ISE Newsletter

Volume 5, Issue 1 April 2013 Looking Back, Reflections on the 13th ISE Congress Montpellier, France, May 2012 Inside this issue: Contributed by Edmond Dounias, Congress Coordinator Reflections on 1 history of the city, and The general public was the 13th ISE unable to take part in the Congress  The UN took the decision to organize Rio + 20 just a few attractions proposed in the On the Ground 2 weeks after the Congress. stands due to the 20,000 in Montpellier overexcited supporters These first four events had a converging in the heart of The Main 4 fairly negative impact on the the city to watch the last Congress preparation and the running match of Montpellier’s Components of the Congress. soccer team on a giant Scientific 4 Inevitable Unforeseen The French elections and the screen (Sunday, May 20) and Colloquium economic crisis significantly then the 30,000 people When, in July 2008, we affected our capacity to raise giving an ovation to the Side Events 5 brought to Cusco the funding and institutional victorious players application of Montpellier to Educational 6 support from the French brandishing the cup host the 13th Congress of the Projects authorities. During the six (Monday, May 21). ISE in 2012, we did not months that preceded the For obvious security reasons, Indigenous 7 anticipate 5 major events: elections, the activities of the Forum we were strongly invited by  The French presidential ministries drastically the police to close all the elections to fall in early decreased and nobody Pre- and Post- 10 stands in order to prevent May 2012, wanted to commit to a Congress vandalism and degradation decision concerning an event Workshops  An unprecedented and by uncontrollable hooligans. that was going to happen just worldwide economic crisis, ISE Programs 15 after elections whose The fifth unexpected event and Prizes at  The worst weather outcomes were uncertain. had a much more positive conditions for the season influence on the outcomes the Congress The unusual bad weather over the past 20 years of the Congress. (chilly with heavy rain) and Emerging Eth- 18 (May in Montpellier is the victory of the Montpellier In 2010, the UN made the nobiologists usually hot and sunny), soccer team severely affected decision to organize Rio+20.  The soccer team of the “outdoor” stands of the Initially planned for early Upcoming 22 Montpellier winning the Congress that had been June 2012, the event was Ethnobiologist’s 24 2012 French championship installed on the main postponed for two weeks Bookshelf for the first time in the esplanade of the city. (continued on page 2)

From the Editorial Team This issue highlights the 13th ISE Congress that took place in Montpellier, France, in May 2012. We hope you enjoy! Natasha Duarte, Liz Thompson, Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel and Leslie Main Johnson Page 2 ISE Newsletter

Reflections on the 13th ISE Congress (continued)

and was eventually held one of a Montpellier statement. In the end, even if some month after the Congress. Its preparation was details inevitably did not run For further details as expected, the Congress about the congress, We obtained the support of enthusiastically initiated by came together and was the please visit the the Executive Secretary of ISE members Jan Salick website: the United who (Missouri Botanical Garden) largest in ISE’s history, with http://congress- advertised the Congress on and Pablo Eyzaguirre over 700 people from 75 ise2012.agropolis.fr their website, and the (Bioversity International), and countries in attendance and perspective of this then coordinated and carried is considered by the Society worldwide conference forward by ISE Board Member as an immense success. stimulated the elaboration Gleb Raygorodetsky. On the Ground in Montpellier Contributed by Edmond Dounias, Congress Coordinator Congress Organizers & Sponsors Institute for Development], a research organization devoted to conducting research in, for and with the The aforementioned success wouldn’t have been countries of the South with the support of Agropolis possible without the efforts and contributions of the International, an association linking establishments of Congress organizers and sponsors. research and higher education in Montpellier and the The preparation of the 2012 Congress was headed by Languedoc-Roussillon region involved in the fields of scientists belonging to the two research units of agriculture, food, and environment. Montpellier, which federates all researchers of Besides having the support of the United Nations, the Montpellier working in the field of : the Congress benefited from the considerable patronage of research unit “Biocultural interactions” of the Center for UNESCO. It was sponsored by: Functional and Evolutionary (CEFE), and the research unit “Governance, , environment and  International organizations development” (GRED). This core group of approximately  The Global Environment Facility 20 people worked in close and constant interaction with  The Christensen Fund the ISE Board.  The Center for International Forestry Research The local institutional organization of the Congress  Bioversity International (linked to the ISE through a Memorandum of  The International Union for Conservation of Nature Understanding) was coordinated by the Institut de  Science and Technology Research Partnership for Recherche pour le Développement [the French Research Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 3

On the Ground in Montpellier (continued)

 French institutions and universities  Sister associations and NGOs  Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial [The  Biodiversité: échanges et diffusion d’expériences French Global Environment Facility] (BEDE) [Biodiversity Exchange and Diffusion of  Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité [The Experiences] Foundation for Research on Biodiversity]  Racines de Terriens [Earthling Roots]  Institut de recherche pour le développement  Forêts Tropicales Humides:Avenir [Tropical [French Research Institute for Development] Rainforests: Future]  Le Centre de Coopération Internationale en  Rencontres mémorables : Un lien et des ponts pour Recherche Agronomique pour le développement le monde [Memorable encounters: making links and [French Agricultural Research Centre for building bridges]. International Development] The Congress also benefited from the significant financial  Agropolis International contribution of the following partners for the  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique preparation of pre/post-Congress workshops: [French National Scientific Research Centre]  University Montpellier 1, University Montpellier 2,  The Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas University Montpellier 3 Consortium  The French focal point of the Man and Biosphere  The Global Diversity Foundation Programme of UNESCO  The Rachel Carson Center For Environment and Society  Territorial authorities and state bodies  The Sentimiel Initiative  The Languedoc-Roussillon Region  The Missouri Botanical Garden  The Hérault General Council  The Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew  The Montpellier Urban Area Community  The Gaia Foundation  The City of Montpellier  The Ministry of Higher Education and Research  The Regional Directorate for Food, Agricultural and Forests  The Regional Directorate for Environment, Development and Housing  The Academy of Montpellier  The Montpellier Regional Centre for Pedagogical Resources

Media Coverage Social Media at the Congress The Congress was well covered by the media at the local Social media capabilities were available at the 2012 and national levels. A webTV was prepared jointly by the Congress to engage participants as well as those who three universities of Montpellier, including live reports were unable to attend the live event. Please see the list every evening. All the media hits of the Congress (25 of sites where ISE had an online presence. We welcome videos, 1 TV news report, 3 radio news reports, and your tweets, likes, images and follows and look forward press review of 15 journal articles) are accessible on the to hearing from you! Agropolis International website. This page also gives access to the video of the Montpellier statement read Our sites Social Media WebTV by Mrs. Hélène Mandroux, Mayor of Montpellier, during Rio+20. Another interesting video was filmed and edited by Reka Komaromi and is also accessible on Youtube and Facebook. Page 4 ISE Newsletter

On the Ground in Montpellier (continued) Congress Theme and biological hosting region as a source of diversity for sustainable inspiration, we wished to question the The overarching theme for the 2012 development: Exploring the past to history of human-induced changes for ISE Congress was highly build up the future. a better understanding of the complementary with the historical components and dynamics of current background and the intrinsic The remarkable diversity in space and global biodiversity. dynamism of the Montpellier region. time of both natural environments and human societies has contributed Congress participants were Because this region has been to a complex structure of these encouraged to focus on their influenced by its long and coupled systems. Human societies understanding of past human multicultural traditions as well as have progressively shaped the various activities as a means to develop more recent development, we decided to landscapes of the Mediterranean sustainable patterns of natural include all these themes under the region. resource management in the near banner of: Using the features of the proposed future.

