Understandings and critiques of biocultural diversity conservation and future recommendations for conservation actors.

ABSTRACT: As biocultural approaches to conservation gain traction (e.g., through international commitments to Indigenous Peoples and local communities) and external conservation actors increasingly seek to engage with on-the-ground holders of biocultural diversity, improved understanding is needed of what biocultural diversity means. Building on the foundation provided by Bridgewater and Rotherham, I appraised how biocultural diversity conservation has been framed and critiqued in the academic literature based on a thematic analysis of 95 papers. Biocultural diversity was understood through the concepts of biocultural diversity hotspots; Indigenous and local knowledge; cultural landscapes; the roles and rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities; biocultural identity; and urban people-nature

SUBMITTER: York NDL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856825 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature