CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: FORUM '97: NEW LINKAGES IN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT Istanbul, Turkey November 16-21, 1997 Forum '97 is a four-day international conference designed to review experiments in conservation and development over the past decade, highlight the most pressing practical problems in this emerging field, and facilitate the creation of new North-South and South-South partnerships for mutual understanding and effective action. The conference themes, chosen to raise critical and controversial issues in conservation and development are as follows: Culturally Conflicting Views of Conservation Engaging Communities in Conservation and Development Ethics and Responsibility in Environmental Action Conservation and Development in War and Peace Business as a Partner in Environmental Action Institutional Pathways to Sustainability These themes will be explored in plenary sessions that lay the groundwork for panel discussions and practical workshops. Possible workshop topics within these thematic areas include Community-based Wildlife Management, Gender and Natural Resource Use, Building South-South Linkages, and Communication and Dissemination Strategies in Conservation and Development. Donor and other large NGO workshops may also be part of the program. Forum '97 is an open, participatory conference in which representatives of donors, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, universities, grassroots action organizations, and community groups will be invited to define new approaches to critical issues in conservation and development. We hope to bring forward diverse voices from the field, including action organizations working at the grassroots, national and local conservation organizations and community groups that are often absent from discussions of global sustainability. Registration materials and presentation proposal guidelines are currently available in hardcopy or via e-mail. On- line registration is also available at our website: www.cdf.ufl.edu/cdf/. When requesting registration materials via e-mail, please put "Forum '97 Registration Info" in the subject line. Conservation & Development Forum P.O. Box 115531 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-5531 phone: (352) 392-6548 fax: (352) 392-0085 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
