Conserving Africa's Natural Heritage
Title | Conserving Africa's Natural Heritage PDF eBook |
Author | IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas. Meeting |
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Pages | 271 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Conservation of natural resources |
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Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Kenya
Title | Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Kenya PDF eBook |
Author | Anne-Marie Deisser |
Publisher | UCL Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2016-10-07 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1910634824 |
In Kenya, cultural and natural heritage has a particular value. Its pre-historic heritage not only tells the story of man's origin and evolution but has also contributed to the understanding of the earth's history: fossils and artefacts spanning over 27 million years have been discovered and conserved by the National Museums of Kenya (NMK). Alongside this, the steady rise in the market value of African art has also affected Kenya. Demand for African tribal art has surpassed that for antiquities of Roman, Byzantine, and Egyptian origin, and in African countries currently experiencing conflicts, this activity invariably attracts looters, traffickers and criminal networks. This book brings together essays by heritage experts from different backgrounds, including conservation, heritage management, museum studies, archaeology, environment and social sciences, architecture and landscape, geography, philosophy and economics to explore three key themes: the underlying ethics, practices and legal issues of heritage conservation; the exploration of architectural and urban heritage of Nairobi; and the natural heritage, landscapes and sacred sites in relation to local Kenyan communities and tourism. It thus provides an overview of conservation practices in Kenya from 2000 to 2015 and highlights the role of natural and cultural heritage as a key factor of social-economic development, and as a potential instrument for conflict resolution
African Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management
Title | African Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Osireditse Keitumetse |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2016-07-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 3319320173 |
For a long time, resource conservationists have viewed environmental conservation as synonymous with wilderness and wildlife resources only, oblivious to the contributions made by cultural and heritage resources. However, cultural heritage resources in many parts of the developing world are gradually becoming key in social (e.g. communities’ identities and museums), economic (heritage tourism and eco-tourism), educational (curriculum development), civic (intergenerational awareness), and international resources management (e.g. UNESCO). In universities, African cultural heritage resources are facing a challenge of being brought into various academic discourses and syllabi in a rather reactive and/or haphazard approach, resulting in failure to fully address and research these resources’ conservation needs to ensure that their use in multiple platforms and by various stakeholders is sustainable. This book seeks to place African cultural heritage studies and conservation practices within an international and modern world discourse of conservation by presenting its varied themes and topics that are important for the development of the wider field of cultural heritage studies and management.
Conserving Africa's Natural Heritage: the Planning and Management of Protected Areas in the Afrotropical Realm: Proceedings of the 17th Meeting of IUCN's Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, Garoua, Ca
Title | Conserving Africa's Natural Heritage: the Planning and Management of Protected Areas in the Afrotropical Realm: Proceedings of the 17th Meeting of IUCN's Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, Garoua, Ca PDF eBook |
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Release | 1981 |
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Traditional Conservation Practices in Africa
Title | Traditional Conservation Practices in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Thierry Joffroy |
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Pages | 120 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Architecture |
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Conservation and Management of the Cultural and Natural Heritage in Africa
Title | Conservation and Management of the Cultural and Natural Heritage in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | UNEP. Governing Council (14th sess. : 1987 : Nairobi) |
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Release | 1987 |
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African World Heritage / Patrimoine mondial africain
Title | African World Heritage / Patrimoine mondial africain PDF eBook |
Author | Eloundou, Lazare |
Publisher | UNESCO Publishing |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2012-12-31 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9230011037 |
The World Heritage Convention provides an international platform for safeguarding cultural and natural heritage, and a showcase for the diversity of African heritage. From vast deserts and forests with a variety of rare wildlife, to traces of past civilizations demonstrating human evolution and mastery of difficult terrain, the Africa region is a rich depository of natural and cultural history. The extent of its diversity reminds us of our common responsibility for its safeguarding for present and future generations. More remains to be discovered in this region.