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Finding an equitable balance between the demands of lowland populations and the needs of mountain communities is an increasingly urgent priority, combined with a strong need to balance productive use of forests with their protection.
This report documents the comments and case studies provided by participants around the world in this electronic conference. Themes included: mountain...
In part 1 of a 4-part series, Karma Ura introduces the connection between conservation of citadels (pho-drang) of deities with environmental protection.
Environmental awareness can manifest in scientific, political and cultural terms. Beliefs and practices point to a management of environment frequently linked to the invocations of deities and spirits occurring throughout the...
Spiritual healing is a little investigated field not only in Pakistan but also in the west. A study was carried-out in a traditional village (Chaprote) of Northern Areas of Pakistan in 1989 by an anthropologist, which describes indigenous healing techniques of a native spiritual practitioner known as Danyal. Danyal or Danyalism in Gilgiti culture can be seen as more or less what is popularly...
Because of dominant shifting agriculture practices, local ecological knowledge and traditional practice in mountain regions in Madagascar have long been seen as obstacles to development. Now, they are increasingly recognised as offering solutions to socio-ecological transformations constrained by rapid changes of the cultural, socio-economic and socio-political context. Instead of a passive...
The Mountains of High Africa allowed Africans to be Africans long before the struggle for independence. The dynastic kingdoms of the Highlands of Ethiopia prevailed for centuries and it was the only part of Africa that was not really colonized. Not even the scorching sands of the Sahara and its general inhospitality could keep the colonizers out, as did the mountains. More recently, when the...
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