[URBANTH-L]CFP: I Equatorial Anthropology Meeting

[David I. Rezende Fleischer]

I Equatorial Anthropology Meeting
X Brazilian Anthropology Meeting of North and Northeast

ARACAJU, SERGIPE, BRAZIL – OCTOBER 8TH TO 11TH, 2007
http://www.ufs.br/xabanne/index.php


DISCUSSION PANEL 011
RECENT PERSPECTIVES ON ECOTOURISM: QUESTIONS ON TERRITORIALITY, IDENTITY AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

Coordinators:
David Ivan R. Fleischer
Anthropology Graduate Program, University at Albany – SUNY
df681417 at albany.edu

Rodrigo Paranhos Faleiro
Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais renováveis – IBAMA 
rodrigoparanhosfaleiro at yahoo.com.br

Summary:
In the last 10 years, Brazil and other Latin American companies have been 
developing ecotourism and nature tourism projects as forms of generating 
income, controlling the use of natural resources, and preserving traditional 
values and technologies. Many of these initiatives are being developed in 
collaboration with environmental conservation projects inside and outside 
conservation units (i.e. national parks, biological reserves), in 
collaboration with indigenous populations, groups reminiscent of African 
descent, and traditional populations. Even more teleological positions in 
respect to preservation of traditional culture and nature are being 
confronted by contemporary arguments based on the seduction of benefits that 
can be drawn from economic growth.
This Discussion Panel has the objective of reflecting on ecotourism and 
nature tourism (a) in territorially-defined areas (i.e. Indigenous reserve, 
areas reminiscent of African descent and conservation units); (b) in 
possible combinations with environmental conservation projects, traditional 
knowledge and economic uses; and (c) interconnections of interests of 
different actors and institutions (i.e. communities, NGOs, municipalities, 
government agencies, universities, international organisms, etc.)


RULES FOR PARTICIPATING SET BY THE ABANNE COORDINATION:

Each Discussion Panel has three two-hour sessions, with a short coffee break 
for each. The process of selecting papers to be presented at the discussion 
panel will be done by the coordinators and will follow a specific order of 
priority: 1) Anthropology Professionals, Doctors; 2) Graduate Students 
(doctoral and masters programs) in Anthropology or Social Science; 3) 
Professionals of other areas, doctors and masters. Attention: Papers 
submitted by undergraduate students will not be accepted. Professionals that 
have already graduated can participate in the “Professionals” category.
Each proponent can submit a proposal to only one Discussion Panel. Proposals 
will be accepted in Portuguese or Spanish only. Proposals of scientific 
research must be sent with the following format: one abstract with a brief 
summary of the topic, description of materials and methods used, synthesis 
of results (partial or final) and conclusions. The abstract much not exceed 
1800 characters or 300 words, with proportions of a 20-line text in standard 
format (font Times New Roman, size 10)

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS: JUNE 30, 2007

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