09/10/2025
16:30 - 18:00
Virtual Channel 1
, En ligne uniquement
Session avec interprétation
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This thematic session explores how a cultural approach—encompassing traditional knowledge, Indigenous community customs, local rules, beliefs about nature, and expressions through nature literature, art, and music—can scale up resilient conservation actions and integrate cultural values into global natural conservation strategies and a sustainable future.
Description de la séance
Topics: 1. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Conservation 2. Indigenous Community Customs and Local Rules 3. Balancing Human and Environmental Needs 4. Cultural Beliefs and Spiritual Connections to Nature 5. The Arts, Literature, and Nature 6. Challenges in Scaling Culturally Informed Conservation Session flow: •Introduction (10 minutes) •Presentations (5 speakers, 10 minutes each ): Speakers will share case studies on traditional knowledge, community customs, sacred sites, and cultural expressions in natural heritage sites and how these practices contribute to sustainable natural heritage conservation efforts. •World Café Discussion Rounds (3-4 groups of 20 minutes each): These discussions will focus on topics like the role of traditional knowledge, belief, customs, art, music, and literature in conservation, scaling culturally informed conservation practices, youth and women engagement and leadership in conservation. •Closing Plenary (20 minutes): Facilitators will present a summary of the key ideas generated from the discussions. The collective insights will form actionable strategies, policy recommendations, and scalable models for integrating cultural heritage into broader conservation frameworks.Organised by
School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University
Partenaires
Speaker
Membership Affairs Officer, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR)
Moderator
Associate Professor, BFU Director of the Joint Lab of Heritage & Landscape Cons, Beijing Forestry University, School of Landscape Architecture
