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SUBMITTER: Frascaroli F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4824702 | biostudies-other | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Frascaroli Fabrizio F Bhagwat Shonil S Guarino Riccardo R Chiarucci Alessandro A Schmid Bernhard B
Ambio 20151223 4
Sacred natural sites (SNS) are instances of biocultural landscapes protected for spiritual motives. These sites frequently host important biological values in areas of Asia and Africa, where traditional resource management is still upheld by local communities. In contrast, the biodiversity value of SNS has hardly been quantitatively tested in Western contexts, where customs and traditions have relatively lost importance due to modernization and secularization. To assess whether SNS in Western co ...[more]