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Sacred and/or Secular Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation in Thailand

LA129646

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Sacred and/or Secular Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation in Thailand

[Article]

Somporn Juntadach, Leslie E. Sponsel, Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel, et al.

Leiden

Brill

Western approaches to biodiversity are starting to recognise the relevance of local environmental knowledge and community forests, but mostly ignore the conservation potential of sacred places because of their culture bound modernism and scientism. We argue that sacred places are in effect an ancient and widespread system of community based and religiously sanctioned protected areas that promote biodiversity conservation. We also compare the advantages and disadvantages of government and community based protected areas, and consider them to be complementary. Western approaches to biodiversity are starting to recognise the relevance of local environmental knowledge and community forests, but mostly ignore the conservation potential of sacred places because of their culture bound modernism and scientism. We argue that sacred places are in effect an ancient and widespread system of community based and religiously sanctioned protected areas that promote biodiversity conservation. We also compare the advantages and disadvantages of government and community based protected areas, and consider them to be complementary.

1998

155-167

Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology

2/2

1568-5357

Leslie E. Sponsel

Nukul Ruttanadakul

Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel

Somporn Juntadach

10.1163/156853598X00154

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[Article]

275578

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