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"There is an inextricable link between cultural and biological diversity." --International Society of Ethnobiology, Declaration of Belém, 1988 |
"The diversity of life is biological, cultural, and linguistic diversity."
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"Biodiversity also incorporates human cultural diversity, which can be affected by the same drivers as biodiversity, and which has impacts on the diversity of genes, other species, and ecosystems."
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| "We have ... achieved a better understanding of the nexus between the diversity of living beings and
the diversity of cultures - which together make up the diversity of life on the planet. Nurturing human
diversity through culture-based conservation, maintenance of traditional knowledge, revitalization of
local practices of natural resource use and governance have become equally important objectives of
IUCN as those of conserving species and ecosystems - because ultimately they are profoundly
linked realities." --IUCN 2008 |
| "The notion of the 'inextricable link' implies not only that biological and cultural diversity are linked to a wide range of human-nature interactions, but also that they are co-evolved, interdependent, and mutually reinforcing." --UNESCO 2008 |
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