Fwd: Literature recommendations for turtle conservation and religion

[Ashley Massey Marks]

Dear Religion and Conservation Biology Working Group of the Society for Conservation Biology,

Please see Morgan's request below for relevant literature and/or contacts on turtle conservation and religion.

Morgan, here are a few to consider:

Could a statue halt dynamite fishing? (20 March 2018). Retrieved 6 July 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-43463205.

(Virgin Mary statue sunk into reef off Bohol, Philippines)

Nyale, M.C. (2019). An appraisal of A-Rocha Kenya’s Christian efforts and approaches towards the conservation of nature in Kilifi County, Kenya. (Masters dissertation, Pwani University).

Pungetti, G., Oviedo, G., & Hooke, D. (Eds.). (2012). Sacred species and sites: Advances in biocultural conservation. Cambridge University Press.
(Chapter 20: Specific-species taboos and biodiversity conservation in Northern Madagascar by Kate Mannle and Richard J. Ladle includes fady regulating turtle consumption)

Verschuuren, B. & Furuta, N. (Eds.). (2016). Asian Sacred Natural Sites: Philosophy and Practice in Protected Areas and Conservation. Taylor & Francis.
(Chapter 19: Past and present biocultural significance of sea turtles for local communities on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia by Vanda Mendonca, Boutros Abi-Aoun, and Mohamed El Baraday)

Very best,

Ashley

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From: Morgan Casal Ribeiro <morcasa...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 8:16 AM
Subject: Literature recommendations for turtle conservation and religion
To: <religionand...@gmail.com>

Dear Religion and Conservation Working Group

I am currently in the process of finishing a research manuscript for publication, which includes a paragraph concerning turtle conservation and catholic religious beliefs. Briefly, our research suggests that incorporating religious messaging, especially of Bible passages, may help to dissuade turtle meat consumption in a West African country, by changing normative personal and social beliefs.

Would there be any interesting and relevant literature you could recommend, related to this topic? Otherwise, if you think it more appropriate to contact someone directly, could you please provide me with a suitable contact?

Thank you in advance for your help! I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Morgan Casal Ribeiro

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ASHLEY MASSEY MARKS, PhD