Summary of the Main Congress Components Contributed by Edmond Dounias, Congress Coordinator

The 2012 ISE Congress was organized in four complementary and interconnected components:  a scientific colloquium;  side events open to the general public;  educational projects carried out by pupils throughout the region; and  an indigenous forum.

Scientific Colloquium More than 700 delegates (scientists, fraction of the presentations that will six destinations offered, covering a students, members of civil society, not be published in proceedings are wide range of topics and situations, policy makers, journalists, and shared on the congress website. and revealing the astounding diversity representatives of indigenous Two keynotes were given in the of environments nearby Montpellier. peoples, traditional societies and local plenary session just after the opening Each tour included gastronomy communities) registered for the ceremony. The first was by Mrs. discovery and tasting of local Congress. Monique Barbut, Chief Executive products. There were 75 different Officer and Chairperson of the Global represented. Over 5 days, 250 oral Environment Facility, and the second communications along with 140 by Mrs. Meriem Bouamrane of the posters were presented in 42 panels. Man and Biosphere programme of Of the 42 panels, 17 have specific UNESCO. editorial projects (a book, final report, The delegates were also offered the or special issue in a scientific journal) possibility to attend a Congress tour for their proceedings. A significant on Wednesday, May 23rd. There were Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 5

Side Events Open to the General Public

A public of several thousand persons galleries, terraces of bars and  The fair of the producers of local attended the various events restaurants, museums, conference products from the French network scheduled during the days and rooms…): 4 concerts, 6 round-tables, of MAB UNESCO reserves (May 25) evenings of the week-long Congress. 11 films+debates, 12 conferences, 15  The fair of the French Federation During five days, thanks to a exhibitions, 6 shows (theater, of producers of medicinal, multitude of intercultural encounters dance…), 7 animated stands, and a aromatic and tinctorial plants organized in diverse public spaces in forum of NGOs (18 stands on the (May 24-25) esplanade). Montpellier’s historical city center, Organization of all the events for the the city and its surroundings vibrated Three fairs were also organized as general public was coordinated by to the rhythm of the Congress. side-events of the Congress: the NGO Forêts Tropicales Humides: Day and evening attractions were  The Biodiversity Days (May 24-25) Avenir [Tropical Rainforests: Future]. proposed in various public spaces of of the city of Montpellier; the city (parks, squares, plazas, Page 6 ISE Newsletter

Educational Projects

The organizing committee of the Roots], and benefited from financial (12%), agriculture and society (27%), Congress dedicated a lot of energy in support from the Languedoc- territories and landscapes (17%), having the youth actively involved. Roussillon Region and the General gardens and urban nature (10%), More than one year before the Council of the Gard Department. The plants in the wild (15%), international Congress was held we addressed a component mobilized the solidarity and equity (7%), and call for projects to all the schools of participation of 822 pupils through 41 medicine and medicinal use of plants the Languedoc-Roussillon Region. selected projects. There were 35 (5%). The goal of the call was to encourage schools that participated: primary The forms adopted to present the teachers to undertake a study during schools (16%), secondary schools results of the projects were also the academic year 2011/12 and to (31%), general high schools (34%), diverse: 8 films, 8 formal oral present the results of their study professional high schools (6%), and 1 presentations with PowerPoint shows, during the Congress. More than 80 agricultural school (3%). The projects 7 scenic performances (theater, projects were submitted and nearly also involved 55 teachers, 25 scientific spectacle), 14 interactive stands, 14 half of them were carried out supervisors and 5 independent exhibitions, 3 audio reports, and 1 successfully. This component of the consultants. blog. Congress was coordinated by the The topics covered by the projects NGO Racines de Terriens [Earthling were diverse: food, taste and dislikes Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 7

Indigenous Forum The 2012 ISE Congress was held one month before the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (20-22 June 2012). It provided an important meeting ground for people to come together to share experiences and ideas and formulate action plans. In Cusco (2008) under the leadership of Alejandro Argumedo, the current Co-Director of the Global Coalition, the ISE began hosting an Indigenous Forum as an integral part of its congresses. The inaugural Indigenous Forum resulted in the Indigenous Forum Declaration.

In Tofino (2010) the Indigenous Forum followed a fairly 2010), the ISE developed the concept for the 2012 loose format of pre-determined facilitated gatherings Indigenous Forum around exploring how the UNDRIP and then ended in a plenary where a Hul’q’umi’num could be broadened into actionable steps. elder led a Ts’lhnuts’umaat, a Coast Salish traditional teaching about being “the whole family”. The Forum ran as a parallel stream during the Congress. It was hosted by the house of International Relations and Following on the adoption of the United Nations was co-organized by the ISE and the French NGO Declaration for the Rights of Biodiversité: échanges et diffusion d’expériences (BEDE). (UNDRIP) at the ISE Congress in Tofino, Canada (May

Participatory Research, Dissemination and Advocacy: The View From the Indigenous Forum Contributed by Global Diversity Foundation

Global Diversity Foundation (GDF) discussion to the broader public setting up panels (one panel for each and partners hosted a pre- present at the 2012 ISE Congress theme: participatory research, congress workshop on the theme through a dedicated and inaugural communication, dissemination and of “Conservation by Indigenous Indigenous Forum session. advocacy) in the Indigenous Forum Peoples and Local Communities: Here, a conversation on the broad space and making post-it notes and Advances in Participatory Action theme of communication was marker pens available to participants. Research, Dissemination and launched by a presentation that The latter were asked to write down Advocacy”. summed up the discussions held (throughout the week and in their It brought together indigenous and during the pre-congress workshop. own ) comments, thoughts, local community representatives Participants that were not at the and experiences regarding the topics, engaged in: participatory action workshop were asked to contribute how they were dealt with throughout research, dissemination and their views, comments and the various Congress sessions, and advocacy efforts that enhance the experiences on the topic, and a panel innovative contributions or ideas governance, and management of of indigenous and local community emerging during these sessions, and Indigenous and Community members from the workshop were pin them up on the panels. On the Conserved Areas. asked to respond. Friday prior to the ISE 2nd General In conjunction with this workshop, One of the aims of this inaugural Assembly, participants were asked to the Indigenous Forum also carried session was to generate an ongoing join in a summing-up discussion— the theme “Participatory research, conversation about research, based on the ideas and thoughts dissemination and advocacy”. GDF dissemination and advocacy collated and exhibited throughout the made a seamless link between the throughout the Congress. week—concerning the main themes. workshop and the Indigenous GDF encouraged this discussion by Forum by opening the workshop’s Page 8 ISE Newsletter

Sacred Sites and Their Custodians: Building Resilience to Deal with the Threats of Climate Change, Extractive Industries and Loss of Ancestral Territories Contributed by The Gaia Foundation, Sacred Natural Sites Initiative, Sacred Land Film Project

The purpose of this session was to community governance and ritual The event re-affirmed support for the convene a dialogue with indigenous practice, to raising public awareness, Statement of Custodians of Sacred custodians and others involved in engaging in advocacy and education, Natural Sites and Territories (The protecting sacred natural sites. registration of sacred sites, and International Union for Conservation The session enabled discussion on developing legal strategies. of Nature World Conservation the main themes arising from the The participants discussed common Congress (IUCN WCC), 2008) and the earlier Congress workshop/session custodian-based guiding principles Opinsaht Declaration (ISE Congress, on “Sacred lands - dynamic for the recognition of indigenous 2010). archetypes for changing sacred sites systems and territories, Participants also reflected on how times” (S35), as well as other issues namely the IUCN Motion and best to approach international participants raised during the day. Guidelines around sacred natural meetings and film screenings of the The main objective was to share sites in protected areas. They “Standing on Sacred Ground” strategies for building resilience of explored how to strengthen documentary series during 2012-14 to sacred sites to deal with modern international recognition of sacred gain more support for the protection threats—from strengthening sites from an indigenous perspective. of sacred natural sites.

Using Bio-Cultural Protocols to Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) at the Local Level for Sustainable Development Contributed by Krystyna Swiderska, Co-Director of the ISE Global Coalition The Global Coalition, in conjunction with the Ethics different actors concerned, and to identify ways in which Committee, works closely with other non-profit support for community protocols could be strengthened organizations and academic and professional societies as a way to revitalize the implementation of MEAs at the on policy and advocacy, including implementation and local level. adoption of the ISE Code of Ethics. This dialogue on community protocols brought together During the 2012 ISE Congress, a full-day workshop in experts from MEA Secretariats and government and ISE the ISE Indigenous Forum was organized by the Global Congress participants who explored the role of Coalition with the objective of improving community protocols in implementing the Nagoya understanding and increasing dialogue amongst the Protocol in the context of the Biodiversity Convention Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 9

Using Bio-Cultural Protocols to Implement the UNDRIP and MEAs at the Local Level for Sustainable Development (continued)

and in the agriculture sector under the Food and participatory the process, the more binding the Agriculture Organization (FAO), as well as the role of outcome. community protocols in implementing indigenous  BCPs also have a role to play in implementing peoples’ rights in support of sustainable development. sustainable development at the local level by linking Some of the conclusions from the workshop include: environmental conservation, economic development  Community protocols can be used by communities to and social equity objectives. set out requirements and processes for Access and The Potato Park’s BCP ensures that economic revenues Benefit Sharing (ABS) and ethical research; to defend from the park are shared equitably amongst the six their customary rights to biodiversity resources communities, based on contribution to sustaining against development threats; and to promote biocultural diversity and on need, and that they are sustainable and equitable management of resources. used in accordance with conservation and equity The process to develop protocols is important and principles. And by strengthening local institutions for valuable in itself, and can lead to good conservation resource management internally, BCPs can make outcomes, even if it does not result in a protocol. communities better organized, and so better able to Biocultural Community Protocols (BCPs) must be defend their biocultural resources against external something that come from the community (i.e. threats. bottom-up).  BCPs for ABS can enhance legal certainty and clarity Please find the full report here. for both users and providers, protect communities from exploitation, and channel benefits to local level to incentivize conservation. In implementing the Nagoya Protocol, governments and donors should ensure that communities that are approached for ABS receive support for developing BCPs. BCPs may not be cost effective as a pre-emptive strategy for ABS, but can be useful to address other threats or needs relating to community biodiversity resources. Even where ABS is not the main objective, BCPs have contributed to implementing the Nagoya Protocol by establishing local representative structures for ensuring Prior Informed Consent (PIC), strengthening capacity for PIC and Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT), and taking customary laws into account.  BCPs are an important tool for strengthening community governance and conservation of biodiversity and , and hence for enhancing capacity for adaptation to climate change and resilience. A number of cases show that BCPs have improved conservation of biodiversity by communities—e.g. traditional crops and medicinal plants—particularly where the process to develop protocols has been participatory and extensive. Conservation values are strengthened through the process and the more Page 10 ISE Newsletter

Indigenous Resource Management: Customary Practice and Contemporary Management Contributed by the Hokotehi Moriori Trust

This session drew together projects retention of the local language(s) and being able to practice cultural and people working in indigenous cultural practices of the communities continuity, the session also examined contexts to record, protect and that sustain this knowledge. ways in which the modern world may manage heritage landscapes, elder At its heart was an understanding of come to a better understanding of how collective memories and the importance of the sacred/spiritual/ this sacred knowledge or knowledge of customary resources, with a wairua traditions, as an expression of the sacred is critical to humankind (re) particular emphasis on the thread that binds people together learning how to live "in connection intergenerational learning. with their natural worlds, and that with" rather than increasingly The session was opened and provides the basis for living in a "disconnected from" our planet and interactive on the manner of mutually respectful and mutually planetary systems. traditional fora (elders first). It enhancing relationship of humans, It also looked at ways that modern focused on the importance of the plants and animals. science can incorporate these ways of preservation and transmission of In addition to providing a collective thinking for preserving and maintaining intergenerational knowledge of forum for learning about traditional biological and cultural diversity on our "living in country" and the knowledge and the importance of planet. maintenance and promotion of

Pre- and Post-Workshops Held in Conjunction with the 2012 ISE Congress Several workshops were organized by partners on the edge of the Congress 2nd ISE Pre-Congress Workshop for Emerging Ethnobiologists Contributed by Nemer Narchi, 2010-2012 ISE Student Representative This workshop was from around the world to 3) Ethnobiological sponsored by The discuss vanguard topics in perspectives on advocacy Christensen Fund (TCF). The ethnobiology, exchange and scientific integrity theme chosen for this their experiences, build 4) The role of bio-cultural second edition was “Brick relationships, and foster diversity researchers in by Brick”: Laying the collaborations into the finding solutions for Foundations for the Future future. “It's exciting to sustainable development of Biocultural Diversity Guided by recognized think of our Research. The workshop 5) Profiles of careers in collective experts in various subfields Ethnobiology was held in the cottage on ethnobiology, this year’s potential to move Gîtes de Briandes located in workshop gathered 30 It cannot be said that during ethnobiology Lunas, France. talented participants from this exhaustive and forward in the Days before the celebration 15 different countries, to intensive workshop the participants suffered too coming decades” of the 2012 ISE Congress, brainstorm around five core the ISE held the 2nd topics: much. Kristine Skarbø Workshop for Emerging 1) The inter- and trans- With a great help from the Ethnobiologists. The three- disciplinary nature of Congress’s organizing day intensive workshop ethnobiology committee, the workshop (Thursday–Sunday, May 17- was held in a relatively 20) brought together 2) Ancient knowledge and remote facility: Gîtes Indigenous and non- modern science—bridging de Briandes, a stone-built Indigenous participants the gap with innovative village located at ethnobiological research Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 11

2nd ISE Pre-Congress Workshop for Emerging Ethnobiologists (continued)

Monts de l'Escandorgues in international connections Christensen Fund for Lunas, France. The semi- between emerging supporting such an “It's a pleasure retreat format in a location ethnobiologists to broaden important initiative. having connected surrounded by natural and strengthen the reach of I also take advantage of beauty was, without ethnobiology around the these lines to acknowledge with such question, an important tool world. this year’s mentors; Holly amazing and to fulfill the goal of INEE constantly builds Shrumm, Gail Wagner, knowledge strengthening our discipline bonds between Barbara Wilson, Alain resource people not only academically, but ethnobiology students, early Cuerrier, Harry Jonas, like you from all as human beings also. career professionals and ISE Raymond Pierotti and Rick It is worth mentioning that members around the world Stepp, as well as the areas of the to choose the topics for this by announcing new workshop’s organizing world. Thank you year’s workshop, ISE research opportunities; committee: Sylvie Blangy, all for the considered comments and advertising research Sophie Caillon, Gisella Cruz, wonderful contributions of projects, programs and Alain Cuerrier, Hannes experience we ethnobiology students from results; and introducing the Dempewolf, Natasha around the world. These mission and goals of the ISE Duarte, Louise Lhoutellier, shared” Ntumwel contributions were to student audiences Takanori Oishi and Giulia Bonito Chia collected by the everywhere. Sajeva. International Network of The pre-congress student If you are interested in Emerging Ethnobiologists workshop is an invaluable participating or mentoring (INEE). experience for students. It the 2014 pre-congress INEE was formed after the builds bonds, broadens student workshop, and/or “I loved the celebration of the 1st perspectives, and getting involved in the Workshop for Emerging encourages emerging activities and programs of workshop and am Ethnobiologists held in ethnobiologists to be as INEE, join us using our blog delighted that I Tofino, Canada, in 2010. innovative as the or our facebook group. was able to Throughout its existence the forefathers of our discipline. attend. We INEE has fostered I personally thank The discussed interesting issues, “Every mentor's lecture was impressive for me, because we don't have a forged new class of ethnobiology in Japan. There, some people studying in ecological an- friendships, and thropology, agronomy, or environmental and rural learn just a part consumed good of ethnobiology by reading academic papers; there are no systematic and food... it was a inclusive course of "ethnobiology" in Japan, and maybe in other east Asian spectacularly countries.” Takanori Oishi good time, and I feel that it was

