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SUMMARY:CCI Conservation Seminar - Integrating deep history into conservat
 ion efforts on the African continent: opportunities\, challenges and appli
 cations - Prof. Paul Lane\, Department of Archaeology\, University of Camb
 ridge
DTSTART:20250129T160000Z
DTEND:20250129T170000Z
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CONTACT:Diane Lister
DESCRIPTION:This paper will outline the rationale for including perspectiv
 es based on knowledge of the deep histories of human-environment entanglem
 ents on the African continent in approaches to wildlife conservation\, ill
 ustrating the argument with reference to different case studies. A key arg
 ument will be on the need to abandon older binaries that make a sharp dist
 inction between “natural” and “cultural”landscapes and many of the
  incumbent management approaches that this binary has enabled. While this 
 is not arguing for the wholescale abolition of protected areas\, a case wi
 ll be made for better recognition of the complex interplay and deep histor
 ies of the historical ecology of African landscapes\, and how these have c
 ontributed to the current distribution and composition of biodiversity. Ca
 se studies from across the African continent pertinent to elephant conserv
 ation\, marine ecosystems and African savannas that draw on archaeological
  and historical insights\, alongside indigenous ontologies\, will be prese
 nted.
LOCATION:Main Seminar Room\, David Attenborough Building\, New Museums Sit
 e. Pembroke Street. Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB
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