Biodiversity and the local context: linking seminatural grasslands and their future use to social aspects

Stenseke, Marie

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2006.01.007

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“…Indeed, studies of people's valuation of agricultural rural landscapes suggest not only that a cultural memory promotes perceptions of heritage values, but also that such a cultural memory partly depends on the current utility of these landscape elements (e.g. Stenseke 2006, Braaksma et al 2016.…”

Section: Loss Of Cultural Memorymentioning

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What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests

Eriksson¹

2018

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Citation: What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests. Nature Conservation 28: 1-32. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.28.25067 AbstractThere is currently a growing concern that biocultural heritage is threatened in many landscapes. This paper focuses on biological cultural heritage, broadly meaning biological cultural traces that are considered as heritage, but leaving out other aspects of the biocultural heritage concept. An operational definition of biological cultural heritage (BCH) is suggested, based on niche construction theory: "biological manifestations of culture, reflecting indirect or intentional effects, or domesticated landscapes, resulting from historical human niche construction". Some factors that influence recognition of BCH are discussed, using a comparison between Swedish open to semi-open vs. forested landscapes. While the former landscapes are generally associated with biological cultural values, BCH is generally over-looked in forests. Two main reasons for this are suggested: loss of cultural memory and a perception of forests as wilderness. A conclusion is that recognition of BCH is essential for guiding development of biological conservation programmes in forests, irrespective of whether the conservation goal is to focus on culturally impacted forests or to conserve what is considered as close to pristine forests. Furthermore, recognising BCH in forests will promote interest and learning of the history of forests and their values and will be informative for developing conservation programmes for all biota in forests, not only those that historically were favoured by culture. Hence, there is no inherent conflict between preserving relatively untouched forests and those with remaining traces of pre-industrial forest management. The recognition of BCH in forests will inspire and promote further integration of cultural and natural heritage research. Keywords REVIEW ARTICLE Launched to accelerate biodiversity conservation A peer-reviewed open-access journalOve Eriksson / Nature Conservation 28: 1-32 (2018) 2

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Section: Loss Of Cultural Memorymentioning

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“…Photo: Ove Eriksson. people in general (e.g. Ihse and Lindahl 2000, Stenseke 2006, Lindborg et al 2009, Eriksson and Cousins 2014, Eriksson 2016, Anonymous 2017a. This is in stark contrast to how forests are perceived, not only in Sweden, but throughout Europe.…”

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What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests

Eriksson¹

2018

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“…However, whether such habitats over time may be assigned values related to heritage and aesthetics is an open question. However, results from interview studies suggest that people's appreciation of landscapes is much related to the fact that the landscape is inhabited, harbors agriculture and has the capacity to sustain people's living [71,72,91]. This indicates that values related to heritage continue to be produced [77].…”

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“…However, for most people, an interest in rare plants, fungi and insects is likely to be quite limited, and even for the farmers actually managing the semi-natural pastures and meadows, other motivators are more important. Interview studies conclude that continuing subsidies for keeping grazing regimes are essential, but foremost, these studies suggest that values related to "beauty", "place and identity" and "cultural heritage" are the strongest motivators [71,72]. As remarked by Antrop ([25]; p. 21): " .…”

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“…A common theme in the discourse on landscape values is landscape aesthetics [73], and this aspect repeatedly is stressed in interview studies as a strong motivator for preserving features associated with old cultural landscapes [71,77,78]. Evolutionary psychologists have attempted to understand people's preferences for landscapes by considering them as potentially adaptive, for example the "savanna hypothesis" [79] proposing that humans would have an evolved preference for semi-open, resource-rich habitats (rich in flowers and fruits, rich in game species, with available water, etc.)…”

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Historical and Current Niche Construction in an Anthropogenic Biome: Old Cultural Landscapes in Southern Scandinavia

Eriksson

2016

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Conceptual advances in niche construction theory provide new perspectives and a tool-box for studies of human-environment interactions mediating what is termed anthropogenic biomes. This theory is useful also for studies on how anthropogenic biomes are perceived and valued. This paper addresses these topics using an example: "old cultural landscapes" in Scandinavia, i.e., landscapes formed by a long, dynamic and continuously changing history of management. Today, remnant habitats of this management history, such as wooded pastures and meadows, are the focus of conservation programs, due to their rich biodiversity and cultural and aesthetic values. After a review of historical niche construction processes, the paper examines current niche construction affecting these old cultural landscapes. Features produced by historical niche construction, e.g., landscape composition and species richness, are in the modern society reinterpreted to become values associated with beauty and heritage and species' intrinsic values. These non-utilitarian motivators now become drivers of new niche construction dynamics, manifested as conservation programs. The paper also examines the possibility to maintain and create new habitats, potentially associated with values emanating from historical landscapes, but in transformed and urbanized landscapes.

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Conclusion: Benefits, Difficulties, and Challenges of Participation Under the European Landscape Convention

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Jones

2010

The European Landscape Convention

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Biodiversity and the local context: linking seminatural grasslands and their future use to social aspects

Cited by 46 publications

References 18 publications

What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests

What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests

Historical and Current Niche Construction in an Anthropogenic Biome: Old Cultural Landscapes in Southern Scandinavia

Conclusion: Benefits, Difficulties, and Challenges of Participation Under the European Landscape Convention

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