important for us “The pre-congress students workshop for emerging ethnobiologist was a eye all to connect opening for me to get into the academic world. And meeting mentors and with one another colleagues from different biogeographical region with different social and and sow seeds for cultural background was a chance to build global family in what we call as a the future of global village. Thanks to organizer for their excellent job and all other friends ethnobiology.” for their lovely company.” Jigme Dorji Evelyn Roe Page 12 ISE Newsletter

Pre-Congress Workshop on Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Contributed by the Global Diversity Foundation

The ICCA Consortium, the Global Diversity Foundation members of local communities and collaborators (GDF) and the BEDE Network jointly proposed an currently engaged in: international workshop (May 17-19, 2012) on 1. Monitoring and carrying out participatory research on “Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local the efficacy of community action for conservation; Communities: Advances in Participatory Action Research, Dissemination and Advocacy”, a follow-up to the 2. Communicating information through traditional workshop on “Community Conservation in Practice” held events and innovative venues (e.g. citizen journalism, before the 2010 ISE Congress in Tofino, Canada. This photo-stories, video and new forms of social media); and workshop is closely linked to session 44. 3. Engaging in advocacy and action to ensure the good Limited to 30 participants, the event was held at governance and effective management of their Cravirola, a cooperatively run farm located near indigenous conserved territories and community Montpellier. It brought together indigenous peoples, conserved areas (ICCAs). Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 13

Pre-Congress Workshop on Local Ecological Knowledge, Honey Harvesting and Global Change Contributed by Edmond Dounias, Congress Coordinator

The Sentimiel program aims to valorize traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) tied to beekeeping and honey collecting through a network that centralizes the contact information and the characteristics of the groups of people involved in these activities. The goal is to federate diverse local actors who possess empirical knowledge about bees and their productions and who, by their regular observation of the activity of these insects, also possess records and data about the impact of global changes on their local environment. Sentimiel’s prospective objective is to access funding by large international agencies that may finance participatory action research projects targeting problems or issues raised locally by members of the network. Sponsor: Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité [Foundation for Biodiversity Research] The Sentimiel program was introduced on pages 7-9 This two-day ‘by invitation only’ workshop (May 18- of ISE Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 1 (December 2012) 19, 2012) was hosted in the Darwin house of the which focused on ethnozoology. Lunaret Zoo, and included a fieldtrip in the Cévennes National Park. Page 14 ISE Newsletter

Pre-Congress Workshop on Agrodiversity Across Landscapes in a Changing World: Ancient and Present Pathways Contributed by Edmond Dounias, Congress Coordinator

Bioversity International and traditional cultivars as well domestication as well as on the Research Group as food security and present day situations and Mosaïque (Agrodiversity, sovereignty throughout the on-going changes. Mosaïque agroecosystems and world. Landscapes and local contributed to this environment, domestication territories have represented symposium through a series and innovations) of CNRS and still represent today the of case studies with jointly organized this one- result of coupled-human examples from Vanuatu, day workshop (May 19, and biological interactions Ethiopia, Morocco, France, Acceleration in 2012). within which human Spain, Cameroon and aims The objective was to discuss societies have developed at developing a common market crop diversity. framework for exchanges, socio- the scope of working at the landscape level to Developing new sustainable, understanding, socio- cultural understand crop low input and historical and biological transformations, domestication and environmentally friendly approaches to crop and rapid genetic diversification, taking into agricultural approaches diversification across landscapes. transformations consideration three large need to take into account through groups of factors: heterogeneity within and Colleagues working on crop 1. socio-historical diversity, across landscapes as well as diversities at different interactions with the large scope of landscape levels, from Kyoto genetically 2. biophysical diversity at a knowledge already available University, the University of modified crops landscape or territorial by local societies which have Nagoya, the University of level, and are already contributed to shape Tetouan, the Natural having a major 3. use and technical agrodiversities through Museum of Kenya, the diversities. domestication and crop Vanuatu Cultural Center, impact on lore of Crop domestication and diversification. This diversity and the New York Botanical traditional diversification have taken corresponds to biophysical Gardens, were invited to cultivars as well place within socio-historical diversity as well as to participate. Partners from as food security and territorial contexts. cultural and economic southern countries were and sovereignty Understanding the linkages requirements and is now also present. facing major changes. throughout the between these two The workshop on May 19, dimensions is a prerequisite Bioversity International has 2012, was a public meeting world. to understanding the scope developed a series of case to which researchers from of transformations that studies, which highly the diverse Montpellier crops are undergoing within contributed to reflections research community were a global context. on the subject of this invited to participate. A Indeed acceleration in workshop. closed-door meeting was market exchanges, socio- The “Mosaïque” research held on May 20, 2012, with cultural transformations, group comprises the members of the rapid genetic researchers (geneticists, Mosaïque research group transformations through ethnologists, and the co-organizers. interactions with genetically archeobotanists, modified crops, will have geographers, socio- and are already having a economists) working both major impact on lore of on ancient processes of crop Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 15

Side-Congress Meeting: Biocultural Collections 10th Annual Meeting The 10th Annual Meeting of Biocultural Collections was curation standards and databases for Biocultural held at the Botanic Institute of Montpellier on May 24, Collections. 2012, and was open to all Ethnobiologists. These presentations were followed by discussions of the There was a short introduction to the organization and a next steps and priorities. The results will be incorporated review of activities over the last year: both Missouri into a book, Curating biocultural collections, to be Botanical Garden and Kew Royal Botanic Gardens have published by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. hosted international meetings to establish networks,

Post-Congress Seminar: Why Do We Value Diversity? A Dialogue on the Definitions, Implications and Uses of Biocultural Diversity

After the ISE Congress ended, the organizers of session Knowledge, and Biodiversity Policies” organized S27 proposed to continue the dialogue in a two-day ‘by- by the Laboratoire d’Éco-anthropologie et Ethnobiologie invitation-only’ seminar on Saturday– Sunday, May 26-27, [Ecoanthropology and Ethnobiology Unit]. the second in a series of three annual seminars at a Sponsors: Global Diversity Foundation (UK), Laboratoire venue near Montpellier (Hameau de l’Étoile). d’Éco-anthropologie et Ethnobiologie (France) and the Finally, there was a forum on Monday, May 28 open to Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society the general public at the National Museum of Natural (Germany). History in Paris as part of the series “Governing Nature -

