Contributed by Henri ole Saitabau Abstract: Since time immemorial, the Loita Maasai have had rich indigenous knowledge about their environment and how to monitor and predict climate and seasonal cycles through observation of behavioral characteristics of biological components, cosmology and other traditional, socio-cultural methods. They still use the same knowledge to model weather events and livelihood management. However unpredictable weather...
Contributed by Mascha Gugganig After a day long journey from Vancouver via China and Nepal, my accompanying traveling exhibit had mastered what many others experienced that attended the 14th conference of the ISE in Bhutan. A small airplane released a number of conference attendants finally reaching their destination. Their awe and wonder spoke through a hesitant taking of pictures, turning and turning around to take in the landscape. Due to the...
Contributed by Dominique Chirpaz Our project, born in 2012 in Montpellier, has been a long and precarious adventure . . . But finally, we don’t regret anything: the long months passed to prepare our common presentation, the stress linked to the various administrative problems to solve, as well as the financial support research! This travel was a wonderful experience for the students and for ourselves, on each point of view: Educational: it...
Contributed by Michelle Baumflek Sitting in the light rain at the opening ceremony of my first ISE Congress in Bumthang, Bhutan, I knew that the week to come was going to be exceptional. The excitement and positive energy had been palpable as participants from all over the world entered the grounds, through a walkway flanked by tall, colorful flags, and were reunited with friends and colleagues. When the ceremony formally began, witnessing the...
Contributed by Karly Burch On June 1, 2014, I found myself sitting before a Bhutanese royal princess, thoroughly enjoying my serving of suja (butter tea) and dresi (sweet saffron rice). In that moment, I was surrounded by the new friends I had made at the Pre-Conference Workshop and a diverse array of ISE Congress participants, all with our spirits high, sinking into this once in a lifetime experience in Bhutan. I had found my way to the ISE...
