From landscape as heritage to biocultural heritage in a landscape

Ferrara, Vincenza; Ekblom, Anneli; Wästfelt, Anders

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“…Ideas that formed part of the initial corpus of the discipline (i.e., ecology, geography, conservation) with narrative of pragmatism and determinism have been debunked with the shift of priorities and new trope of romantic possibilism [42]. To grasp with the change following the Sauerian commandment, the difficult definition of each term is made obvious when defining its opposite.…”

Section: Montology Palimpsest Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Development of the discipline of mountain geography experienced significant developments through the centuries ensuing its original setting of academic endeavors with Chinese, Arab, Hindu, Greek and Roman thinkers who posited mountain geographical thought as especially important. Then, with the age of discovery and exploration, a new trend started when the impressive richness of tropical biota was exhibited in European museums, prompting the longing for new realities of unclimbed mountains in faraway colonies [42].…”

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Mountain Graticules: Bridging Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, and Historicity to Biocultural Heritage

Sarmiento

Inaba²,

Iida³

et al. 2022

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The interdependence of biological and cultural diversity is exemplified by the new conservation paradigm of biocultural heritage. We seek to clarify obsolescent notions of nature, whereby cultural construction and identity markers of mountain communities need to reflect localized, situated, and nuanced understanding about mountainscapes as they are developed, maintained, managed, and contested in spatiality and historicity. Using the nexus of socioecological theory, we question whether a convergent approach could bridge montological knowledge systems of either different equatorial and temperate latitudes, western and eastern longitudes, hills and snow-capped mountain altitudes, or hegemonic and indigenous historicity. Using extensive literature research, intensive reflection, field observation, and critical discourse analysis, we grapple with the Nagoya Protocol of the Convention of Biological Diversity (COP 10, 2010) to elucidate the benefit sharing and linkages of biocultural diversity in tropical and temperate mountain frameworks. The result is a trend of consilience for effective conservation of mountain socioecological systems that reaffirms the transdisciplinary transgression of local knowledge and scientific input to implement the effective strategy of biocultural heritage conservation after the UN Decade of Biological Diversity. By emphasizing regeneration of derelict mountain landscapes, invigorated by empowered local communities, promoted by the Aspen Declaration, the UN Decade of Ecological Restoration, and the UN International Year of Mountain Sustainable Development, montological work on sustainable, regenerative development for 2030 can be expected.

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Mountain Graticules: Bridging Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, and Historicity to Biocultural Heritage

Sarmiento

Inaba²,

Iida³

et al. 2022

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Change and Persistence in an Olive Landscape of Sicily. Geospatial Insights Into Biocultural Heritage

Ferrara,

Sala,

La Mantia

2024

Hum Ecol

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Intercropping landscapes characterised by the presence of certain plant features are usually considered traditional landscapes, important for their biocultural heritage. In recent decades, olive agroforestry systems previously widespread throughout Sicily have transitioned to monocultures alongside the disappearance of other tree species. To analyse the dynamics of land use, we combine mathematical representations and oral narratives of spatial change, focussing our case study on a rural area of inner Sicily, Cozzo del Lampo, characterised by a high presence of century-old olive trees. By using local geonarratives in combination with the results of change detection analysis using historical aerial images spanning 50 years (1955 – 2005), we gain insights into the relationality of people and places over time, highlighting how biocultural heritage is correlated to both local culture and ecology, and demonstrating the value of ecological perspectives to understand past and current human actions. The active engagement of the local population in the interpretation of their own (past-present) practices is key to access new ecological knowledge.

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A rapid and simple method for the extraction of biogenic silica (BSi) in phytolith-poor sediments and soils

Mazuy,

Ferrara,

Ekblom

et al. 2024

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From landscape as heritage to biocultural heritage in a landscape

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Mountain Graticules: Bridging Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, and Historicity to Biocultural Heritage

Mountain Graticules: Bridging Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, and Historicity to Biocultural Heritage

Change and Persistence in an Olive Landscape of Sicily. Geospatial Insights Into Biocultural Heritage

A rapid and simple method for the extraction of biogenic silica (BSi) in phytolith-poor sediments and soils

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