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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… no electricity, but it has rustic showers heated by solar energy and compost toilets. The ecolodge presently suffers … walk and graze freely. “Ankole cows like to move into the wind. This wind, then, makes the man happy. A fence will stop the cows …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… Feng Shui in Chinese) Pungsu or fengshui, literally ‘wind and water’, is a method of divination developed in East … city. Geomancy is under- pinned by the belief that vital energy forces (‘ki’) flow under the ground, and that auspicious nodes are formed where the vital energy accumulates. Since parents are the main bodies of …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… of Sri Lanka: Conditions and Trends. Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka and USAID, Colombo. … of Sri Lanka: Conditions and Trends. Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka and USAID, Colombo. … The forest department obviously has to invest little energy in the management and protection of the sanctuary, …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… tropical cyclones may become more severe, with greater wind speeds and more intense precipitation. However, as a … and changes the efficiency of ecosystem exchange of water, energy and CO2 with the atmosphere. It is expected that the … the negative impact of flood risk, water supply, health, energy and ecosystems. However, there are various approaches …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… As he climbed to the summit of Tongariro, a strong south wind brought extremely cold weather. Nearly chilled to death … as tribal ancestors. The name Tongariro – tonga (south wind) and riro (seized) – commemorates the cold wind that … on the programme’s success. Author: Yogesh Gokhale, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, India. 46 …