The law of the mother : protecting indigenous peoples in protected areas /

The law of the mother : protecting indigenous peoples in protected areas /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1993.
Description:xix, 296 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Indigenous peoples -- Cross-cultural studies.
Human ecology -- Cross-cultural studies.
Conservation of natural resources -- Cross-cultural studies.
Natural areas -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7996999
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Other authors / contributors:Kemf, Elizabeth.
ISBN:0871564513 (acid-free paper) : $25.00
9780871564511 (acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-279) and index.
Summary:Even well-intended attempts to protect nature sometimes have unforeseen dire consequences: a resurgent elephant population in Zimbabwe destroys the crops that comprise local farmers' livelihood, or the Shimshali people of northern Pakistan are denied access to their traditional grazing grounds in a new national park. If environmental efforts are to be beneficial, they must also take into account the needs, ancestral claims, and unique stewardship skills of the indigenous peoples who have, in many instances, lived sustainably on the land for millennia. In nearly three dozen thoughtful, vividly written accounts, The Law of the Mother offers a comprehensive vision of how to design and implement conservation projects to provide for the well-being of local peoples, wildlife, and the land itself. Written by scientists, environmentalists, and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on every continent, the essays in this collection also note areas of continuing conflict, such as issues of ownership, and identify potential flashpoints of tension between local peoples and the "outsiders" who are often behind the efforts to create protected areas. Most importantly, the authors describe how "creative communities" are seeking and experimenting with innovative solutions to the political, ecological, and human challenges that protected area managers must overcome. From the Bisnoi people of Rajasthan, India, whose strict conservation code does not permit them to cut trees or kill animals, to the Kuna Indians of Panama's San Blas Islands, whose ancient customs led them to create "natural zone" preserves, the indigenous peoples of the world have long understood the paramount importance of caring for nature rather than over-exploiting it. Compiled by WWF-World Wildlife Fund in collaboration with IUCN-The World Conservation Union, The Law of the Mother is a testimonial to these endangered peoples and their equally endangered native wisdom, offered in the hope that we may remember what they have not forgotten - that our planet is a sacred place.
Table of Contents:
  • In search of a home : people living in or near protected areas / Elizabeth Kemf
  • Fishermen of the desert / Hadya Amadou Kane, Luc Hoffmann, Pierre Campredon
  • Prospering from the desert / Kailash Sankhala
  • Gardens in the forest / Ian Craven, Wahyudi Wardoyo
  • Vietnam's guardians of the islands / Elizabeth Kemf
  • Gifts from the north wind / Bryan Alexander
  • Grass roots in a Himalayan kingdom / Mingma Norbu Sherpa
  • Kuna Yala : protecting the San Blas of Panama / Guillermo Archibold, Sheila Davey
  • Boundaries and bloodlines : tenure of indigenous homelands and protected areas / John Cordell
  • Melanesia's sacred inheritance / Annette Lees
  • God of the forest forever / Joanna Gould, Annette Lees
  • Campfire in Zimbabwe / Sandra Mbanefo, Hilary de Boerr
  • Paradise gained or lost? : Yanomami of Brazil / Alcida Rita Ramos
  • Forest home : the place where one belongs : Yanomami of Venezuela / Julio Cesar Centeno, Christopher Elliot
  • Who owns the land? : indigenous involvement in Australian protected areas / John Cordell
  • Butterfly ranching / Sius Mandosir, Malcolm Stark.
  • Nature in the crossfire / Connie Lewis
  • Aluna : the place where the mother was born / Elizabeth Kemf
  • Survival in a vertical desert / Terry Slavin
  • Dance of a thousand cranes / Elizabeth Kemf, Vo Quy
  • Mayhem in Manas : the threats to India's wildlife reserves / Sanjoy Deb Roy, Peter Jackson
  • The winds of change : Karen people in harmony with world heritage / Seri Thongmak, David L. Hulse
  • A mountain for profit / Stephen Elliott, Ookaew Prakobvitayakit Beaver
  • Conflict in Cameroon : parks for or against people? / Hanson L. Njiforti, Ngankam Martin Tchamba
  • People in blue : the Tuareg of Niger / John Newby, Alison Wilson
  • Tourism versus turtles / Elizabeth Kemf
  • Creative communities : planning and comanaging protected areas / Sheila Davey
  • Heart of the Miskito / Diane Jukofsky
  • Inuit create a whale santuary / Arlin Hackman
  • The green roof of Central Europe / Elizabeth Kemf
  • Siberia's keepers of the tundra / Peter Prokosch
  • Honey for sale / A.S.M. Banda, Hilary de Boerr
  • Banking on a nature reserve / Philip M. Hunsicker, Fidele Ngambesso
  • Kan Pwotekte Aniviwonman Haiti--we can protect the environment of Haiti / Evelyn Wilcox
  • Sacred forests and the elders / Alison Wilson.

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