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. 2024 Jan 24;53(4):499–516. doi: 10.1007/s13280-023-01969-3

Table 2.

Biocultural lenses from Hanspach et al. (2020) that were used as the basis for coding

Biocultural lens Short description
Biocultural diversity Conceptualizes or describes the tight coupling between humans and their environment through the concept of biocultural diversity
Biocultural conservation Focuses on the conservation of biocultural diversity or of nature with biocultural methods
Biocultural landscape and natural resource management Emphasizes a spatial perspective of the tight coupling of humans and their environments
Biocultural history and heritage Highlights the temporal dimension and outcomes of the long history of human–environment interactions
Biocultural knowledge and memory Focuses on knowledge, practices, beliefs and values as expressions of biocultural diversity
Biocultural ethics, rights and sovereignty Emphasizes issues around justice, rights and sovereignty of local or Indigenous people
Biocultural restoration, transformation and design Focuses on the use of biocultural approaches to guide and implement change towards desirable futures