AMNH Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Spring 2008 Symposium: Sustaining Cultural and Biological Diversity in a Rapidly Changing World: Lessons for Global Policy

这项提议，PI埃莉诺斯特林，是为了增加北极居民对科学的参与，确保他们参加在美国自然历史博物馆举行的春季研讨会。研讨会将围绕“在快速变化的世界中维持文化和生物多样性：全球政策的经验教训”这一主题探讨一系列议题，旨在将顶尖科学家、从业者、土著、部落和地方社区成员、公众和非政府组织聚集在一起，进行跨学科、文化和知识体系的对话，以“为维持生物和文化多样性的研究建立一个长期的多维愿景”。ASSP的支持对象是来自阿拉斯加、加拿大、芬兰和俄罗斯的四个北极居民。这些北极参与者将在会议期间发表公开演讲，并参与围绕上述三个主题的讨论。会议的预期成果是论文的学术出版物和一份政策文件，该文件将提交给联合国土著问题常设论坛、联合国环境规划署、联合国教科文组织、世界知识产权组织、联合国粮农组织以及其他各种国家和国际非政府组织和政府组织，作为2008年世界保护大会的筹备工作。为了响应国家科学基金会2006-2011年战略计划“投资美国的未来”，该计划指出，学习的目标是“培养世界级的、广泛包容的科学和工程劳动力，扩大所有公民的科学素养”，北极社会科学计划努力使北极社区接触到科学的各个方面，从早期学习经验到高等教育，再到参与科学政策。AMNH研讨会为北极居民提供了一个参与对话的独特机会，该对话将为北极社会科学计划相关主题的科学研究议程提供信息，例如，在整个千年中语言和文化的未来可持续性。

This proposal, PI Eleanor Sterling, is to increase the participation of Arctic residents in science by ensuring their participation in the Spring Symposium at the American Museum of Natural History. The symposium will explore a range of topics under the theme "Sustaining Cultural and Biological Diversity in a Rapidly Changing World: Lessons for Global Policy" and aims to bring leading scientists, practitioners, members of indigenous, tribal and local communities, the public and NGO's together to engage in a dialog across disciplines, cultures and knowledge systems in order to "forge a long-term multi-dimensional vision for research into sustaining biological and cultural diversity." ASSP support is for the participation of four Arctic residents from Alaska, Canada, Finland, and Russia. These Arctic participants will give a public presentation during the conference and will participate in the discussions surrounding the three topics mentioned above. The anticipated outcome of the conference are an academic publication of the papers and a policy paper which will be presented to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigneous Issues, UNEP, UNESCO, WIPO, FAO and various other national and international NGOs and governmental organizations as a lead-up to the 2008 World Conservation Congress.In responding to the NSF Strategic Plan 2006-2011 "Investing in America's Future," which states that the Goal of Learning is to "Cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce, and expand the scientific literacy of all citizens," the Arctic Social Science Program endeavors to expose Arctic communities to all aspects of science, from early learning experiences, to higher education, to participation in science policy. The AMNH symposium offers a unique opportunity for Arctic residents to participate in a dialog that will inform science research agendas on topics of relevance to the Arctic Social Science Program, e.g., the future sustainability of language and culture throughout this millennium.