Title:

Forest Management, Conservation and Indigenous Peoples

Description:

In a time of shrinking forests and growing demand for land, indigenous peoples interact with States and other actors in a range of ways to both protect and exploit forest resources and the lands beneath them. This session examines a range of case studies to elucidate different ways in which forest management issues manifest in indigenous contexts. These include indigenous attitudes towards exotic trees, the expansion of indigenous agriculture in the Amazon, illegal gold mining in the forests of Guyana, and Participatory Forestry Management in Tanzania.

Anticipated Attendance:

100

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Sponsorships:

Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group, Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group