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Ethnoecology and Conservation
Common assumptions about the relationships between cultural uses of resources and conservation are based on false information. Cultural uses of resources can both deplete biodiversity and conserve and enhance biodiversity. The relationship between resource use and conservation varies greatly over different cultures and changes over time. Modern conservation programs and traditional resource management systems often have similar outcomes but are based on different concepts. Human cultures shape their environment and human cultures are also shaped by their environment. The conservation of cultures and of natural resources are fundamentally interconnected. This episode is a presentation of the kinds of research being conducted by ethnoecologists and the roles that local cultures play in conservation of biodiversity.
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