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Cultural and spiritual values of biodiversity / by the United Nations Environment Programme ; compiled and edited by Darrell Addison Posey. - London : Intermediate Technology, c1999. - xx, 731 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Culture and nature - the inextricable link / Darrell Addison Posey -- Linguistic diversity / Luisa Maffi -- Indigenous peoples, their environments and territories / Andrew Gray -- Voices of the earth / Ranil Senanayake -- Ethnoscience, 'tek' and its application to conservation / L. Jan Slikkerveer -- Valuing biodiversity for human health and well-being: traditional health systems / Gerard Bodeker -- Traditional agriculture and soil management / Kristina Plenderleith -- Mountains: the heights of biodiversity / Edwin Bernbaum -- Forests, culture and conservation / Sarah A. Laird -- Aquatic and marine biodiversity / Paul Chambers -- Ethical, moral and religious concerns / Jeff Golliher -- Rights, resources and responses / Graham Dutfield -- Maintaining the mosaic / Darrell Addison Posey.

ISBN: 1853393975 1853393940 (pbk.) : £35.00

Nat. Bib. No.: GB99-U8134

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Multiculturalism.
Biodiversity.
Biodiversity--Moral and ethical aspects.
Multiculturalism.
Biodiversity--Moral and ethical aspects.

Dewey Class. No.: 333.95