Compartiendo con ustedes la experiencia de un exitoso evento realizado del 01 al 7 de junio del presente año en Bhután. Un país incrustado en las montañas entre India, China y Nepal. La 14th ISE, congreso sobre etnobiología del 1 al 7 de junio del presente año se realizó en la ciudad de Bumthang Bhután. Más información (www.uwice.gov.bt) o al (www.ethnobiology.net). Este maravilloso congreso fue Organizado por la Sociedad...
Contributed by Alí García Segura, Bribri, University of Costa Rica This year from June 1-7 in Bhutan a successful event was held and I’d like to share my experience with you. Bhutan is a country nested in the mountains between India, China and Nepal. The 14th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology was held in Bumthang, Bhutan. More information can be found at the site of the hosting institute or at the ISE site. This amazing...
Contributed by Evelyn Roe The polite rain of south-west England taps on my window. I lift my eyes from the keyboard and soft memories of the ISE Congress arrive like mist over Dartmoor. Bhutan is a far-off place, and the workshop just a dream: a dream of friendship, culture, learning, and un-learning. But, as I inhale again the tangy, pine-filled air that claimed me as I stumbled out of the coach on that first, dark arrival at the hostel in the...
Contributed by Anna Varga and Jigme Dorji The third Emerging-Ethnobiologist Workshop was held at the College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, Bhutan from May 27 to 30, 2014. Anna Varga from Hungary and Olivia Sylvester from USA/Canada (the ISE student representatives) organized the workshop with the help of local host cum ISE member Jigme Dorji. There were five International one local mentors, as well as several guest speakers who facilitated the...
Contributed by Sangay Wangchuk, Congress Organizer In May 2012, Montpellier-France, the Toka Toka (Darrel Posey walking stick) was handed over to Bhutan by the 13th International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) congress organizers. It was indeed a great privilege for the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment. Hosting the 14th ISE in Bhutan not only provided a huge opportunity to Bhutanese but also to congress participants to...