ISE Programs and Prizes at the 2012 Congress

All of the ISE programs were highlighted at the 2012 ISE which drew much attention and activity, and the 2nd ISE Congress. The Global Coalition for Biocultural Diversity pre-Congress Workshop for Emerging Ethnobiologists was held a 1-day workshop as part of the Indigenous Forum, convened. Additionally, the Student Prize competition the Ethics Program and Darrell Posey Fellowship Program was continued. for and Traditional Resource Rights had tables and demonstrations during the poster session

ISE Ethics Program Contributed by Kelly Bannister and Gleb Raygorodetsky, Ethics Committee Co-Chairs

Continued development of the online Ethics Toolkit is Stream); Sarah Laird, Preston Hardison and Alejandro one of the major ISE initiatives currently underway. Argumedo (Policy Stream); and Ricardo Rozzi, Jack Miller, The first phase of the Ethics Toolkit built on discussions Felice Wyndham and Will McClatchey (Education and contributions from a working session held during the Stream). Work with these and other members with 2010 Congress that laid the foundation for toolkit specialized expertise is ongoing. organization, structure, function, potential resources to The online platform that provides the organizational include, and identification of key resource people. This structure for the Ethics Toolkit is in place and an input led to the development of four thematic streams interactive booth at the poster session during the 2012 within the toolkit: Research, Education, Legal and Policy. ISE Congress was held to showcase, promote, and receive Initial advice and assistance were received from a feedback on the alpha version Ethics Toolkit, a number of ISE members, including but not limited to: development phase that enables us to systematically Alain Cuerrier and Sarah Holcombe (Research Stream); receive and organize contributions as part of the Ethics Jerzy Koopman, Dave Stephenson and Bob Gosford (Legal Toolkit. Ethics Program Co-Chairs Kelly Bannister and Page 16 ISE Newsletter

ISE Ethics Program (continued)

Gleb Raygorodetsky extend Toolkit. Information on evolve the Ethics Toolkit is their thanks to the many themes and dates for these anticipated. Congress participants who activities will be announced If you are interested in Visit the alpha shared their feedback and on the ISE website and getting more involved or version of the engaged in fruitful through the ISE Member contributing to the Ethics discussion about toolkit discussion forum. The beta online ISE Ethics Toolkit, please get in touch content and applications. version of the toolkit (fully with the ISE Managing Toolkit at A series of web-based functional, with core Director or use the ethicstoolkit.net outreach activities (e.g. content) is anticipated to contribution form already discussion fora and launch in late-2013. A available on the Ethics webinars) are planned in working session at the 2014 Toolkit website. 2013 to collect further ISE Congress in Bhutan to content for the Ethics review and continue to News from the ISE Darrell Posey Fellowship Program for Ethnoecology and Traditional Resource Rights Contributed by Mary Stockdale and Miguel Alexiades, Darrell Posey Fellowship Program Co-Chairs In May 2012, Miguel In addition to presenting on camaraderie and Alexiades was appointed by their work supported by the collaboration. the ISE Board to replace ISE Fellowship program at One of the more rewarding Sarah Laird as a Co-Chair of various points in the Past ISE Darrell and unexpected results the ISE Darrell Posey Congress, including a special from the recipients’ Posey Field Fellow, Fellowship Program. This session at the Indigenous attendance of the Congress Miguel Alexiades, followed the 2011 Forum, the award recipients was the way all Fellowship is appointed as Co- appointment of Mary brought materials and were Program recipients began to Chair for the ISE Stockdale to serve as a Co- available to talk with identify with each other and Fellowship Chair with Sarah Laird. interested persons form a supportive Program. Sarah will continue to be throughout the Darrell community. involved in the fellowship as Posey Fellowship Program For the past twenty a member of the Selection poster session. Additionally, we held a -five years he has Committee and to assist, as Fellowship Selection Participation in congresses Committee meeting during worked extensively needed, with the transition provides important on issues relating to new Co-Chairs over the the 2012 ISE Congress, networking opportunities which brought together the to indigenous coming year. for the award recipients and Fellowship Chairs, ISE health, livelihoods Following on the practice the contributions of these Managing Director, and and land and established at the 2010 ISE groups and individuals Fellowship Selection resource rights, Congress, travel funds were enriches the congresses. Committee Members. primarily among included in the Fellowship Three of the four recipients awards, which allowed the Congress Selection the Amazonian Ese of the PhD and Masters Committee meetings have Eja in Peru and Field Fellowship, Small awards were also able to Grants, and PhD and proven invaluable for the Bolivia. participate in the Pre- Program, providing a space Masters Fellowship Congress Workshop for recipients to participate in within which we can review Emerging Ethnobiologists, program activities, share the 2012 ISE Congress in and during the course of the Montpellier, France. views and lessons learned, Congress built a sense of Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 17

News from the ISE Darrell Posey Fellowship Program for Ethnoecology and Traditional Resource Rights (continued) and identify ways to strengthen the changing circumstances, direct committee functioning and fellowship program. communication as a group is composition; and overall program extremely important. approach and plans for the future. Because it is a diverse program, seeking to address complex issues, At the 2012 meeting, the group and because we hope to evolve and discussed the review process; improve in response to ever selection criteria; selection

ISE Student/Recent Graduate Prize 2012 Contributed by Gisella Cruz Garcia, 2010-2012 European Regional Representative

The ISE Student/Recent Graduate Prize Winner, Oral presentation Category: Leigh successfully took place this year during the Joseph, University of Victoria, Canada 2012 ISE Congress held in Montpellier. Leigh Joseph Title: Finding our Roots: Ethnoecological This Prize is important for recognizing University of Restoration of an Iconic Plant Food in the outstanding research activities conducted by Victoria Squamish Estuary, British Columbia, Canada students and, at the same time, inspiring the Canada Winner, Poster Presentation Category: Huei- growing international community of emerging Wen Chin, National Taiwan University, and ethnobiologists. Wei-Chi Chang, National Hsinchu University The jury was composed of renowned senior of Education, Taiwan and local ethnobiologists, as well as Title: The Possibility of Indigenous Initiative ethnobiology students. All candidates for the Economy: The "E-go Shop" Case Study on Prize were judged by at least three members Reconstructing Indigenous Traditional Food of the jury: one senior, one local and one Systems student. Huei-Wen Chin and Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation Student presentations were evaluated Category: Daniel Salau Rogei, Simba Maasai according to creativity, clarity, well-structured Wei-Chi Chang Taiwan Outreach Organization/Centre for organization, ethical commitment, community Indigenous and Cultural Studies, involvement, social significance and scholarly Kenya merit, as well as the potential to engage public opinion or be of wider interest. Title: The Sage Wisdom Philosophy and its Place in the Contemporary Sustainable We are very thankful to all members of the Development: A Case Study of the Maasai jury who contributed significantly to this Indigenous Peoples of Kenya important competition. Winner, Alternative Format Presentation All student candidates for the Prize made good Category: Jennifer Schine, Simon Fraser presentations and clearly put a lot of effort in Jennifer Schine University, Canada their participation. However, the jury had to Simon Fraser Title: Soundwalking: Ways of Listening to the make a choice. University Biological World The winners of the ISE graduate student prize, Canada which were announced on Friday, May 25, In this newsletter, Leigh, Huei-Wen and Wei- during the 2nd ISE General Assembly, are the Chi, Daniel and Jennifer have shared more following: about their projects and/or experience as emerging ethnobiologists in the ISE congress.

