Biological Invasions
and Biocultural Diversity

an international symposium
at the University of California, Davis
24-27 April 2003

This symposium addresses the impact of biological invasions on native species and cultural traditions.

The symposium initiates an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural dialogue between conservationists working in a wide range of ecosystem, cultures and communities affected by biological invasions.

Symposium participants will share and compare conceptual frameworks and practical methods for dealing with the ecological and social consequences of biological invasions.

Symposium follow-up

• Contact Carole Hom (clhom@ucdavis.edu) if you would like to be added to the symposium listserve
  
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A view of a mixed cropping system on the island of Western Flores in the Indonesian archipelago. Within this region, indigenous communities speak a recorded 30-50 different languages and live in a range of widely varying ecosystems within an area no larger than the state of Delaware.

The symposium will consider the following questions:

• What are the cultural, spiritual, ethical and ecological consequences of biological invasions?
• How can we work together to holistically address the conservation of biocultural diversity in communities and ecosystems impacted by biological invasions?

Symposium sessions and speakers

Roberto Gonzalez, San Jose State University
abstract

Jeanine Pfeiffer, UC Davis and the Ethnobotanical Conservation Organization for Southeast Asia
Shannon Brawley, UC Davis and the Cache Creek Conservancy

sponsored by:

the Biological Invasions IGERT at UC Davis
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Davis