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Maffi says, "The existence of an 'inextricable link' between nature and culture was first affirmed in 1988 in the Declaration of Belém, issued by the International Society of Ethnobiology."
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Having conducted fieldwork in Somalia, Mexico, China, and Japan, Maffi brings decades of academic and on-the-ground experience to her latest book, which skillfully interweaves her and co-author Woodley's expertise with that of biocultural diversity conservation leaders around the world.
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Since we're in the midst of a "biocultural diversity extinction crisis", as well as facing catastrophic climate impacts, Maffi, an International Fellow of the Explorers Club, emphasizes biocultural diversity's role in providing resilient ways of thinking and being.
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"One of the keys there," says Maffi, "would be the maintenance, revitalization and strengthening of traditional knowledge."
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Having conducted fieldwork in Somalia, Mexico, China, and Japan, Maffi brings decades of academic and on-the-ground experience to her latest book, which skillfully interweaves her and co-author Woodley's expertise with that of biocultural diversity conservation leaders around the world.
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To assist with safeguarding nature and culture, Maffi advocates bringing the term "biocultural diversity" into common parlance.
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"One of the keys there," says Maffi, "would be the maintenance, revitalization and strengthening of traditional knowledge."
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In 1993, Maffi developed that idea into the now burgeoning field of biocultural diversity, which asserts that biological, cultural and linguistic diversity are intimately interrelated and interdependent.
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Maffi adds that agricultural biodiversity "is being rapidly depleted" because of "the homogenization of agricultural crops," with genetically modified seeds and 'terminator' seeds often displacing native seeds.
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"Traditional knowledge," according to Maffi, "can help people to adapt and combat the effects of climate change and is central to maintaining and restoring biocultural diversity."
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