Sacred forest biodiversity conservation: A meta‐analysis
Megan K. Sullivan,
Luke Browne,
Juan Carlos Penagos Zuluaga
et al.
Abstract:Sacred forests offer co‐benefits of protecting both cultural traditions and forested areas. However, sacred forests' contribution to biodiversity conservation is often undervalued. Several reviews discuss biodiversity conservation in sacred forests, but large‐scale studies that quantify the effect of sacred forests on biodiversity conservation are scarce. Many studies on the effectiveness of sacred forests in protecting biodiversity are limited to single‐location censuses or lack comparisons against non‐sacred… Show more
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