Philosophy and Background of Biocultural Landscapes

Abstract

Distribution of biological organisms and human’s utilization is significantly related and its interaction between nature and human creates culture. However, ecosystems and habitats will disappear by reckless development and climate change. Unique biological creatures that had been contributed to maintain the traditional ecological culture are drastically disappearing. Although interesting in biodiversity is focused on species, habitat and ecosystem levels, human scale should be considered to understand recent global change and environmental issues on biodiversity loss. Therefore, it is necessary to strength and expands new paradigm on biocultural diversity beyond biological concept on biodiversity. Diversity of landscape (land or island) that had created biological and cultural diversity, however, is influencing both human tradition and life. Through the landscape, biological diversity can be structured, developed and changed.