Conservationists explore relationship between religion and the environment
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 12:20
in Earth & Climate
Ethical and practical support for biodiversity conservation may be found within the great religions such as Islam, or within the beliefs and traditional cultural practices of even the smallest community. However, in order to measure and understand the potential impact of conservation ethics in religion and local culture, researchers have embarked on several major projects in three of the world’s conservation ‘hotspots’.