Page 18 ISE Newsletter

Emerging Ethnobiologists Share Their Projects Finding our Roots: Ethnoecological Restoration of an Iconic Plant Food in the Squamish Estuary, British Columbia, Canada Contributed by Leigh Joseph

My name is Leigh Joseph wilderness. integrated into their lives and I am a student in the My memories of being and eventually into their School of Environmental taught by the elders bring diets. Consequently, it was Studies at the University of me a feeling of an ideal focal species Victoria. I am completing an connectedness and around which to organize M.Sc. in under fulfillment that I also find ethnoecological restoration Current ISE Darrell the guidance of Dr. Nancy when I am working out on activities. Turner. Posey Masters the land. During my time at the I had the wonderful Congress I gave a Fellow, Leigh This connectedness and opportunity to travel to interest in my Skwxwúmesh presentation on my Masters Joseph (University Montpellier in May 2012 to inspired my research which focused on of Victoria, attend and present at the graduate research. restoring lháseminto root Canada), is 2012 ISE Congress. And I gardens in the Squamish also had the honor of being There is a growing interest Estuary. It was a wonderful awarded the ISE one of the 2012 recipients among many First Nations experience to present to an Student Prize for of the Darrell Posey Masters groups in British Columbia international audience with in the revitalization of best oral Fellowship. such varied backgrounds traditional knowledge, use presentation at the I am of Coast Salish decent. and the rich experience in and practices pertaining to the audience led to some 2012 Congress Skwxwúmesh Úxwumixw is native plant foods. the name of the village that great questions and Increasingly, members of discussion points. my family is from in the the Squamish have upper Squamish Valley in expressed a great interest in Attending the Congress was British Columbia, Canada. I lhásem (Fritillaria a highlight of my graduate have been fascinated by the camschatcensis) as a studies experience and I natural world for as long as I traditional food that they was very grateful for the can remember and have would like to see re- opportunity to be a part of always felt at home in the such a wonderful gathering.

The Possibility of Indigenous Initiative Economy: The "E-go Shop" Case Study on Reconstructing Indigenous Traditional Food Systems Contributed by Huei-Wen Chin and Wei-Chi Chang

Indigenous traditional food important issue in Taiwan. produce and arranging on- systems are considered as To that end, the Association site tours for experiencing closely related to of Taiwanese Indigenous indigenous villages. ethnobiological knowledge Peoples’ Development (a Figure 1 on the next page and environmental local NGO) has established a shows platform operation of . The re- platform for cooperative ‘e-go shop’. construction of indigenous production and marketing traditional food systems called the ‘e-go shop’ since that connect with ecology 2005. It has a website and a and economy has been an retail shop for marketing Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 19

The Possibility of Indigenous Initiative Economy: The "E-go Shop" Case Study (continued)

Fig. 1.Platform operation of ‘e-go shop’

From the analysis of "e-go shop", it reconstructs the relations among indigenous producers to invest in is regarded as difficult to sustainably production, consumption, exchange, environment-friendly or organic operate the indigenous economy by and distribution so that new agriculture, and help them become following capitalism logic. possibilities appear in the re- knowing agents, rather than simply production process. Such a model labor in the organic production line. Once it enters the capitalistic market, the indigenous economy would benefit indigenous peoples’ For consumers, they are enhanced would be enhanced, but the costs of human rights, health, food with the trust in indigenous producers operation and quality control make sovereignty, and fair share of land, who are participating in organic it difficult to cope with the diverse avoid big corporations or financial agricultural activities and this requirements of consumers for institutions from controlling the food reflection. This study indicates that, in products. Besides, the more chain, and preserve the biodiversity. such a risky society, consumers, are assisted in marketing, the more Such an indigenous economic producers, and sellers could receive pressure appears on operation and development could be regarded as the opportunity of sustainable profits of the operation are likely to indigenous initiative economy, which development and co-existence with become difficult. could re-present the emphases of cooperation. With the example of "e-go shop", local knowledge, local ecology, and the transformed "e-go shop" local identity of producers, encourage Page 20 ISE Newsletter

The Sage Wisdom Philosophy and its Place in the Contemporary Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the Maasai Indigenous Peoples of Kenya Contributed by Daniel Salau Rogei

Situational Problem fields such as inter-personal the younger generations. The Maasai, like many other relations or human-nature When a sage dies, it is like relations, and they draw losing centuries-old indigenous people, are losing their language at an spiritual divinity from them. collections and publications alarming rate to the Modern day challenges in a burning library! detriment of their posing a threat to It cannot be business as indigenous knowledge, indigenous people’s usual. The conventional environment and future language, culture and development approach is generations. traditional knowledge unsustainable and In June-August 2010, I was include globalization forces detrimental. Its adverse such as social-economic effects are real and visible. involved in a study that involved surveying the integration, formal Some of them contribute to Current ISE Darrell education system, resource diminishing resources, Posey Masters indigenous people of Africa, done across ten countries in nationalization/dollarization desertification/climate and worst of all, climate change, poverty conflicts, Fellow, Daniel south and central Africa to Salau Rogei establish the social, change. diseases and reduced average life-span. (Daystar economic and political Social-cultural and status of the indigenous Environment Impact Practical Actions University, Kenya), peoples in relation to the Land is the prime resource The best approach to receives honorable trends at the global level. of the Maasai, just as it is address these challenges in mention for his The research culminated with many other indigenous a more sustainable way is poster into a documentary called people. It carries all other through local community- presentation at the “Indigenous Voices” resources inherent in it, driven initiatives. (www.triballink.org). My both visible and invisible. It 2012 Congress A participatory research observation is that many of is a voluminous book with project is underway and its the indigenous people we inexhaustible information. findings shall culminate in interacted with often feel The sages bear the age-old the establishment of a lost when their language is wisdom to interpret, make community resource center dead. sense of such knowledge dubbed as the Centre for Among the Maasai, and apply it for prosperity. Indigenous Language and indigenous knowledge is The overarching principle is Cultural Studies. The orally passed from one that humans are subject to rationale is to tap the generation to another. A human nature and we can language and indigenous language is the medium only derive wisdom, food, knowledge when it is still through which such spiritual nourishment and alive and document it via essential complex wellbeing from it and pass it other forms, including indigenous science is passed on to subsequent publications, photocopy and in various forms including generations. digital media. but not limited to oral The elders are the This resource shall not only stories, songs, poems, custodians of this treasure be documented for proverbs among others. A and legacy, tested and posterity but shall be young generation masters approved by the propagated through the skills and practically generations before and they teaching and dissemination applies them in diverse are obliged to pass it on to to compliment the oral Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 21

The Sage Wisdom Philosophy and its Place in the Contemporary Sustainable Development (continued) media. The sky is less than and replicated for the in actualizing and the limit in this endeavor benefit of other indigenous operationalizing the efforts and we foresee to have a people of Kenya, Africa and and achievements made by full-fledged college for the whole world who are on indigenous people’s indigenous studies! the verge of losing their processes at the global This project has the identity and biocultural level. potential to be scaled up values. It will go a long way

