The Intersection of Culture and Conservation

Inclusive conservation – conservation that recognizes and supports the rights, needs, visions, voices, and leadership of local populations and communities in protecting and managing nature – is key to achieving positive outcomes for both biodiversity and people. In fact, those working to achieve global conservation goals widely recognize the need to embrace inclusive conservation.

In recent years, conservation organizations have made concerted efforts to promote equitable governance, adopt human rights-based approaches, and promote conservation led by indigenous peoples and local communities. This work requires integrating knowledge about diverse community perspectives, cultural values, knowledge systems, and local conservation approaches. Even with these efforts, there are still significant knowledge and capacity gaps on how to advance inclusive conservation.

By bridging the theoretical with the practical, this series of seminars will help the broader conservation community advance their inclusive conservation efforts and provide insights from science for policy and practice. Topics to be addressed include human rights, gender, human well-being, governance, Indigenous-led conservation, culture, and inclusive conservation science.

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