New Med-INA Book- Action for culture in Mediterranean Wetlands
Posted on Friday, March 14th, 2008
Action for culture in Mediterranean Wetlands
Further to the CD-ROM prepared by Med-INA for the Ramsar COP9, the following book has been just published:
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Papayannis, T. (2008), Action for culture in Mediterranean Wetlands, Med-INA, Athens, Greece.
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Culture-related activities in 21 Mediterranean wetland sites, under the prism of the Ramsar Convention and its related Resolutions VIII.19 and IX.21 on cultural values, have been analysed in this book. Also, this book provides an up-to-date documentation of characteristic on-going cultural activities related to the Mediterranean wetlands, examining simultaneously their significance for the management and protection of sensitive ecosystems. One of the main conclusions of this painstaking work revealed that nature and culture are two interdependent elements and therefore “we cannot understand and manage the ‘natural’ environment unless we understand the human culture that shaped it”. Thus, cultural activities are important for strengthening the link between humans and wetlands, while the cultural values that result from this process are a basic prerequisite for wetland conservation and the sustainable use of their resources and services.
The book is available from Med-INA at secretariat@med-ina.org
Click here for table of contents
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Action for culture in Mediterranean wetlands (English version)
Action for culture in Mediterranean wetlands (French version)
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