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May 05 2021

Flourishing at Twenty-Five: On Context and Foundations in the Rise of the Concept of Biocultural Diversity

By Akshara Sangiorgio

WORDS AND IMAGES K. B. Wilson In his essay “Biocultural Diversity: Reason, Ethics, and Emotion” (this issue of Langscape), David Harmon traces the emergence of the field of biocultural diversity…

Apr 28 2021

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Biocultural Diversity: Reason, Ethics, and Emotion

By Akshara Sangiorgio

David Harmon Kayapó women gathering in the Amazon rainforest. Photo: Cristina Mittermeier A few years ago, Luisa Maffi shared an email with me. It was from a writer, well-traveled and…

Jan 04 2017

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Maintaining the Linguasphere in the Anthropocene

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by Peter Bridgewater Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Traditional burning from roadside, using modern methods. Photo: Parks Australia, n.d. . One of the books that most influenced me as a…

Oct 06 2016

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It Takes Millennia to Make Ciccimmaretati: Cilento, Italy, as a Master of Biocultural Wisdom

By Akshara Sangiorgio

by Dario Ciccarelli View of the town of Pollica in Cilento, Italy. Photo: Giuseppe Cucco, 2006 Since January 1, 1995, when the World Trade Organization came into existence, the winds…

Jul 07 2016

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Biocultural Diversity: Reason, Ethics, and Emotion

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by David Harmon North Pindos, Greece. The return of the shepherds and their flocks. Photo: Stamos Abatis, 2015. Not long ago, Luisa Maffi shared an email with me. It was from a…

Jan 15 2016

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Edges of Transformation: Women Crossing Boundaries between Ecological and Social Healing

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by Jeanine M. Canty Everything interesting happens at the edges. As we are moving to restore our relationships with nature, including one another, in an extremely diverse and globally connected planet,…

Sep 22 2015

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Irony as Inspiration: From Academic Research to Community Action in Protecting Biocultural Landscapes

By Akshara Sangiorgio

by Kelly Bannister and George Nicholas Grace Islet Garry oak ecosystem with thick understory of camas and seablush. Photo: Tara Martin, 2014 It is Fall 2014. At the Musqueam…

Jul 09 2015

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Ancient Botanical Knowledge as Living Knowledge: Medicinal Plants of Antiquity

By Coreen Boucher

Project Contributor: Alain Touwaide Dr. Alain Touwaide at work in the Library at Soliman the Magnificent Mosque, Istanbul, examining ancient herbals and documents from which he recovers information about ancient…

Flourishing at Twenty-Five: On Context and Foundations in the Rise of the Concept of Biocultural Diversity

Biocultural Diversity: Reason, Ethics, and Emotion

Maintaining the Linguasphere in the Anthropocene

It Takes Millennia to Make Ciccimmaretati: Cilento, Italy, as a Master of Biocultural Wisdom

Biocultural Diversity: Reason, Ethics, and Emotion

Edges of Transformation: Women Crossing Boundaries between Ecological and Social Healing

Irony as Inspiration: From Academic Research to Community Action in Protecting Biocultural Landscapes

Ancient Botanical Knowledge as Living Knowledge: Medicinal Plants of Antiquity

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