Calls for society to 'reconnect with nature'are commonplace in the scientific literature and
popular environmental discourse. However, the expression is often used haphazardly …

The biological knowledge and associated values and beliefs of Indigenous and other long‐
resident Peoples are often overlooked and underrepresented in governance, planning and …

Sacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples
around the world, and asks how we can learn from this knowledge and ways of knowing …

The first book to provide a full history of the development of architectural conservation, A
History of Architectural Conservation is considered a landmark publication by architectural …

An increasing number of court rulings and legislation worldwide are recognizing rights of
nature to be protected and preserved. Recognizing these rights also entails the recognition …

The development of societies, including spiritual development, is closely connected to
forests. The larger interrelations among changing societies, transforming forest landscapes …

" Introduction Mountains and the Sacred As the highest and most dramatic features of the
natural landscape, mountains have an extraordinary power to evoke the sacred. The …

Climate change has largely been understood as a biophysical, economic, and political
phenomenon. This approach has obscured the ways in which climate change also poses a …

Cultural heritage sites such as historical or sacred areas provide suitable habitats for plants
and play an important role in nature conservation, particularly in human-modified contexts …

Roberta Gilchrist critically evaluates the concept of sacred heritage. Drawing on global
perspectives from heritage studies, archaeology, museology, anthropology and architectural …