Indigenous Collaborative Conservation conference. USA 2004
Preliminary announcement. Focus on indigenous efforts to engage in habitat conservation and land management in and around historically significant parks and protected areas around the world. Its emphasis is on understanding the experience of indigenous leaders as partners with government agencies, NGOs, and other management entities. Indigenous representatives from Australia, Tanzania, Thailand, India, New Guinea, Canada, and Chile will meet with the Oglala Lakota community on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota to compare their experiences, obstacles, and strategies for implementing effective collaborative management in communities living on the boundaries of protected areas. More information here . Seeking support to bring further indigenous leaders from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Jim Igoe, University of Colorado at Denver. Email: james.igoe@cudenver.edu
Specializing in relationships between indigenous communities and protected areas from the global perspective.
(14 July 2004, By Jim Igoe)
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