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cultural conservation  

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  • Cultural conservation refers to systematic efforts to safeguard traditional cultural knowledge, customs, and materials and the natural resources on which they are based. The primary goals of cultural conservation projects are to sustain cultural and ecological diversity within modernizing communities and landscapes, to promote the active engagement of community members in local resource management, and to mobilize government support for the preservation of regional heritage. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Cultural Conservation]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cultural_conservation

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