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Introduction: Re-awakening The Power Of Place: Ancient Philosophy And Practice With Current Relevance For Protected Areas And Conservation In Asia / Bas Verschuuren -- The Asian Philosophy Of Protected Areas / Amran Hamzah -- Sacred Mountains In Asia: Themes And Implications For Protected Areas / Edwin Bernbaum -- Can World Heritage Status Help Protect Sacred Sites In Asia? / Alison Ormsby, Wendy Jackson And Shonil Bhagwat -- The Sacred Geography Of Kyrgyzstan: An Unrecognized Network Of Community-conserved Areas And Traditional Practices / Aitpaeva Gulnara -- Sacred Mandala: Protecting Bhutan's Sacred Natural Sites / Liza Zogib, Khenpo Phuntshok Tashi, Tshewang Gyalpo, Sangay Dendhup, Riamsara Kuyakanon, Kelzang Wangchuk, Lopen Namgay Tenzin And Ngawang Gyeltshen -- Indian Sacred Natural Sites: Ancient Traditions Of Reverence And Conservation Explained From A Hindu Perspective / Rana P.b. Singh And Pravin S. Rana --^ Interface Between Sacred Natural Sites And Formal Protected Areas For Biodiversity Conservation In Nepal / Jailab Kumar Rai And Sudeep Jana -- Customary Laws Governing The Sacred Natural Sites Of The Xe Champhone Ramsar Site In Lao Pdr: Implications For Site Management / Raphaël Glémet, Patricia Moore, Ketsana Phommachanh And Minavanh Pholsena -- Sacred Natural Sites In A Legal Context: A Focus On The Legal Interpretation Of The Sacred/cultural Heritage Of The Dongaria Kondhs In India / Radhika Borde -- Forum Pekaseh In The Management Of Subak Landscape Of Catur Angga Batukaru, Unesco World Heritage Sites In Bali / Antoinette Royo, Wiwik Dharmiasih And Yunus Arbi -- The Pa'oh's Governance System And Kakku: Implications For Heritage Conservation From Burma/myanmar / Jonathan Liljeblad -- Kailash Sacred Landscape: Bridging Cultural Heritage, Conservation And Development Through A Transboundary Landscape Approach / Abhimanyu Pandey, Rajan Kotru And Nawraj Pradhan --^ Mount Fuji's History As A Spiritual Realm And Means For Its Preservation / Tosh