The field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local. Its multifaceted contributions have ranged from theoretical elaborations, to mappings of the overlapping distributions of biological and cultural diversity, to the development of indicators as tools to measure, assess, and monitor the state and trends of biocultural diversity, to on-the-ground implementation in field projects.This book is a unique compendium and analysis of projects from all around the world that take an integrated biocultural approach to sustaining cultures and biodiversity. The 45 projects reviewed exemplify a new focus in conservation: this is based on the emerging realization that protecting and restoring biodiversity and maintaining and revitalizing cultural diversity and cultural vitality are intimately, indeed inextricably, interrelated.Published with Terralingua and IUCN

Foreword by Gonzalo Oviedo, IUCNAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why a Sourcebook on Biocultural Diversity?Part I: Biocultural Diversity: Conceptual Framework1. What Is Biocultural Diversity?2. Why Is a Biocultural Approach Relevant for Sustaining Life in Nature and Culture?Part II: Sustaining Biocultural Diversity: The Projects3. Surveying Biocultural Diversity Projects Around the World4. Overview of the Projects5. Cross-cutting Analysis of the Projects6. Lessons Learned from the ProjectsPart III: Sustaining Biocultural Diversity: Future Directions7. Filling the Gaps and Connecting the Dots: Recommendations and Next Steps8. Biocultural Diversity and the Future of SustainabilityReferencesAppendix 1: Analytical TablesAppendix 2: Survey DetailsAppendix 3: Survey Contributor InformationAppendix 4: Directory of Selected Resources on Biocultural DiversityAppendix 5: About TerralinguaAppendix 6: About the Authors