http://eprints.ru.ac.za/458/1/Biocultural_Diversity_-_Moving_Beyond_the_Realm_of_%E2%80%98Indigenous%E2%80%99_and_%E2%80%98Local%E2%80%99_People.pdf
During the past decade the relationship between biodiversity and human diversity has
received increased attention, resulting in the identification of what the Declaration of
Belém calls an ‘inextricable link’ between biological and cultural diversity. Although the
term biocultural diversity, introduced to denote this link, is being used increasingly, there
has been little critical reflection on what it precisely refers to. I argue that it is used with
particular reference to ‘indigenous traditional’ people, but that there is scope for
extending its application within biocultural discourse. I therefore review the concept of
culture and discuss what constitutes cultural values of the natural environment. I
conclude that the concept of culture must be understood as involving a dynamic process
of transcultural exchange and constant re-articulations of tradition resulting in the
persistence of certain cultural practices. This approach ultimately reveals that the concept
of biocultural diversity is also applicable to non-indigenous traditional communities.
http://eprints.ru.ac.za/458/1/Biocultural_Diversity_-_Moving_Beyond_the_Realm_of_%E2%80%98Indigenous%E2%80%99_and_%E2%80%98Local%E2%80%99_People.pdf
https://www.ru.ac.za/iser/iser/staff/michellecocks/
During the past decade the relationship between biodiversity and human diversity has
received increased attention, resulting in the identification of what the Declaration of
Belém calls an ‘inextricable link’ between biological and cultural diversity. Although the
term biocultural diversity, introduced to denote this link, is being used increasingly, there
has been little critical reflection on what it precisely refers to. I argue that it is used with
particular reference to ‘indigenous traditional’ people, but that there is scope for
extending its application within biocultural discourse. I therefore review the concept of
culture and discuss what constitutes cultural values of the natural environment. I
conclude that the concept of culture must be understood as involving a dynamic process
of transcultural exchange and constant re-articulations of tradition resulting in the
persistence of certain cultural practices. This approach ultimately reveals that the concept
of biocultural diversity is also applicable to non-indigenous traditional communities.
Michelle Cocks
m.cocks@ru.ac.za
m.cocks@ru.ac.za
http://eprints.ru.ac.za/458/1/Biocultural_Diversity_-_Moving_Beyond_the_Realm_of_%E2%80%98Indigenous%E2%80%99_and_%E2%80%98Local%E2%80%99_People.pdf
https://www.ru.ac.za/iser/iser/staff/michellecocks/
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