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AFRICAN RAINFOREST AND THE CONSERVATION OF DIVERSITY WORKSHOP LIMBE BOTANIC GARDEN, CAMEROON
17-24 JANUARY 1997
The workshop is sponsored by Earthwatch Europe with a grant from DG VIII of the European Commission, plus support from the Overseas Development Administration, UK. The event is coordinated by the Secretatriat of the UK Tropical Forest Forum.
For more information, please contact:
Jane Thornback
Coordinator, UK Tropical Forest Forum
c/o Natural Resources Institute, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK
Fax: +44-1634 880077
E-mail: [email protected]
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APPLICATION OF ETHNOBOTANY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN NORTHEAST INDIA
INDIA (LOCATION TO BE DECIDED)
FEBRUARY 1997
For more information, please contact:
Dr Archana Godbole, Project Coordinator, Applied Environmental Research Foundation
Ganga Tara Apt. 917/7, Ganesh Wadi, Near British Council Library, Pune, 411 004 India
Fax: +91-212-639203
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TRAINING COURSES AT THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORESTRY TRAINING CENTER BANGKOK, THAILAND
Conflict resolution in forest resources management, 13-24 January 1997;
Participatory management of protected areas, 17 february-7 March 1997;
Marketing of non-timber tree and forest products, 21 April-9 May 1997.
Contact address:
Dr Sukwong Somsak, Regional Community Forestry Training Centre (RECOFTC)
Kasetsart University, P.O. Box 1111, Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Fax: +66-2-561 4880
E-mail: [email protected]
or ... [email protected]
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THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE FLORA OF TROPICAL AFRICA (AETFAT) CONGRESS HARARE, ZIMBABWE
3-9 FEBRUARY 1997
This three-yearly meeting will have the theme "Plant biodiversity in Africa: its use and value to people". Workshop titles are: Development of African Herbaria; Establishing a Network of Ethnobotanists; The Biodiversity Convention: Update on Progress; Phytosociology of African Plants; Taking Taxonomy to the Schools; CITES - The Implications for Botanists; and The Mopane Ecosystem.
For more information, please contact:
Prof. Bruce Campbell, General Secretary of AETFAT
E-mail: [email protected]
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ADVANCED COURSE ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL STAKES
BAMAKO, MALI
16-23 FEBRUARY 1997
The course is sponsored by the Institut d'Economie Rurale of Mali, UNESCO, CNRS, ORSTOM and the University P. and M. Curie of Paris. It is organized to take place just before an International Meeting on Managing Plant Genetic resources in the African savannah (24-28 February 1997, Bamako, Mali). The course will provide an intensive learning experience in the various aspects of plant genetics from DNA to plant breeding resource analysis and management (contribution to development, availability, accessibility and acceptability by societies) in the African savannah countries.
For more information, please contact:
Julien Barthaud
ORSTOM UR31, 911 Avenue Agropolis
BP 5045, 34032 Montpellier Cedex, France
Fax: +33-67-547800
E-mail: [email protected]
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PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES IN THE AFRICAN SAVANNAH
BAMAKO, MALI
24-28 FEBRUARY 1997
Contact address:
Bureau des Ressources Génétiques
57, rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
Fax: +33-1-45357015
E-mail:[email protected]
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1997 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE AMERICAS
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
25 FEBRUARY-1 MARCH 1997
Contact address:
Jennifer Pate
Symposium Coordinator
Human Dimension in Natural resources Unit, College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
Ft. Collins CO 80523, USA
Fax: +1-970-491 2255
E-mail: [email protected]
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TRAINING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE, COSTA RICA
Manejo de turismo en areas protegidas
13-26 de abril de 1997
Directora del curso: Ana Báez
Valorización del bosque natural tropical a traves de productos no maderables y servicios
11-23 de agosto de 1997
Director del curso: Gerardo
Budowskii
Manejo de conflictos en recursos naturales
13-28 de octubre de 1997
Director del curso: Rolain Borel
For more information, please contact:
Felipe Matos,
Programa de recursos Naturales,
Universidad para la Paz
Apdo.138, 6100 Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica
Fax: +506-249 19 29 or 253 42 27
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INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON EXPORT TRADE DEVELOPMENT BY YUNNAN PROVINCE, P.R. CHINA
KUNMING, YUNNAN
24-25 APRIL 1997
For more information, please contact:
CECAT (Yunnan Spice Seminar)
55 Nongzhan Beilu, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100026, P.R. China
Fax: +0086-10-6506-3012.
