Dear members and Robert,

I hope they accept it, they are reviewing it. The idea of the
symposium caused a good reaction to people at the front of the NOC
when I share the idea at Veracruz; but I have to wait to see if it is
considered. In any case, the idea of people-birds is growing as well
as the members' interests on the topic. I just received an email from
a Peruvian scientist interested on participate in the symposium with
a case study from those magnificent lands. Robert -or anyone else
interested- are welcome if approved and have the chance and time.

Funding is an issue to explore, but in first instance, as you can see
in the congress web page

http://www.nocvenezuela.org/dyncat.cfm?catid=1615

there are funding opportunities (partial) to travel to Venezuela for
presenters, and in particular, to those participating in symposia.

Thanks for your attention and yes, lets continue nurturing the list.

Leonardo Cabrera




--- In Ethnoornithology@..., "Robert Gosford"
<kamibob1@h...> wrote:
>
> Dear members and Leonardo,
>
> Thanks for the advice in this post. I want to apologise for my lax
> response to your earlier request for me to join this symposium and
I
> thank you for the kind invitation.
>
> At this stage I'm uncertain whether I'll be able to attend - I'm
> looking to travel to Biskia (Basque country in northern Spain) in
> early June and onwards from there so a trip to Venezuela in late
May
> would fit into that timetable ...
>
> I've had a look at the VIII NOC program but cannot see your
> symposium on the site - I hope this hasn't meant it has been
> rejected/withdrawn. It sounds like a great session and I'm familiar
> with Mark Bonta's work from my own research. I'll do my best to try
> to get there - money and time are the main factors.
>
> I'll be travelling over the next few weeks so cannot commit to my
> attendance for a few weeks - at least before the 'early-bird'
> registration deadline of 15 December.
>
> Cheers and good luck,
>
> Robert Gosford
>
>
>
>
> --- In Ethnoornithology@..., "Leonardo Cabrera"
> <lcabre@p...> wrote:
> >
> > Dear members of the list,
> >
> > I am organizing a symposium titled "Exploring bird conservation
by
> > indigenosu people: insights for bio-cultural conservation" and I
> need
> > at least 2-3 people to give a talk in the VIII Congress of
> > Neotropical Ornithology to be held in Venezuela in may 2007.
> Please
> > read the following proposal I submitted to the conference
> organizers
> > and let me know if someone is interested. I AM STILL WAITING FOR
> THE
> > RESPONSE OF THE ORGANIZERS, BUT I NEED TO FILL THE LIST OF
> POTENTIAL
> > SPEAKERS AND A TITLE PRESENTATION.
> >
> > Exploring Bird Conservation by Indigenous People:
> > Insights for Bio-cultural Conservation.
> >
> > A Symposium Proposal for the VIII Congreso de Ornitologia
> > Neotropical, Venezuela 2007.
> > Organized by Dr. Leonardo Cabrera Garcia.
> > McGill University, Montreal, Canada .
> >
> > Birds are one of the most well studied animal groups in the
world.
> > But birds are also one of the most threatened vertebrates with
> more
> > than 1000 species on risk of extinction. Unfortunately, these
> loses
> > when occur, are often coupled with loses of traditional cultural
> > practices that define human-ecosystem interactions in cultural
> > landscapes. As efforts for bird conservation have centred on the
> > identification and protection of global bird richest areas, a
> > challenge for conservationists has emerged since conservation
> through
> > protection may not be compatible in these human dominated
> ecosystems,
> > principally indigenous territories (Toledo et al., 2001).
> > Ethno-ecological and anthropological studies have unveiled a
> social
> > dimension of biodiversity conservation by documenting traditional
> > resource management practices that support the material, cultural
> and
> > spiritual needs of local inhabitants while safeguarding
> biodiversity.
> > Mounting evidences indicate that these practices are sustained by
> > traditional ecological knowledge systems that operate at diverse
> > ecological and social scales and can be incorporated in ecosystem
> co-
> > management frameworks (Gadgil, et al., 1993; Berkes, 1999).
> > Therefore, the idea of indigenous people's participation as
> partners
> > in conservation has gained support to benefit both indigenous
life
> > and biodiversity. Consequently, an incorporation and development
> of
> > this perspective for more proactive bird conservation initiatives
> and
> > actions are claimed as needed and presented in this symposium
> through
> > diverse study cases.
> >
> > In this symposium, I will invite 5 scholars to address the
> importance
> > of traditional knowledge (including ecological, cultural or
> > spiritual) on birds (or on their habitats) hold by indigenous
> people
> > of different countries (e.g., Mexico, Central America and
> Australia)
> > as an instrument to establish common grounds for conservation
> > planning in indigenous territories and develop viable and locally-
> > based bio-cultural conservation plans. From the invited speakers'
> > presentations, innovative elements for bird conservation will be
> > discussed at the end of the session.
> >
> > The list of guest speakers who have confirmed their participation
> in
> > this symposium is presented as follows :
> >
> > 1. Dr. Mark Bonta. "Valorizing the relationships between birds
> > and people: experiences and lessons from Honduras". Delta State
> > University, Cleveland, USA.
> > 2. M.Sc. Andrew Miller. "Birds of the pine-oak forest Sierra
> > Madre Occidental Chihuahua, Mexico: ethnoecological warning
> signs".
> > University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
> > 3. Dr. Leonardo Cabrera. "Integration of traditional knowledge
> > from Nahuatl communities of Central Mexico for bird
conservation".
> > McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
> >
> > Thus, I need two more presenters to complete the requirements of
5
> > established for the congress organizers. I have invited Mr.
Robert
> > Gosford but not sure if he has received my email.
> >
> > I hope you find of interest this symposium to participate and
> > contribute with your expertise to this growing and pasionate
field
> of
> > birds-people relationships.
> >
> > Please do not hesitate in contact me if you are interested in
this
> > symposium and or if you want TO POST your name and research title
> and
> > contribute with the efforts of this list to establish a network
of
> > people interested in this topic.
> >
> > Thank you and I will be looking for your reply,
> >
> > Dr. Leonardo Cabrera Garcia
> > Department of Geography
> > McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
> > leonardo.cabrera@m...
> >
>