Die Heilige Natural Sites inisiatief beskik gereeld "Bewaring ervarings" van bewaarders, beskermde gebied bestuurders, wetenskaplikes en ander. Hierdie berig bevat die ervarings van professor Pei Shengi van die Kunming Instituut vir Plantkunde en die Chinese Akademie vir Wetenskappe. Prof. Pei has worked as an ethno biologist and ethnographer in the Yunnan province of southern China for several decades. His work on holy forests of the Dai is part of a broader body of work, which he has been leading into this area and has been broadly published. Besides an academic angle on the developments in the region he founded the Die Sentrum vir Biodiversiteit en Inheemse Kennis, which also offers hands on help for consultation and development for biocultural conservation in rural areas. Lees die volledige gevallestudie.
Dankoffers binne 'n heilige berg bos. Source Pei Shengji.
The holy hills presented this conservation experience are located at the Southside of the hills, part of the Yunnan Province and lie in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, erken as 'n UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve. Alhoewel dit dek minder as 0.2 persent van die totale grondoppervlak van China, dit bevat oor 20 persent van die lande aangeteken spesies, Dit maak dit die rykste gebied vir biodiversiteit in die land. Dit huisves ook dertien van Yunnan se etniese groepe, hoofsaaklik die lewe in die tropiese en subtropiese gebiede vasteland. In onlangse jare, reserwes is gestig om die bedreiging van die ekonomiese en demografiese groei teen te staan.
The Dai are the most abundant ethnic group of the Prefecture believe that some sacred forests on Holy Hills (Nong) is die woning van die gode. Plante en diere wat bewoon hierdie woude is hul metgeselle, saam met die geeste van gestorwe voorouers wat na hulle dood te skuif na hierdie woude. Tot ongeveer 50 jaar gelede, hierdie woude is beskerm deur tradisionele instellings gelei deur 'n geestelike hoof man (Bimo) van die plaaslike dorpie. Today the future of the forests is under threat from a range of changes in society including agricultural modernisation, market based production and shifts in local values and beliefs.
The story of the Holy hills is both beautiful and tragic but the last word on it has not been said, read the full case study to learn more: Die Heilige heuwels van die Dai: Garzê in Yunnan Provinsie, China.
