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On Bioculturalism, Shamanism and Unlearning the Creed of Growth

By: Story Sian Sullivan

Bioculturalism is the acknowledgement that biological diversity is linked with cultural diversity in knowledges, languages and practice, and that sustaining both is necessary for ecological and cultural well being. It is an emerging term and concept that marks a radical step to bring varied cultural values explicitly into debate and practice regarding nature conservation....

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