SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE "CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF THE ETHNOEŠ”OLOGY AND TRADITIONAL NATURE MANAGEMENT" Ulan-Ude, December 6-7, 2007 organized by BURYAT STATE UNIVERSITY and Baikal Institute of Nature Management Buryat State Academy of Agriculture named after V. Philippov Assosiation of indigenous peoples of the Northern Buryatia Dear colleagues! We are pleased to invite you to take part in the conference in the Buryat State University which will be held in December 5-6, 2007 AIMS The problem of interaction of nomad ethnoses and environment is one of the fundamental contemporary problems. For the last century there was a violent breaking of nomad ethnic traditional way of live. Nowadays it is very important to preserve ethnic integrity and culturaleconomic peculiarity of nomad ethnos as well their experience of rational nature management. PROBLEMS 1. Ecological bases of nature management 2. Experience and traditions of aboriginal ethnoses in consumption of natural resources 3. Adaptations of ethnic communities to climatic and landscape peculiarities 4. Legal, economic and social problems of rebirth of traditional nature management 5. Ecological consequences caused by human influences REPORT FORM Plenary reports and session reports LANGUAGE Russian and English EXCURSIONS After the conference there will be one-day excursion to a farm with nomad cultural development in the Republic of Buryatia REGISTRATION Surname Name Patronymic Country City Organization Academic degree Job title Subject of a report Postal address Telephone Fax E-mail PROCEEDINGS Proceedings of the conference will be published before the conference. For publication we need an article up to 5 pages with tables, drawings, a list of literature and references in Russian and English Requirements to the text of an article (in electronic and paper version): Word for Windows, Times New Roman, font 12 pt, 1,5 interspaces interval After getting your materials you will be mailed a conference invitation letter FEES Publishing 5 $ for a page. Excursion 50 $ Social program 10 $ Accommodation 30-100 $ Transfer 10 $ Payment: on coming to Ulan-Ude CONTACR INFORMATION 670000, Russia, Ulan-Ude, 24a Smolin Str., Buryat State University, Faculty of biology and geography, Chair of botany Secretary of the conference: Holboeva Svetlana, E-mail: kholboeva@mail.ru Chairman of the conference: Namzalov Bimba. tel. 8(3012) 21-06-33 , fax. 8(3012) 21-05-88, E-mail: namsalov@bsu.ru