TY - GEN AU - Wauchope, Samantha, ed. ED - ED - Workshop on the Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation ED - TI - Importance of sacred natural sites for biodiversity conservation PB - UNESCO KW - BIODIVERSITY KW - UNESCO KW - ENVIRONMENT KW - CULTURAL HERITAGE KW - NATURAL RESOURCES KW - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT KW - NATURE CONSERVATION KW - CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE N2 - Seeks to discuss and demonstrate UNESCO's role in environmental conservation at a global scale and shares UNESCO's experience with regard to the conservation and management of sacred natural sites. Also discusses whether an international research forum can be created that focuses studies on the feasibility of establishing the conservation of the environment on cultural values and traditional, land-based belief systems ER -