Soundwalking: Ways of Listening to the Biological World Contributed by Jennifer Schine This May, I had the transformation (and experienced, and elicited opportunity to chair a continuity) of resource- memories, stories and session at the 2012 ISE based living to knowledge about certain Congress called, “ , and the locations as we walked in of Knowing the Biological contemporary importance situ. World”. During this session, of sound in the cultural As an alternative format, a I presented a paper, history of British Columbia’s soundwalk is an invitation Soundwalking: “Soundwalking: Ways of coastal communities. for people to engage with By attending to the Listening to the Biological My ethnographic focus is on the environment through World” and showed my community-supported listening. In its simplest soundscape and short film, “Listening to a research with residents of sense, participants of a our listening Sense of Place” (co-created Echo Bay, a fishing and soundwalk walk silently as a habits, we can with Greg Crompton). logging community located group and listen as they are begin to explore My objective for this in British Columbia’s led along an acoustically presentation was to present Broughton Archipelago; an interesting route. different ways of acoustic ecologies of area that is now This practice has the understanding knowing the biological transforming into a remote potential to open up one’s ways of knowing world through sonic tourism destination. ears to the ethnobiological and interacting interactions with Here, I have been recording relationships between with plants and ethnobiology. By attending Billy Proctor, a renowned people, living things, and to the soundscape and our elder and pioneer in the the environment. Often, the animals, including listening habits, we can area, who has spent a sounds of a place go how different begin to explore different lifetime studying, living, and unnoticed—our body, ears, knowledge holders ways of understanding listening to the rhythms of and ways of listening have environments, resources, the Northwest coast. I asked become desensitized in our engage and listen and ways of knowing and Billy to take me to places ability to shut out to their cultural interacting with plants and that were meaningful to meaningless sounds around and biological animals, including how him personally, historically, us. For many of us, we have environments. different knowledge holders and ecologically and lead stopped actively listening, engage and listen to their me on soundwalks. entirely (Westerkamp, cultural and biological 1974). environments. These encounters were audio-recorded and This has profound effects on My MA research (and film’s included Billy commenting how we perceive, interact, subject) explores how our on sounds that he heard, and engage with our experience of listening can other senses that he environment, our inform us about the Page 22 ISE Newsletter

Soundwalking: Ways of Listening to the Biological World (continued)

community, and our selves. of space, place, history, and voice. past forty years, including the For researchers within the field of This film and presentation were an internationally renowned World ethnobiology, the act of attentive excellent opportunity to present Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) listening that occurs in a soundwalk ideas from the fields of acoustic and the World Soundscape Project can broaden understandings of ecology and communication in an (WSP). This panel and presentation cultures and the biological world, interdisciplinary and international offered an acoustic framework for enabling its participants to move context. interdisciplinary research and towards an acoustic awareness and practice across the sciences and Some of the most key concepts and social sciences, and specifically for to re-learn how to listen to the methods in these fields have been complex intercultural, ethnobiologists who are interested in developed at my home university, how sound, listening, and the senses environmental, social, cultural, Simon Fraser University, over the political, and economic experiences can be used in ethnographic work.

*Westerkamp, H. (1974). Soundwalking. Sound Heritage, III/4, 18-27. Upcoming Events

Update on the ISE 2014 Congress

The Ugyen Wangchuck These over-arching themes Institute for Conservation will run through all of the and Environment under the sub-themes: Department of Forests and  Living Well: Environment, Park Services (Ministry of Sacred Heritage and Agriculture and Forests), in Livelihood; partnership with the ISE, is pleased to host the 14th ISE  Protected Areas, Congress in Lamai Gompa, Ecotourism and Bumthang, Bhutan. Community Involvement; The Congress will be  Intergenerational convened from June 1-7, Learning/Transmission of 2014, with all fieldtrips Knowledge; following the Congress  Ethnobiology and week. Services – To help focus and guide Broadening the dialogue and exchanges at Conversation; the Congress, the broad  Influencing Governance themes of the Congress – Policies (community- Regenerating biocultural based natural resource ecosystem resilience and management, gender, Transmission of traditional participation, citizen knowledge – have been Dr. Pema Choephyel, Director of Bhutan Trust science…); selected for their global Fund for Environmental Conservation, addresses  Ethnobiology in Mountain significance as well as their the ISE General Assembly before receiving Darrell Communities; and importance for local Posey’s Toka Toka (walking stick) as Elder community members.  Mindfulness, Ethics and representative for the 2014 ISE Congress. Mental Ecology Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 23

Update on the ISE 2014 Congress (continued) The Call for The Congress is intended to knowledge, ideas and The Congress website is be highly interactive and experiences, ranging from now live and the Call for Contributions to participatory and to foster a talking circles, to film Contributions is open, with the 2014 ISE commitment by participants viewings and discussions, all submissions due by June to building understanding cultural performances, field 30, 2013. We anticipate that Congress is now and trust. There will be a trips, oral presentations and registration for the Congress wide range of formats for poster sessions. will open in August 2013. open! people to share their

3rd Pre-Congress Workshop for Emerging Ethnobiologists (May 2014)

The ISE Student The activities being planned There are links to Representatives, Olivia relate to: Workshops and Workshop Sylvester and Anna Varga,  Intergenerational Testimonials on the INEE Keep your eye on have begun working on the learning: meaningful blog. 3rd Pre-Congress Workshop interactions between The Workshops link is the INEE blog for for Emerging generations and between where updates on the updates on the Ethnobiologists to be held in people and nature workshop will be posted late May of 2014 in (forthcoming). 3rd Pre-Congress conjunction with the ISE  Ethics and ethnobiology Congress in Bhutan.  Methods to engage youth Workshop for The Workshop is titled and children in Walking across generations ethnobiological research Emerging and education towards peaceful Ethnobiolgists coexistence, and the major  Intergenerational themes being considered mentoring (in and out of include: Intergenerational the field) Learning and Transitional  Communities in transition Communities.

Images from the 2nd Pre-Congress Workshop for Emerging Ethnobiologists Page 24 ISE Newsletter

Ethnobiologist’s Bookshelf Peoples and Natures Book release from the ISE Congress for the general public

Understanding how human between people and nature, societies and their natural on all continents and in the environment mutually most diverse environments. influence each other is at the They also show the diverse heart of current major related ways of life and the environmental issues, wide array of subjects that including sustainable need to be explored in order development and climate to decrypt such complexity. change. Scientific editors: Élisabeth Motte- Indigenous peoples and local Florac, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas communities — holders of a and Edmond Dounias rich knowledge about nature The IRD éditions published a book for and related technical know- Trilingual book: French / English / the general public right on time for how — are fully recognized as Spanish, Format 27 x 24 cm, 176 the congress. The purpose of this key actors in policies pages in four-color process, 120 book, titled Peoples and Natures, is to pertaining to biodiversity pictures inform about the tremendous management. Release: May 2012, ISBN: 978-2- diversity of topics explored by 7099-1724-7, Price: 35 € ethnobiologists through 120 pictures The photographs presented in taken by nearly fifty researchers this book reveal the Order online here during their fieldwork throughout the impressive complexity of world. linkages woven over time

Bringing Our Languages Home: Language Revitalization for Families

Edited and with a How-to Guide for silent so that the first words their Karuk, Kawaiisu, Kypriaka, Maori, Parents by Leanne Hinton (ILI/CILO baby hears in this world are Miami, Mohawk, Scottish Gaelic, partner). Wampanoag. Wampanoag, Warlpiri and Yuchi. Throughout the world individuals in Thirteen autobiographical accounts Order information the intimacy of their homes innovate, of language revitalization, ranging Bringing Our Languages Home is improvise, and struggle daily to pass from Irish Gaelic to Mohawk, available through bookstores, major on endangered languages to their Kawaiisu to Maori, are brought book distributors including Ingram, children. Elaina Albers of Northern together by Leanne Hinton, Baker and Taylor, and other California holds a tape recorder up to professor emerita of at UC distribution centers, or by her womb so her baby can hear old Berkeley, who for decades has been contacting Heyday directly at (510) songs in Karuk. The Baldwin family of leading efforts to preserve the rich 549-3564, ext. 304, via fax at (510) Montana put labels all over their linguistic heritage of the world. 549-1889, by email at house marked with the Miami words Those seeking to save their language [email protected], for common objects and activities, to will find unique instruction in these or by visiting our website at keep the vocabulary present and pages; everyone who admires the www.heydaybooks.com. fresh. In Massachusetts, at the birth human spirit will find abundant of their first daughter, Jesse Little Doe inspiration. Trade paper • 6 x 9 • 256 pages Baird and her husband convince the Languages featured: $20.00 obstetrician and nurses to remain Anishinaabemowin, Hawaiian, Irish, ISBN: 978-1-59714-200-7 Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 25