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THE NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS FOR LIFE CONFERENCE
CROWNE PLAZA PARC FIFTY-FIVE HOTEL
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
8-10 MAY 1997
Speakers will include experts and leaders from industry, corporate, tribal and conservation organizations, to cover the following topics: Critical Forest Regions of North America; Non-timber Forest Products; Improving Forest Management through the Forest Stewardship Councils Timber Certification Program; and Creating Demand for Certified Wood.
For more information contact:
Kathy Kessler, World Wildlife Fund U.S.
Phone: 202/861-8346
Fax: +202/887-5293
E-mail: [email protected]
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERT MEETING ON MEDICINAL, CULINARY AND AROMATIC PLANTS IN THE NEAR EAST
CAIRO, EGYPT
19-21 MAY 1997
Organized by FAO (RNE and FOPW). (See also under "International Action".)
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THE 15TH COMMONWEALTH FORESTRY CONFERENCE: FORESTRY IN A CHANGING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT: CHALLENGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE
12-17 MAY 1997
For more information, please contact:
The 15th Commonwealth Forestry Conference, Forestry Commission
P.O. Box HG 139 Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe
Fax: +263-4-497006
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BIODIVERSITY IN MANAGED FORESTS - CONCEPTS AND SOLUTIONS
UPPSALA, SWEDEN
29-31 MAY 1997
Contact address:
Carl Henrik Palm, Skog Forsk, Glunten Science Park, S-75183, Uppsala, Sweden
Fax: +46-18-188600
E-mail: [email protected]
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FOREST PRODUCTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, USA
7-12 JULY 1997
Contact address:
WSU Conferences and Institutes, USA
Fax: +1-509-3350945
E-mail: [email protected]
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28TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ESSENTIAL OILS
ESKISEHIR, TURKEY
1-3 SEPTEMBER 1997
The workshop will be hosted by the Anadolu University Medicinal Plant and Drug Research Centre.
Contact address:
Prof. Dr K.H.C. Baser, Anadolu University, Medicinal and Aromatic Plant and Drug Research Centre(TBAM)
26470 Eskisehir, Turkey
Fax: +90-222-3350127
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.anadolu.edu.tr/anadolu/tbam/index.html
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REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR AFRICA ON CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF PLANT GUMS, RESINS AND OILS
NAIROBI, KENYA,
6-10 OCTOBER 1997
This Regional Conference is organized by the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) in collaboration with FAO, the Association for International Promotion of Gums (AIPG) and UNEP. Participants will belong to producer, consumer and food industry categories together with international organizations and leading experts on plant gums, resins and oils.
The following themes will be covered at the conference: Conservation of plant gums, resins and oil resources (taxonomic aspects, ethnobotany and indigenous knowledge, ecological aspects, germplasm conservation); management of the resources (management in natural environment, domestication and propagation, management of plantations, extension); production and product utilization (field production and handling, marketing aspects, quality assessment and control, processing and utilization, policy and institutional aspects); workshop on development of project ideas and strategy for regional collaboration.
For more information, please contact:
Dr Ben Chikamai
Conference Secretary
Plant Gums, Resins and Oil Conference
P.O. Box 30241
Nairobi, Kenya
Fax: +254-2-760034; +254-154-32844
E-mail: [email protected]
or ... [email protected]
or ... at FAO
Enrico Casadei, Nutrition Officer, Food Policy and Nutrition Division, ESNP
Tel: +39-6-52254794
Fax: +39-6-52254593
E-mail: [email protected]
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XI WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS
ANTALYA, TURKEY
13-22 OCTOBER 1997
For more information, please refer to box in News and Notes.
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2ND WORLD CONGRESS ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS (WOCMAP II)
MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
10-15 NOVEMBER 1997
For more information, please contact:
Prof. Dr A.L. Bandoni, SAIPA
Libertad 1079, 1012 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fax: +54-1-9617637
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICINAL PLANTS CONSERVATION, UTILIZATION, TRADE AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE CAMPUS
BANGALORE, INDIA
16-20 FEBRUARY 1998
Central Theme: Medicinal Plants for Survival.
The objective of the conference is to share experiences, approaches and strategies pertaining specifically to medicinal plants and related to the following areas:
· Conservation (in situ and ex situ);
· Databases;
· National Conservation Policies;
· Community-oriented applications in context of Primary Health Care;
· Domestication and Cultivation;
· Trade and Small Enterprise Development;
· Contributions of Indigenous Knowledge Systems;
· Traditional Knowledge and Resource Rights.
For more information, please write to:
Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), No.50, 2nd Stage, MSH Layout, Anandanagar, Bangalore-560024, India
FAX: +91-80-3334167
E-mail: [email protected]
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