Reflections on My Experience at the ISE 2016 Congress, Kampala, Uganda Written by Daniel Salau Rogei The 2016 ISE congress’ theme, ‘Ethno biological knowledge for improved human well being and development’ was particularly relevant for Africa where the congress was held. The community’s indigenous knowledge, is and could be the key to address escalating poverty and deteriorating human well-being in Africa. This was variously demonstrated...
Reflections on the 2016 Congress in Kampala Written by Pepeyla (Verna) Miller Beautiful Lake Bunyoni near Kabale, Uganda, was the location of our Emerging Ethnobiologists Workshop and Retreat. The Entusi Retreat Center is a piece of paradise on one of the many islands that reside in Lake Bunyoni. The staff are, bar none, the best hosts I personally have ever encountered. Western countries could take lessons from these gentle people. We arrived,...
The 15th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE), Makerere University, Kampala, 1-7 August 2016 Written by Christine Kabuye The 15th Congress was spearheaded and organized from the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University. Makerere University had its partners, the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology and Buganda Kingdom in planning the...
The Call for Nominations to the ISE Board for the 2016-18 term was released April 1. No qualifying nominations were received for the following Board positions: President-elect/Vice President Treasurer (4-year term) Regional Representative: Africa Regional Representative: North America Regional Representative: Europe Per Article 9.8.2 in the ISE Constitution, the Call for Nominations is now closed and will be re-opened on the floor of the first...
The current ISE Board is recommending several updates to the ISE Constitution. Please log in below to view and vote on the proposed amendments. Note that you must be a current ISE member to access your ballot. To become a member or renew a lapsed membership, go here. Voting closes Friday 5 August at 21:00 UTC! A note about formatting: All changes are indicated in red bold type. In some cases, further explanation is in black bold type...
