The Hewa of Papua New Guinea pursue conservation-based development by maintaining traditional biodiverse mosaics on their lands. William Thomas . Why does cultural diversity go hand in hand with biodiversity? What’s the secret? Do Indigenous societies hold some special knowledge that we in the developed world have lost, or have we misinterpreted the relationship between

In Papua New Guinea, Indigenous communities adopt conservation deeds to protect their lands on their own terms. Tanya Zeriga and Mavis Jimbudo . In Papua New Guinea, land-holding clans are adopting conservation deeds to implement conservation projects. Why are they choosing to use contract law (legally binding agreements between parties, creating mutual obligations) over government-sanctioned

by William H. Thomas Buried deep within the Western psyche rests a romantic myth that neither evidence nor exposure has been able to extinguish—the Noble Savage. Although it no longer has scientific currency, the idea that traditional societies uncorrupted by civilization are able to live in balance with their surroundings continues to subtly permeate the