Existing global protected area networks have two shortcomings:(1) they do not cover certain
habitats, and (2) local people often resent their formal management. Here, we show that …

Sacred forests represent an important long-held tradition of conserving specific land areas
that have cultural, and often religious, significance. India, with its diversity of cultures and …

This paper examines the literature on how biodiversity contributes to improved and
diversified diets in developing countries. We assess the current state of evidence on how …

This paper explores the major interactions between the transformation of swidden farming
and the pursuit of rural livelihoods in the uplands of Southeast Asia. The paper draws on …

Most people follow and are influenced by some kind of spiritual faith. We examined two
ways in which religious faiths can in turn influence biodiversity conservation in protected …

We ascertained villagers' perceptions about the importance of forests for their livelihoods
and health through 1,837 reliably answered interviews of mostly male respondents from 185 …

Interactions between conservation and the social sciences are frequently characterized by
either critique (of conservation by social scientists) or co‐optation (of social scientific …

Bat populations around the world are declining as a consequence of human activities. Bat
conservation thus hinges on changing human behavior, but to do so, we must understand …

Khawa Karpo, in the eastern Himalayas, is a mountain considered sacred throughout Tibet,
and is internationally recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot. Numerous areas within …

Sacred groves retain pristine or secondary forest tracts with rich biodiversity protected for
centuries due to their sociocultural and religious values as well as indigenous belief …