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Download (5.33 ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT ON ECOSYSTEM PERSPECTIVES ISLAMIC GARDEN BOTANIC QUR’ANIC THE OF FORUM INTERNATIONAL SECOND THE THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL FORUM المنتـــــدي الدولـــــــي الثانــــــي OF THE QUR’ANIC BOTANIC GARDEN لحديقـــــة القــــــرآن النباتيـــــــة ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT حول المنظور اإلسالمي في إدارة النظم البيئية أعمال المنتدي قطر - الدوحة - Edition No. 1, 2015 Edition No. 22 nd - 24 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND th الدولي الثاني لحديقة April, 2014 - Doha, Qatar April, INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF THE QUR’ANIC BOTANIC GARDEN 2014 القرآن النباتية ٢٠١٥ أبريل، أبريل، ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES الطبعة األولي حول المنظور اإلسالمي ON ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT 24 فـــي إدارة النظــــم البيئيــــة - 22 حول المنظور اإلسالمي في إدارة النظم البيئية النباتيـــــــة الثانــــــي الدولـــــــي القــــــرآن Qur’anic Botanic Garden, member of Qatar Foundation المنتدى الدولي الثاني لحديقة القرآن النباتية، ,for Education, Science and Community Development عضو مؤسسة قطر للتربية والعلوم وتنمية المجتمع in collaboration with Commission on Ecosystem المنتـــــدي Management of International Union for Conservation لحديقـــــة بالتعاون مع لجنة إدارة النظم البيئية باالتحاد (of Nature (IUCN الدولي لصون الطبيعة 22nd - 24th April, 2014 22 - 24 أبريل، 2014 الدوحة - قطر Doha, Qatar ISBN: 978/9927/4050/2/0 ISBN: 978/9927/4050/2/0 THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF THE QUR’ANIC BOTANIC GARDEN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF THE QUR’ANIC BOTANIC GARDEN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT EDITORS PIETER WIT & MOHAMED M. HASSONA REVISED BY FATIMA BINT SALEH AL-KHULAIFI Organized by: Qur’anic Botanic Garden, member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, in collaboration with Commission on Ecosystem Management of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 22nd - 24th April, 2014 Doha, Qatar CONTENTS 3 Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF Foreword 2 THE QUR’ANIC BOTANIC GARDEN Islamic Perspectives on Ecosystem Management FORUM’S BRIEF 4 Edited by: Dr Pieter Wit, Chair, Commission on Ecosystem Management, LECTURE 1: CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISLAM 7 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Dr Zaghloul El-Naggar Mr. Mohamed M. Hassona, Horticulturist, Qur’anic Botanic Garden, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF). Lecture 2: MUGHAL GARDENS: THE EPITOME OF ISLAMIC 25 VISION OF CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH ENVIRONMENT Revised by: Ms. Fatima bint Saleh Al-Khulaifi, Project Manager of Qur’anic Botanic THROUGH EX SITU CONSERVATION Garden, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Dr Sanjay Deshmukh Development With contribution of: Lecture 3: CONSERVATION VALUES AND ECOLOGICAL ETHICS IN 75 • Mr. Ahmed E. El-Gharib, Assistant Researcher, Qur’anic Botanic THE HOLY BIBLE Garden, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Dr Lytton John Musselman Development (QF). • Dr Edmund Barrow, Director, Global Ecosystems Management Lecture 4: REFLECTIONS ON CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES, 85 Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN CONSERVATION Dr Gonzalo Oviedo • Dr Said A. Damhoureyeh, Associate Professor of Plant Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Jordan. 105 • Dr Stephen R. Edwards, Commission on Ecosystem Management, Lecture 5: MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS AND DISTRIBUTION IN International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). THE ARABIC REGION: INSTRUMENT FOR FACING EROSION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ALONG ARABIC COASTAL AREAS Dr Hany El Shaer Published in 2015 by the Qur’anic Botanic Garden, Member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Doha, Qatar. Lecture 6: INSPIRATION IN A BUSINESS MODEL FOR 119 Edition No. 1, 2015 ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION: FOUR RETURNS FROM LANDSCAPE Legal Deposit No: 95/2015 RESTORATION ISBN: 978/9927/4050/2/0 Mr. Willem Ferwerda All Rights Reserved Lecture 7: A CASE STUDY FROM NORTH AMERICA: PUBLIC- 137 © 2015 Qur’anic Botanic Garden, Doha, Qatar PRIVATE COLLABORATION IN MANAGEMENT OF WALLOWA No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by Dr Stephen R. Edward any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Lecture 8: MYTHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS, ANIMALS AND 153 Disclaimer TRIBES IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not Mr. Carlos Alberto Rodríguez | Mrs. Maria Clara Van der Hammen imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Qur’anic Botanic Garden. The named authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this publication. Lecture 9: ROLE OF BOTANIC GARDENS IN THE CONSERVATION 167 Qur’anic Botanic Garden OF PLANTS OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE Member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development Dr Shahina A Ghazanfar P.O. Box: 5825, Doha – Qatar Phone: +974 44548301 Fax: +974 44548304 Email: [email protected] Designed and printed by Digital Print House (DPH) - QF Publishing Center (QFPC) 4 5 Lecture 10: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES FOR BOTANIC 185 A Poetic Rendering of Islamic Principles, Values and Ethics 333 GARDENS IN EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS- Promoting Plant and Ecosystem Conservation BUILDING, AND PLANT CONSERVATION ACTION” Mrs. Diana Woodcock Dr Peter Wyse Jackson CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 341 Lecture 11: THE VARIOUS ROLES OF BOTANICAL GARDENS 205 IN THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY – THE BOTANICAL GARDENS OF BONN UNIVERSITY AS AN EXAMPLE SPEAKERS LIST 347 Dr Maximilian Weigend | Dr Wolfram Lobin FORUM GALLERY 217 354 Lecture 12: THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND FORESTS FOR FAITH BASED GROUPS AND SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE Dr Edmund Barrow Lecture 13: SPIRITUAL VALUES IN CONSERVATION-A CASE 247 STUDY FROM MONGOLIA Dr Piet Wit Lecture 14: MANAGEMENT OF LANDSCAPES OF SPIRITUAL 261 IMPORTANCE FOR DIFFERENT FAITH GROUPS: BEST PRACTICES LECTURES IN ARABIC AND SOURCES OF INSPIRATION Mr. Josep-Maria Mallarach CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISLAM Dr Zaghloul R. M. El-Naggar Lecture 15: ACCESSING KNOWLEDGE AND LESSONS LEARNED: 279 A GLOBAL NETWORK OF SPECIALISTS. COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LEGISLATIONS IN ISLAM ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT- IUCN Dr Ali Al-Qaradaghi Dr Angela Andrade HISTORY OF BOTANIC GARDENS IN EGYPT FROM ANCIENT Lecture 16: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ISLAM 287 EGYPTIAN’S GARDEN TO MODERN BOTANIC GARDEN Dr Iyad Abumoghli Dr Hesham El-Tayeb Lecture 17: A WHOLE-SYSTEMS APPROACH AT THE ROYAL 301 THE ROLE OF BOTANIC GARDENS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BOTANIC GARDEN AWARENESS, NATURAL HISTORY & BOTANICAL MUSEUM IN HRH Princess Basma bint Ali SHARJAH – A CASE STUDY Mrs. Shamsa Mohamed Al-Ketbi 311 Lecture 18: CONSERVATION, ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND PARTICIPATION – THE CHANGING ROLES OF BOTANIC GARDENS WILD PLANTS AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE: Dr Sara Oldfield WITH AN ANALYSIS OF MODELS OF FLORA PLANTS MENTIONED IN THE QUR’AN Dr Kaltham Ali Al-Ghanim Lecture 19: THE QUR’ANIC BOTANIC GARDEN; A GATE FOR AN 319 EFFICIENT FRAMEWORK, GARDEN’S CONCEPT Ms. Fatima bint Saleh Al-Khualaifi IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, A MOST MERCIFUL And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing. And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers. Sura Al-Hijr, verses 19 – 20 the Holy Qur’an 2 FOREWORD 3 In the name of Allah, the Most Meciful, the Most Gracious Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, Prophet Mu- entire humanity. Humans should exhibit virtuous values and sublime morals when hammad and his Family and Companions. dealing with their surroundings of solids or plants and should not destroy the inte- Based on the vision and launch of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chair- grated relationship between these entities. Allah, the Most Sublime, says [Indeed, in person of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, (QF), of Qur’anic Botanic Garden (QBG) to raise awareness of the plants and princi- and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and ples of nature conservation mentioned in the Qur’an and the Hadith, the QBG, a QF what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth project, is an active player in raising awareness to environmental conservation and after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] sustainability in the State of Qatar. directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason. [Al-Baqara - 164] shows how delicate the sys- Organizing the QGB’s 2nd International Forum complements its first building block tem linking these entities and nature is. in scientific meetings. In accordance with the recommendations made by a group of scientists during the 1st International Forum held in Doha in March 2009 regard- This book contains a number of papers and research works which were discussed ing the need to observe the environmental rules and considerations of the Sharia to during the Forum on Islam
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