FYI...Stefanie ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 00:22:41 +1200 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Judy Bennett) Attention: Subject: This is a call for an expression of interest in participating in the panel "Forest History of Melanesia", in the planned 12th Pacific History Association Conference to be held at Honiara, Solomon Islands, 7-10 July 1998. Although the topic details Melanesia, other Pacific Islands regions will also be of interest, so do not feel restricted. Possible topics might be: Traditional uses of the forest in old and modern Pacific; changing perceptions of the forest and "nature"; postcolonial environmental protection in the Pacific; women and forest use over time; early logging/milling ventures, eg, sandalwood, kauri; Asian business linkages in the timber industry; ethics of the timber industry; sustainablilty of forest resources in an historical and contemporary perspective; education of forestry workers; the development of forestry departments; ecology of plantation forestry and implications for native species; NGOs and their involvement in forest use; international aid and forests; the role of the state in the use of the forest resource in colonial and post-colonial states; legislation for forest use-policy vs practice; and subsidising local protection of forest ecology-governments and NGOS. Other possible related topics are welcome. Further details re venue and accommodation will be sent on request. What would you propose? Short papers of 3,000-5,000 words and posters and short video clips are welcome. Please submit a 300-500 words abstract to Judith A. Bennett at Dept of History, University of Otago, PO box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand by November 30, 1997. Selection by December 30, 1997. Final papers must be submitted by May 30, 1998. ************************************ Stefanie S. Rixecker Department of Resource Management Lincoln University, Canterbury Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************
