Buddhism and Nature Conservation
Author | : Thammananthā (Phiksunī) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Thammananthā (Phiksunī) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Religion |
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Author | : Chatsumarn Kabilsingh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9786169037750 |
Author | : Radhika Borde |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2022-10-31 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 100077189X |
This book presents a broad array of global case studies exploring the interaction between religion and the conservation of nature, from the viewpoints of the religious practitioners themselves. With conservation and religion often being championed as allies in the quest for a sustainable world where humans and nature flourish, this book provides a much-needed compendium of detailed examples where religion and conservation science have been brought together. Case studies cover a variety of religions, faiths and practices, including traditional, Indigenous, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto and Zoroastrianism. Importantly, this volume gives voice to the religious practitioners and adherents themselves. Beyond an exercise in anthropology, ethnobiology and comparative religion, the book is an applied work, seeking the answer to how in a world of nearly eight billion people, we might help our own species to prevent the extinction of life. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of nature conservation, environment and religion, cultural geography and ethnobiology, as well as practitioners and professionals working in conservation.
Author | : Dave Foreman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2004-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
In Rewilding North America, Dave Foreman takes on arguably the biggest ecological threat of our time: the global extinction crisis. He not only explains the problem in clear and powerful terms, but also offers a bold, hopeful, scientifically credible, and practically achievable solution. Foreman begins by setting out the specific evidence that a mass extinction is happening and analyzes how humans are causing it. Adapting Aldo Leopold's idea of ecological wounds, he details human impacts on species survival in seven categories, including direct killing, habitat loss and fragmentation, exotic species, and climate change. Foreman describes recent discoveries in conservation biology that call for wildlands networks instead of isolated protected areas, and, reviewing the history of protected areas, shows how wildlands networks are a logical next step for the conservation movement. The final section describes specific approaches for designing such networks (based on the work of the Wildlands Project, an organization Foreman helped to found) and offers concrete and workable reforms for establishing them. The author closes with an inspiring and empowering call to action for scientists and activists alike. Rewilding North America offers both a vision and a strategy for reconnecting, restoring, and rewilding the North American continent, and is an essential guidebook for anyone concerned with the future of life on earth.
Author | : Johan Elverskog |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Asia |
ISBN | : 0812251830 |
"An environmental history of Buddhism. The book addresses the basic concerns of environmental history: the history of human thought about "nature" or "the environment"; the influence of environmental factors on human history; and the effect of human-caused environmental changes on human society"--
Author | : Mary Evelyn Tucker |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
The authors explore theoretical and methodological issues and analyze the prospects and problems of using Buddhism as an environmental resource in both theory and practice.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Full Circle Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Ecology |
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Contributed essays; released on the occasion of the National Consultation on Religion and Conservation at New Delhi on 21 April 1999.
Author | : Bas Verschuuren |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2016-08-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1317384679 |
Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia. This book provides a new perspective on the topic of sacred natural sites and cultural heritage by linking Asian cultures, religions and worldviews with contemporary conservation practices and approaches. The chapters focus on the modern significance of sacred natural sites in Asian protected areas with reference, where appropriate, to an Asian philosophy of protected areas. Drawn from over 20 different countries, the book covers examples of sacred natural sites from all of IUCN’s protected area categories and governance types. The authors demonstrate the challenges faced to maintain culture and support spiritual and religious governance and management structures in the face of strong modernisation across Asia. The book shows how sacred natural sites contribute to defining new, more sustainable and more equitable forms of protected areas and conservation that reflect the worldviews and beliefs of their respective cultures and religions. The book contributes to a paradigm-shift in conservation and protected areas as it advocates for greater recognition of culture and spirituality through the adoption of biocultural conservation approaches.
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Release | : 2013 |
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Author | : S. N. Seo |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 2024-07-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1035311674 |
Illustrating an insightful contrast between modern scientific and economic approaches, and the Buddhist viewpoint, this book examines key environmental issues such as species protection, pollution, natural resource use and global climate change. Through a comprehensive explanation of the pertinent Buddhist philosophy and eleven Buddhist instruments, it unpacks the rich intellectual resources relating to modern environmental and nature studies that have been treasured in the Buddhist Canons and commentaries for thousands of years. This book provides a rare opportunity to reflect on the ongoing climate crisis using a time-tested thought system.