Biocultural Diversity for Sustainable Ecological, Cultural and Sacred Landscapes: The Biocultural Landscape Approach - Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Environment and Culture - page 69

The new model, furthermore, offers a fresh approach to biocultural conservation
based on biocultural landscape research, considering:
• a paradigm shift in nature conservation and conservation biology
• integration of biological and cultural diversity
• ecosystem and landscape services
• biocultural landscape and sacred landscape ecology
• traditional knowledge and spiritual beliefs
• environmental ethics and human rights
• know-how, empowerment and participation of local and indigenous people
• sustainable management of natural and cultural resources
• preservation of natural, rural and cultural heritage (Fig. 4.10 ).
In this context, a group of scientists presented their research at the already
mentioned Symposium 'Landscape ecological perspectives on biocultural diver-
sity and sacred landscape' of the 8th World Congress of IALE, with the aim of
offering a perspective from the point of view of landscape ecology on biocultural
diversity conservation and sacred landscape. The Symposium, coordinated by the
CCLP core group, was initiated by the results of the 3S Initiatives on Sacred
Species and Sites and enriched by studies on biocultural landscape from all the
participants, thus expanding the concept to landscape ecology.
Fig. 4.10 Preservation of natural, rural and cultural heritage through time and space, after
Makhzoumi ( 2013 )