ICE - 2008 course: Urbanization and Ethnobiology in Amazonia

 In the week leading up to the 11th International Congress of Ethnobiology (ICE) 2008 , a course on ‘Understanding local livelihoods, knowledge and practices in changing environments: the case of urbanization in Amazonia' is being offered from Saturday 14 – Saturday 21 June 2008 in Pucallpa, Peru. The organizing institutions include the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) of Columbia University, Institute of Economic Botany of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), Global Diversity Fund (GDF-US) and Gobierno Regional de Ucayali.

With financial support from the Christensen Fund (TCF), we will award a limited number of grants to cover roundtrip airfare between Lima and Pucallpa, course fees, bibliography, software, local transportation, accommodation and meals during the course. Please note the following requirements before applying for the course:

  1. at least an undergraduate degree in social or natural sciences;
  2. demonstrated fluency in Spanish and ability to read academic articles in English

Preference will be given to stewards of biocultural diversity and others who are engaged in research, teaching or applied work on ethnobiology, conservation and development. Candidates from Latin America will be given priority, including those from Northwest Mexico, which is a TCF priority region. Participants in the course are expected to attend the ICE in Cusco, Peru from 25 – 30 June (see www.icecusco.net for abstracts and registration deadlines). Candidates must demonstrate that they can cover their international airfare to Lima (e.g. through an ISE travel grant or in another way).

The deadline for application is 10 May 2008, and the final selection of participants will be announced by mid-May.

If you are interested in the course, please fill in the on-line application form. Enquiries may be directed to Claudia Camacho, Mesoamerica Regional Coordinator, Global Diversity Foundation, claudia@globaldiversity.org.uk.

For a description of the activities of CERC see www.cerc.columbia.edu and for NYBG see www.nybg.org. More information on the Global Diversity Foundation and its focal regions (Mesoamerica, North Africa, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa) is available on www.globaldiversity.org.uk. Consult www.christensenfund.org for an overview of the Christensen Fund, including its priority areas: Turkey, Iran and Central Asia; Northern Australia and Melanesia; Greater American Southwest and the African Rift Valley.

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