> > Call for Papers > Association of American Geographers > 2008 Annual Meeting, April 15-19th > Boston , Massachusetts > > Geographic Contributions to Agro-biodiversity Conservation > > Research on the spatial and temporal dynamics of agricultural > biodiversity and their conservation, both historically and > contemporary, have interested geographers and other related > disciplines for centuries. Viewing conservation strategies through > the lenses of traditional agriculturists and their practices offers > a valuable framework for examination of such topics as: genetic > erosion, traditional germplasm management, gender and agriculture, > agricultural development, domestication, centers of agro- > biodiversity, human ecology of agriculture, and agricultural > evolution. We invite scholars engaged in research that focuses on > some aspect of agro-biodiversity conservation to submit papers for > a session(s) focusing on empirical and theoretical work that > engages a conceptual geographic framework. > > > Please send expressions of interests to co-chairs: > > Kimberlee J. Chambers > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > OR > > Laura R. Lewis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
