Biodiversity and local ecological knowledge in France
2005
Bérard, Laurence |
Cegarra, Marie |
Djama, Marcel |
Louafi, Sélim |
Marchenay, P. |
Roussel, Bernard |
Verdeaux, François |
In international negotiations, especially on biodiversity, local ecological knowledge has been often limited to issues relating to indigenousness. Based on the concepts of heritage and the terroir, approaches have been developed in France, thus making it possible to better understand, conserve and exploit ecological knowledge and associated biodiversity.