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Dear Colleagues,
For those who are interested in exploring conservation, displacement and human welfare from sociological/ anthropological perspective may find this workshop interesting.
A interdisplinary workshop on "Compensation and Rehabilitation in Conservation-Induced Resettlement Policies "will be held on 5th Dec in coming ICCB conference, Auckland.
The objectives of the proposed theme of this discussion-group are to review recent practices relating to compensation, social impact assessment and rehabilitation in the field of conservation.
The discussion will focus on how conservation professionals can address and prevent the potential economic/ social risks through the better implementation of social impact assessment and rehabilitation packages. The discussion will then identity the essential principles of good practices that would constitute a successful conservation-induced resettlement program which minimize the negative impacts on affected communities. The proposed topic therefore intends to contribute better policy strategies by critically evaluating the practices of compensation, social impact assessment and rehabilitation in conservation-induced resettlement policies.
The discussion will focus on three aspects: 1) Can compensation prevent impoverishment among displaced communities? 2) How the social impact assessment has performed in securing livelihoods of displaced communities in current resettlement policies? 3) What is the role of rehabilitation played in conservation-caused resettlement policies? The proposed topic demonstrates a strong connection to conservation science, policy and management practice. Further, it is highly relevant to the meeting theme 'Engaging Society in Conservation' because it allows conservation professionals to examine the complex relationships between culture, society and environment.
Workshop/ registration details can be found :
http://www.conbio.org/Activities/Meetings/2011/program/workshops.cfm
Looking forward to hearing from many of you.
If you have any idea/ comment on the workshop or would like to share your research work, feel free to contact me.
Dr. Christie Lam
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
Email: [log in to unmask]
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