Towards biocultural realism: Connecting conservation with historical ecology and common sense. A European perspective DOI Creative Commons
Andrzej Bobiec, Ian D. Rotherham, Simay Kırca

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AMBIO, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 6, 2024

Abstract In this perspective, we present and discuss four major causes of the worldwide nature conservation failure: 1) ideologies based on nature–culture dualism, 2) bias prioritising forests in conservation, 3) illusory objectiveness selected biological indicators, 4) mismanagement rural agricultural landscapes. All these relate to ignorance historical ecology neglect role past plays shaping landscapes fostering biodiversity. These led a false anthropology focussed broader human economy (including agriculture) as absolute culprit biodiversity loss. It is believed, therefore, that preservation depends policies actions providing protection against activities, such farming. way, has been detached from rich experiences long fruitful coexistence people with other elements nature. The bio-cultural legacy includes biodiversity-rich landscapes, whose habitats are often either neglected or wrongly interpreted “remnants natural ecosystems”. Consequently, efforts frequently ineffective worse still, counter-effective. face favouring subsidised intensive agribusiness at cost destroying smallholder family farming, even expensive projects usually nothing more than “fig leaf” cover failure. We advocate re-focussing planning put emphasis landscapes’ responsible for their diversity. implies need new principles necessary secure economic cultural sovereignty local socio-ecological systems world’s

Language: Английский

Multidisciplinary approach for reconstructing past local land-use practices: Two case studies from the Ligurian Apennines, north-western Italy DOI Creative Commons
Chiara Molinari, Bruna Ilde Menozzi, Carlo Montanari

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The Holocene, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

Characterising local pastoral activities and multiple management systems that shaped past present landscapes is critical for better understanding main historical processes of biodiversification, species distributions biomass. The aim the paper to add new information on previous studies by combining biostratigraphical proxies (pollen, charcoal non-pollen palynomorphs) with data from written records (cartographic archival) archaeological excavations last centuries two sites located in eastern Ligurian Apennines, north-western Italy. Additionally, a statistical approach was used calculate relative importance temperature variations, fire dynamics, changes arboreal coverage, presence stagnant water/temporary pools grazing pressure selected groups pollen taxa associated different practices specific study area. use analytical methodology allowed highlighting several phases land-use, which could be related socio-economic strategies sometime conflicts between communities. Our analyses identified indicator cultivated fields, meadows, areas controlled fires, as well heathlands wetlands managed pasture agriculture, provided evidences disappearance more ‘complex’ than today, due abandonment practices. These results have relevance improving ability manage ecosystems during current future environmental changes.

Language: Английский

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Cultural landscape transformations in the "Prosecco hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene" UNESCO World Heritage Site in the context of terrain morphology DOI Creative Commons
Francesco Piras, Manuela De Allegri, Beatrice Fiore

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Journal of Rural Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 112, P. 103452 - 103452

Published: Oct. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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Towards biocultural realism: Connecting conservation with historical ecology and common sense. A European perspective DOI Creative Commons
Andrzej Bobiec, Ian D. Rotherham, Simay Kırca

et al.

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 6, 2024

Abstract In this perspective, we present and discuss four major causes of the worldwide nature conservation failure: 1) ideologies based on nature–culture dualism, 2) bias prioritising forests in conservation, 3) illusory objectiveness selected biological indicators, 4) mismanagement rural agricultural landscapes. All these relate to ignorance historical ecology neglect role past plays shaping landscapes fostering biodiversity. These led a false anthropology focussed broader human economy (including agriculture) as absolute culprit biodiversity loss. It is believed, therefore, that preservation depends policies actions providing protection against activities, such farming. way, has been detached from rich experiences long fruitful coexistence people with other elements nature. The bio-cultural legacy includes biodiversity-rich landscapes, whose habitats are often either neglected or wrongly interpreted “remnants natural ecosystems”. Consequently, efforts frequently ineffective worse still, counter-effective. face favouring subsidised intensive agribusiness at cost destroying smallholder family farming, even expensive projects usually nothing more than “fig leaf” cover failure. We advocate re-focussing planning put emphasis landscapes’ responsible for their diversity. implies need new principles necessary secure economic cultural sovereignty local socio-ecological systems world’s

Language: Английский

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