Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Year:
2003
Publication Place
USA
Physical Description:
10 Pages
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35407
Legacy PEIN ID:
75410
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Indigenous knowledge
Traditional knowledge
Sustainable conservation policies
Conservation of natural resources
Abstract
Sustainable development projects that were supposed to insure the future of the earth's biological inheritance are currently being criticized for compromising biodiversity. Drawing on sixteen months of fieldwork with one of Papua New Guinea's most remote societies, this paper argues that more productive conservation policies will emerge when indigenous activities are viewed as disturbance and not as vehicles for establishing equilibrium with the environment. This research demonstrates that although the Hewa play a significant role in shaping this environment, their traditions are not always compatible with biodiversity conservation. Finally, policy recommendations based on indigenous knowledge research are offered.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Year:
2003
Publication Place
USA
Physical Description:
10 Pages
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35407
Legacy PEIN ID:
75410
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 19-Mar-2009
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021