Aymara Indian Perspectives on Development in the Andes

Aymara point of view, together we good place for all of us. Aymara explore the enduring reciprocal perceptions and needs are the most relations between the Aymara and important consideration in this the elements of land, water, and the study. supernatural amid exogenously Development in the Andes must imposed development within their consider the individual and holy land. We discuss the paving of collective needs of the Aymara international Chile Highway 11, people. Environmental diversion of Altiplano waters of the transformation must be grounded in Río Lauca to the arid Atacama Desert a careful understanding of the coast for hydroelectricity and Aymara and their way of life. This irrigation, mining within Parque book attempts to contribute to that Nacional Lauca, a UNESCO understanding. International Biosphere Reserve, and Chilean national park policies re- Through the lens of visual garding Aymara communities and ethnoecology, John Amato vividly their natural and cultural and respectfully photo documents within the protected area. details of Aymara life, culture and the environment. For Andean people, economic, spiritual, and social life, are By Amy Eisenberg, Ph.D., inextricably tied to land and water. Photography by John Amato, RN The Aymara of Chile are the Amy Eisenberg, Ph.D. is an indigenous people of the northern “K‟utarapxiw quqanakasxa, ukatxa ethnobotanist and botanical artist border Region XV, Arica y phichantapxarakiw, quqa tunu who works collaboratively with Parinacota, who are struggling to lawanaks jik‟irapxi, ukatsi janipuniw indigenous peoples internationally maintain their sustainable and jik‟supkit qhuya tunu and nationally. She recently traditional systems of irrigation saphanakasxa.” conducted organic sustainable waters distribution, agriculture, and agriculture and agroforestry “One should take pride in one’s land pastoralism in one of the most arid research in Asia and the Pacific. and culture. There is a popular regions of our world, the Atacama saying in Aymara, ‘They cut our Desert. Inter-views with Aymara John Amato, RN practices branches, they burn our leaves, they people reveal the social and Emergency and Intensive Care pull out our trunks . . . but never environmental dimensions of the nursing. His exquisite photographic could they overtake our roots.’ This larger conflict be-tween rapid gallery can be viewed at: was addressed to the Spaniards.” economic growth and a sensitive www.pbase.com/jamato8 - Aymara agriculturist of Chile cultural and natural resource base. The Aymara help us to understand Aymara Indian Perspectives on 6 x 9 · 280 pages indigenous issues and their Development in the Andes presents ISBN-13:978-0-8173-1791-1 cosmological vision. our collaborative research with the $49.95/Cloth Aymara people in the Andes of Aruskipt‟asipxananakasakipunirakispawa ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-8666-5 northern Chile. We conducted We are human beings; hence we $49.95/eBook ethnographic interviews with must communicate. We are obliged Aymara people in more than 16 to dialogue, in spite of all the villages from the coast to the high conflicts in which humans act, we plateau, 4600 meters above sea also face and resolve with level. Within a multidisciplinary communication. The Aymara believe framework and with a detailed in the unity of humankind and that understanding of issues from the only as one can we make this earth a Page 26 ISE Newsletter

You Don’t Look It!

ISE Member Beckee Garris was born on the Catawba Indian Reservation in Rock Hill, SC. She is the granddaughter of former Chief Albert H. Sanders, Sr. and the great-granddaughter of former Chief Samuel Taylor Blue. She shares with us a poem from her not-yet-published book. She wrote this poem, titled You Don’t Look It! after hearing this one time too many. She adds: Native People come in all different shades from dark to fair skinned; some even have blue eyes and blonde hair.

Hahayere - Hah-hah-yay-ray- (You laugh) Útniyere- OOT-nee-yay-ray- (You say to me) Erathayere- Eh-rah-thah-yay-ray- (You believe me not) Nieyę nƐnire- Nee-ayang neh-nee-ray- (I am Indian) Nieyę mąyire yačé- Nee-ayang mong-yee-ray yah-chay (Indian not looking like) Yę į čutčre mą pehakpąhe tuhare- Yang ing choot-chray mong pay-hahk-pong-hay too-hah-ray- (Indians in little box) Yę á èutère m¹ dat kuèimut sáure dáêreáʔhêʔ- Yang ing choot-chray mong daht koo-chee-moo-too sah-ooray da-ang-ray-ak-hangk (Indians different from the West I do not look like) Katapά yêp¹ʔáʔre- Catawba yang-pongk-ak-ray- (I am not full Catawba) Detidukanahiré yamągere- Day-tee-dookah-heeray yah-mong-gay-ray- (I am of no account thinking) Himbá, Nanena iskąé- Heem-bah, Nah-nay-nah eeskong-ay- (Yes, my father white) Yashuna Kataba tareh- Yahk-shoo-nah tah-reh- (My mother Catawba I have) Namę Kataba- Nah-mang Catawba (My heart Catawba) HiisáƐre niiyániαʔre-Heesah-eh-ray nee-yah-nee-ak-ray (I am sorry you see me not) Hindáyane mundá nątire- Heen-dah-yah-nay moon-dah moon-dah nong-tee-ray- (In the mirror I look) Kataba dikαčƐčure- Catawba dee-ka-cheh-choo-ray- (I am a proud Catawba) Dehare - Day-hah-ray- (It is me) The ISE - An alliance for Biocultural Diversity

The International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) is a global network of individuals and organizations working to preserve vital links between human societies and the natural world. For over two decades we have brought together people interested in preserving the planet’s biocultural diversity by providing a unique platform for meaningful and respectful dialogue. The ISE community includes researchers, academics, students, lawyers, policy INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY makers, community leaders and others who come together to share their of ETHNOBILOGY diverse perspectives on the fields of ethnobiology, biocultural diversity, conservation, resilience, resource rights and applied ethics. 14 School Street As a (USA) 501(c)3 scientific and educational association we rely on your PO Box 303 Bristol, Vermont 05443 support to remain a thriving resource for biocultural diversity. USA Phone: +1-802-453-6996 Fax: +1-802-453-3420 E-mail: [email protected]

Ethnobiology.net

The 2012-2014 ISE Board

Executive Board: ISE Programs: President: Jack Miller Global Coalition Co-Directors: Vice President: Alain Cuerrier Alejandro Argumedo and Krystyna Swiderska Secretary: Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel Darrell Posey Fellowship Program Co-Chairs: Treasurer: Jon Corbett Mary Stockdale and Miguel Alexiades Regional Representatives: ISE Ethics Committee Co-Chairs: Africa: Abderrahim Ouarghidi Kelly Bannister and Gleb Raygorodetsky Central and South Americas and the Caribbean: Armando Medinaceli Student Representatives: North Americas: Jessica Dolan Olivia Sylvester and Anna Varga Asia: Yasuaki Sato Congress Organizers: Europe: Bernard Moizo 2014 Congress Chair: Thinley Wangdi Oceania and Pacific Islands: Bob Gosford 2012 Congress Chair: Edmond Dounias