Biocultural Conservation and Biocultural Ethics

Rozzi, Ricardo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99513-7_19

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“…Recognizing the interconnections between biological and cultural diversity and the central place people play in shaping biodiversity futures (Rozzi et al. 2018 ), we seek to extend the long‐held norm of diversity as desirable in biodiversity research (i.e., Soulé 1985 ) to include humans and their cultures.…”

Section: Revisiting Biodiversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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An agenda for research and action toward diverse and just futures for life on Earth

Wyborn

Montana

Kalas

et al. 2021

Conservation Biology

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Decades of research and policy interventions on biodiversity have insufficiently addressed the dual issues of biodiversity degradation and social justice. New approaches are therefore needed. We devised a research and action agenda that calls for a collective task of revisiting biodiversity toward the goal of sustaining diverse and just futures for life on Earth. Revisiting biodiversity involves critically reflecting on past and present research, policy, and practice concerning biodiversity to inspire creative thinking about the future. The agenda was

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Section: Revisiting Biodiversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The majority of today's landscapes, cultures, and biodiversity coevolved through place‐based interactions between humans and nonhuman species (Rozzi et al. 2018 ). This diversity is intimately linked (linguistically, culturally, biologically) and mutually sustaining (Gorenflo et al.…”

Section: Anthropocene Biodiversity and Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

An agenda for research and action toward diverse and just futures for life on Earth

Wyborn

Montana

Kalas

et al. 2021

Conservation Biology

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“…Among these figures, Aldo Leopold continues to stand out. A sign of the universal and timeless appeal of Leopold's ethic is the biocultural conservation ethic of Rozzi (2015, 2018), which draws explicitly on Leopold and recognizes the widespread traditions among Indigenous peoples around the world of human cohabitation with and indivisibility from nature, precisely as Leopold wrote: ‘that men are only fellow voyagers with other creatures in the odyssey of evolution’ (Leopold, 1949, quoted in Rozzi, 2018).…”

Section: Synthesis and Conclusionmentioning

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Stewardship and management of freshwater ecosystems: From Leopold's land ethic to a freshwater ethic

Cooke

Lynch

Piccolo

et al. 2021

Aquatic Conservation

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In 1949, Aldo Leopold formalized the concept of the ‘land ethic’, in what emerged as a foundational and transformational way of thinking about natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, and stewardship in terrestrial systems. Yet, the land ethic has inherent linkages to aquatic ecosystems; Leopold himself conducted research on rivers and lakes, and freshwater ecosystems figured widely in his writing. We reflect on the land ethic and other aspects of Leopold's scholarship to identify key messages that provide insight into the stewardship and management of freshwater ecosystems around the globe. We also frame what we call the ‘freshwater ethic’ around Leopold's legacy. Although Leopold could not have envisaged the stressors affecting modern aquatic ecosystems, his core principles remain salient. These apply not only to ecosystem protection, but also to the ethics of modern conservation economics, sustainability, and the protection of natural capital, in which lakes, rivers, and wetlands now figure prominently. We identify key ‘Aldo‐inspired’ recommendations for protecting and restoring freshwater ecosystems in the Anthropocene that emanate directly from his writings (e.g. adopt an ecosystem approach, identify win–win–win scenarios, recognize the irreplaceability of wild waters, and strive for freshwater optimism). In an epoch where links between people and nature are becoming more explicit in environmental management, policy, and governance, we suggest that Aldo Leopold's work illustrates how inspirational, seminal thinkers have offered leadership in this domain. We contend that today there is still much that can be learned from Leopold, especially by the next generation of environmental practitioners, to ensure the effective stewardship of our aquatic ecosystems. We submit that the adoption of a freshwater ethic in parallel with Leopold's land ethic will enhance the stewardship of the world's increasingly threatened fresh waters by raising the profile of the plight of fresh waters and identifying enduring actions that, if embraced, will help conserve and restore biodiversity.

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Traditional food or biocultural threat? Concerns about the use of tilapia fish in Indigenous cuisine in the Amazonia of Ecuador

Santafe-Troncoso

Loring

2021

People and Nature

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Food-based tourism motivates visitors to experience the culture and nature of a destination through its food. The inclusion of local and traditional foods in tourism is commonly seen as positive for local economies, cultural revitalization and biodiversity in rural and Indigenous communities (Giampiccoli & Hayward, 2012;Hall & Sharples, 2003;Sidali et al., 2016). However, some scholars challenge these perspectives, and argue that the impacts of tourism on local communities, including the commodification of traditional

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Biocultural Conservation and Biocultural Ethics

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

An agenda for research and action toward diverse and just futures for life on Earth

An agenda for research and action toward diverse and just futures for life on Earth

Stewardship and management of freshwater ecosystems: From Leopold's land ethic to a freshwater ethic

Traditional food or biocultural threat? Concerns about the use of tilapia fish in Indigenous cuisine in the Amazonia of Ecuador

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