Cultural and spiritual values of biodiversity. A complementary contribution to the Global Biodiversity Assesment Autor various authors Fecha 1999 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-065587) Editor | Lugar de publicación Intermediate Technology Publications | London, UK ISBN 1-85339-397-5 Páginas 731 p. Tipo de documento Monografía/libro Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Biodiversidad Descripción completa Resumen Contents: Ch. 1: Introduction. Culture and nature: The inextricable link Ch. 2 Linguistic diversity Ch. 3: Indigenous peoples, the environments and territories Ch. 4: Voices of the earth Ch. 5: Ethnoscience, 'tek' and its application to conservation Ch. 6: Valuing biodiversity for human health and well-being: traditional health systems Ch. 7: Traditional agriculture and soil management Ch. 8: Mountains: The heights of biodiversity Ch. 9: Forests, culture and conservation Ch. 10: Aquatic and marine biodiversity Ch. 11: Ethical, moral and religious concerns Ch. 12: Rights, resources and responses Ch. 13: Maintaining the mosaic