Introduction of the pages
Memories, experiences, thoughts, feelings, messages
and summaries
from the 2014 pre-congress Emerging Ethnobiologist Worskhop in
Bhutan
On this page we will share the memories and experiences of the participants
and organizers of the 3rd Emerging-Ethnobiologist Workshop, which has
been held in the College of the Natural Resources, Lobesa, Bhutan from May 27
to 30, 2014.
It was organized by the 2 student representatives of the ISE 2012-2014, Olivia Slyvester from USA
and Anna Varga from Hungary, the local host
and organizer was Jigme Dorji from
the Royal Manas National Park.
We
had 5 international mentors, 1 Bhutanese mentor and several invited speaker
from Bhutan.
27 participants were from all over the World… they live and work in more
than 20 countries (Australia, USA,
Canada, Ireland, UK, Hungary, Tajikistan, Bhutan, New Zeeland, Japan, France,
Nepal, Ethiopia, Caribbean, Taiwan, India, Mexico, Brazil, Zambia, Romania,
Mongolia, Guyana…).
The goals of
this workshop were to:
1) create a space where participants can enhance their
understanding of the methods and ethical approaches used in respectful
biocultural diversity research, and
2) establish a sense of global community both among
the emerging ethnobiologists as well as between the emerging and mentors.
The four day workshop included three days of in-house
lecture and one day field trip.
Titles of the lectures
·
Ethics and
research partnerships by Kelly Bannister
·
Indigenous research
methods and protocols by Verna Miller
·
Balancing
practical and academic research outcomes
by Jon Corbett
·
Ethnobotany
break by Gary Martin
·
Sharing our
experiences as emerging professionals; student presentations and contribution
by Om Katel
·
Supporting a new
generation of ethnobiologists by Alain
Currier
·
Gross National
Happiness Survey, by Center for Bhutan Studies and GNH, by Karma Wagdi and Pema Thinley
·
Field trip to
the watershed of Wangdue, Lemuteykha villages, lead by Thinley Jamtsho,
Principal Engineer from RNR Research Centre
·
and the
wonderful Bhutanes dishes by our cook, Yonten
Lastly we would like to extend my deepest
appreciation and acknowledgement to the following people and organizations:
- The Director and the staff of the College of the Natural Resources, Lobesa for hosting the workshop and giving us logistic support
- The Organizer of the Congress – the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) for supporting the logistic arrangement
- The Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation for fundig the workshop
- International Development and Research Centre of Canada (IDRC) grant to help fund our workshop
- Campus Hungary TÁMOP 4.2.4 program for supporting Anna Varga’s cost.
- The Planning committee of the students’s workshop for the guidance and advice
- All the mentors for their guidance throughout the workshop
- The Managing Director of the ISE – Mrs. Natasha for her exceptional interest and support to the workshop right from planning to end
- We would like to thank all the participants for their active participation and lively interaction. We had a wonderful time with you!!!
- Lastly, we would like to say a huge thank Jigme Dorji, who works in Royal Manas National Park, who is our host in Bhutan. We would like tostay a very special thank for him, because without his very kind help and participation in all work we could not make this workshop at all.
Tashi delek!
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