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

PI Eleanor Sterling的这一提议旨在通过确保北极居民参加美国自然历史博物馆的春季研讨会来增加他们对科学的参与。研讨会将探讨主题为“在快速变化的世界中保持文化和生物多样性：全球政策的经验教训”，目的是将主要科学家、从业人员、土著、部落和地方社区成员、公众和非政府组织聚集在一起，进行跨学科的对话，在这方面，教科文组织的目标是“为研究维持生物和文化多样性形成一个长期的多层面愿景”。“ASSP支持来自阿拉斯加、加拿大、芬兰和俄罗斯的四名北极居民参加。这些北极与会者将在会议期间发表公开演讲，并将参加围绕上述三个主题的讨论。会议的预期成果是将这些论文和一份政策文件作为2008年世界自然保护大会的筹备文件提交给联合国土著问题常设论坛、环境规划署、教科文组织、知识产权组织、粮农组织和其他各种国家和国际非政府组织和政府组织。该计划指出，学习的目标是“培养世界一流的，广泛包容的科学和工程劳动力，并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科学的各个方面，从早期学习经验，高等教育，参与科学政策。AMNH研讨会为北极居民提供了一个独特的机会，让他们参与对话，就与北极社会科学计划相关的主题，例如，语言和文化的未来可持续性在整个千年。

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.