 The Road to the Future? The Biocultural Values of the Holy Hill Forests of Yunnan Province, China
	Chapter 10 Uncovering the Intangible Values of Earth Care: Using Cognition to Reveal the Eco-spiritual Domains and Sacred Values of the Peoples of Eastern Kham
	Chapter 11 Ancestral Beliefs and Conservation: The Case of Sacred Sites in Bandjoun, West Cameroon
	Chapter 12 The Crocodile is our Brother: Sacred Lakes of the Niger Delta, Implications for Conservation Management
	Chapter 13 How African-based Winti Belief Helps to Protect Forests in Suriname
	Chapter 14 Seeking and Securing Sacred Natural Sites among Jamaica’s Windward Maroons
SECTION THREE Sacred Natural Sites: International Recognition, Global Governance and Field Action
	Chapter 15 Sacred Natural Sites, Cultural Landscapes and UNESCO’s Action
	Chapter 16 Synergies and Challenges for Legal Protection of Sacred Natural Sites in the South Pacific
	Chapter 17 Wetland Cultural and Spiritual Values, and the Ramsar Convention
	Chapter 18 Sacred Natural Sites, Biodiversity and Well-being: The Role of Sacred Sites in Endogenous Development in the COMPAS Network
	Chapter 19 Sacred Natural Sites in Technologically Developed Countries: Reflections from the Experience of the Delos Initiative
	Chapter 20 Developing a Methodology and Tools for Inventorying Sacred Natural Sites of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico
	Chapter 21 Culture-based Conservation of Sacred Groves: Experiences from the North Western Ghats, India
SECTION FOUR In Our Own Hands: Living Culture and Equity at Sacred Natural Sites
	Chapter 22 Community-based Ecotourism at Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, a Sacred Natural Site in Ghana
	Chapter 23 Sacred Valley, Conservation Management and Indigenous Survival: Uch Enmek Indigenous Nature Park, Altai Republic, Russia
	Chapter 24 Towards a Sustainable Management and Enhanced Protection of Sacred Marine Areas at Palawan’s Coron Island Ancestral Domain, Philippines
	Chapter 25 Culture, Conservation and Co-management: Strengthening Soliga Stake in Biodiversity Conservation in Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, India
	Chapter 26 The Devi as 
Ecofeminist Warrior: Reclaiming the Role of Sacred Natural Sites in East-Central India
	Chapter 27 Conclusions: Sustaining Sacred Natural Sites to Conserve Nature and Culture
Annex 1 A Statement of Custodians of Sacred Natural Sites and Territories
Annex 2 A Preliminary Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation of Sacred Natural Sites
Index