Looking After Cultural and Natural Heritage Resources in Asia ...
Looking After Cultural and Natural Heritage Resources in Asia ...
Looking After Cultural and Natural Heritage Resources in Asia ...
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<strong>Natural</strong> Sites: Better<br />
protection of nature<br />
under threat from<br />
civilization?<br />
• 84% of the national parks (<strong>in</strong> Lat<strong>in</strong><br />
America) are <strong>in</strong>habited by <strong>in</strong>digenous<br />
peoples;<br />
• 90% of protected areas <strong>in</strong> Europe<br />
are seasonally used by pastoral<br />
people graz<strong>in</strong>g their flocks.<br />
• But - Indigenous practices have<br />
proven to be successful,<br />
• they can produce similar results as<br />
Western approaches, they can be<br />
<strong>in</strong>expensive, <strong>and</strong> easier to enforce<br />
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