The High Ground: Sacred natural sites, bio-cultural diversity and climate change in the Eastern Himalayas

Posted on 19 October 2012 |

The High Ground: Sacred natural sites, bio-cultural diversity and climate change in the Eastern Himalayas, examines how sacred places, beliefs and practices in the Himalayas can aid efforts to conserve areas of value in the face of modern-day threats including the unrelenting pressure human demands place on the planet.

The High Ground looks at different examples of how sacred places, beliefs and practices in the Himalayas can aid efforts to conserve places of value in the face of modern-day threats including climate change and the unrelenting pressure human demands place on the planet.

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