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Customary laws governing the sacred natural sites of the Xe Champhone Ramsar site in Lao PDR: implications for site management
Ist Teil von
Asian Sacred Natural Sites, 2016, p.117-128
Ort / Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsjahr
2016
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
A large percentage of the population of Lao PDR lives in rural or remote areas, and people
socialize within their own ethnic groups, cultures and languages. Customary rules and
practices along with the maintenance of sacred natural sites have been evolving as the country
develops and its policies evolve. Hamzah et al. (2013) document how the ‘Asian alternative’
approach to biodiversity conservation and protected area management is embedded in ageold philosophies, including customary laws in some cases, that reflect a long tradition of
coexistence between humans and nature. In Lao PDR, customary laws often have a much
greater influence on the day-to-day management of local areas and resources than the
country’s statutory laws. Many of the rural Lao communities live in and near wetlands and
use wetland resources according to their traditional rules, practices and beliefs.