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19 March 2009 | dataset

One last chance: tapping indigenous knowledge to produce sustainable conservation policies / W.H. Thomas

Sustainable development projects that were supposed to insure the future of the earth's biological inheritance are currently being criticized for compromising biodiversity. Drawing on sixteen months of fieldwork with one of Papua New Guinea's most remote societies, this paper argues that more productive conservation policies will emerge when indigenous activities
are viewed as disturbance and not as vehicles for establishing equilibrium with the environment. This research demonstrates that although the Hewa play a significant role in shaping
this environment, their traditions are not always compatible with biodiversity conservation. Finally, policy recommendations based on indigenous knowledge research are offered.

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Physical Description: 10 Pages

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Sustainable development projects that were…

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Publisher Elsevier
Modified 15 February 2022
Release Date 19 March 2009
Source URL https://library.sprep.org/content/one-last-chance-tapping-indigenous-knowledge-…
Identifier VL-35407
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location Pacific Region
Relevant Countries Pacific Region
License Public
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