Fundacion Maquipucuna cordially extends to all an invitation to the first international conference on the certification of biodiversity-friendly cacao. Presentations by Robert Rice,Celia Harvey, Tom Dietsch, Eduardo Somarriba, Teja Tscharntke, Deborah Faria and many others will focus on the conservation of biodiversity via shade-grown cacao, the trade-off between biodiversity protection and farmer livelihoods, all to the end of creating a market certification for biodiversity-friendly cacao. Our aim is that the certification conserve biodiversity, but in a way that takes into account the needs of economically poor cacao smallholders and also of the demand side. If you are interested in presenting or attending, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible. The conference runs from 15 - 17 January 2011 in Quito, Ecuador, and is free. There is also a birding side trip from 17 to 20 January, visiting the cloudforest reserve of Maquipucuna, the Tigrillo reserve in the Ecuadorean Choco, and sites at various altitudes along the way, and costs about $350 depending on numbers.
Anthony Waldron, Director of Conservation, Fundacion Maquipucuna > Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:22:52 -0800 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Agroecology Section Website > To: [email protected] > > Dear ECOLOG subscribers, > > I wanted to let those of you who are interested in sustainable agriculture > and > agroecology (but are not yet members of the ESA Agroecology Section) know > that > our new Agroecology Section website is now up and running. Please take a few > moments to check it out. > > > http://www.esa.org/agroecology/index.html > > The site will be updated on a regular basis and new content pertaining to > agroecology science and practice will be added frequently—so check it often. > You’ll also notice that you have the ability to interact with the site > through > Facebook and twitter, and we hope that you will take the opportunity to do > so. > > > If you are interested in sustainable agriculture and agroecology, please > consider joining ESA's Agroecology Section when you initiate or renew your > ESA > membership (there's a link on the website). > > Many thanks to our Secretary/Treasurer/Web-master, John Quinn, for his > tireless > efforts to put the site together. > > Sincerely, > > Rich Smith, Chair > (on behalf of the Agroecology Section Officers) > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Richard G. Smith > Assistant Professor of Agroecology > Department of Natural Resources and the Environment > 264 James Hall > University of New Hampshire > Durham, NH 03824 > Email: [email protected] > (603) 862-2724 Office > (603) 953-3396 Cell > http://nre.unh.edu/faculty/smith > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > >
