The implications of ritual practices and ritual plant uses on nature conservation: a case study among the Naxi in Yunnan Province, Southwest China

The implications of ritual practices and ritual plant uses on nature conservation: a case study among the Naxi in Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Abstract Background Conservation of biodiversity is primary important of today’s critically vulnerable environment. Efficient conservation can be possible only with the long-term participation and understanding of the communities. Ritual beliefs of the indigenous people are one of the important tool...

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Main Authors: Yanfei Geng, Guoxiong Hu, Sailesh Ranjitkar, Yinxian Shi, Yu Zhang, Yuhua Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Religious beliefs
Resource conservation
Ritual plants
The Naxi
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-017-0186-3

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