27-30 May, 2014, Lobesa: The International Student’s Workshop is one of the Pre-Congress Events held every two years. This year the workshop was held at the College of Natural Resources, Lobesa from May 27 to 30, 2014. This workshop is intended to foster international connections between emerging ethnobiologists and to establish a support network of mentors around the world.
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27 May 2014, Jangbee (Trongsa) and Ura (Bumthang): Forty-seven participants from 10 different countries arrived in Bhutan on 27th May 2014. They are involved in the Mountain Communities Initiatives for the 14th International Society of Ethnobiology Congress.
The idea of the Mountain Communities Initiatives was borne during the last ISE Congress in Montpellier, France— to create an opportunity for exchange among indigenous mountain communities about the defense of traditional food and agriculture systems in a context of climate change and other ecological and socio-political pressures.
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7-17 May 2014: A group of fifteen farmers led by the extension and technical officials from the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) went on a study visit on Community Se
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26 May, Paro: “while one can be so excited about all the solutions the modern biotechnology promises to address the global problems, there is need for regulatory system aligned with the development goals and objectives of one’s country in order to protect public health and farming system, conserve natural resources and conserve cultural practices” shared His Excellency Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, Minister for Agriculture and Forests, who graced the inaugural session of the South Asian Regional Workshop on Biosafety.
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