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Biodiversity and relevance of local practices in the Cévennes Biosphere Reserve
Author(s) -
Crosnier Capucine
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international social science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.237
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1468-2451
pISSN - 0020-8701
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2006.00604.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , biosphere , compromise , relevance (law) , sociology of scientific knowledge , biodiversity , position (finance) , nature reserve , perspective (graphical) , environmental resource management , biodiversity conservation , traditional knowledge , process (computing) , national park , protected area , political science , environmental planning , sociology , geography , ecology , business , social science , economics , archaeology , finance , indigenous , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , biology , operating system
The Cévennes National Park is a regulated and inhabited area that attempts to reconcile environmental and socio‐economic issues. It must compromise with all the actors in the area who hold traditional, technical, and scientific knowledge. This learning process in co‐management is an invitation to dialogue, negotiation, and even the comparison of local practices. Since the creation of the Park in 1970, a scientific approach to local ecological knowledge has accompanied the evolution of social and ecological issues. The research or conservation programmes provide a valuable perspective on the position of local actors within the framework of environmental policies. Are traditional knowledge and know‐how relevant from the point of view of the preservation of biodiversity?