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Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Biocultural Diversity Conservation for our Collective Future
March 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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with Jillian De Gezelle, Ph.D., Ethnobotanist and Teaching Associate Professor, NC State University
Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In-person attendance options
Fee: Free; preregistration required
Biocultural diversity conservation is an approach to conservation that centers the deep relationships between human cultures and the natural world. Contained within the world’s diversity of languages, systems of medicine, ritual traditions, and artistic expressions is culturally-specific knowledge about the natural world and its stewardship. Many cultural practices are dependent upon a diversity of biological species, and the continued practice or revitalization of practices maintains the cultural value of nature, and promotes the conservation of biological diversity. A global shift toward a biocultural approach to conservation is vital for biological and cultural diversity, and the health of both humans and ecosystems.
