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The cultural context of biodiversity conservation - Oapen

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Contents<br />

5.2 <strong>The</strong> <strong>context</strong> <strong>of</strong> meaning - the symbolic dimension.................................................... 173<br />

5.2.1 <strong>The</strong> indigenous worldview ......................................................................... 175<br />

5.2.2 Agri<strong>cultural</strong> symbolism ............................................................................... 180<br />

5.2.3 Ritual practice ............................................................................................... 184<br />

5.2.4 <strong>The</strong> sacred landscape................................................................................... 190<br />

5.3 <strong>The</strong> <strong>context</strong> <strong>of</strong> change - the transformational dimension.......................................... 198<br />

5.3.1 <strong>The</strong> dynamics <strong>of</strong> knowledge production.................................................. 199<br />

5.3.2 Knowledge transmission in educational settings.................................... 203<br />

5.3.3 Origins <strong>of</strong> knowledge fragmentation........................................................ 209<br />

5.3.4 Knowledge encounters in <strong>conservation</strong>al settings ................................. 216<br />

5.4 Outcomes and prospects........................................................................................ 222<br />

5.4.1 <strong>The</strong> seen and the unseen................................................................................. 224<br />

5.4.2 From present to future................................................................................ 228<br />

5.4.3 Towards a <strong>conservation</strong> <strong>of</strong> bio-<strong>cultural</strong> diversity ................................... 235<br />

5.4.4 Rethinking scientific assumptions............................................................. 241<br />

6 CONCLUDING REMARKS - from local to global.....................................................249<br />

Epilogue ......................................................................................................................................255<br />

REFERENCES......................................................................................................................... 257<br />

APPENDIX............................................................................................................................... 281

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