Ethnobotany: traditional management of plants and cultural heritage

Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Heritage – the Concept of ‘ Collective Bio - Cultural Heritage ’

IIED together with researchers in Peru, Panama, India, China and Kenya is conducting participatory research on traditional knowledge systems of indigenous and local communities and the role of customary law in protecting traditional knowledge . Through communitylevel case studies, we aim to ensure that international and national policy is built on a good understanding of local realities, norms ...

Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Forest Management: the Role of Traditional Knowledge

Europe has an extraordinary variety of cultural landscapes, whose origins date back to the continent’s earliest civilizations. Although the degree of human infl uence varies according to demographic, socioeconomic and cultural factors, man has affected all the features of forests and woodlands, modifying their density, structures and species composition, developing distinctive, locally adapted,...

Cultural Heritage Management Model for Yesemek Archaeological Site, Gaziantep, Turkey

This study aims to build a model for the management and institutional organization to conservation and development of the Yesemek archaeological site in Gaziantep, Turkey. The scope of this research is the Yesemek archaeological site, which is known as the Yesemek Stone Quarry and Sculpture Workshop. Yesemek is the first outdoor sculpture workshop known in his‌tory. It is significant to preserv...

Management of Cultural Heritage: Bologna Gates

A growing demand is felt today for realistic 3D models enabling the cognition and popularization of historical-artistic heritage. Evaluation and preservation of Cultural Heritage is inextricably connected with the innovative processes of gaining, managing, and using knowledge. The development and perfecting of techniques for acquiring and elaborating photorealistic 3D models, made them pivotal ...

Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development