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SUMMARY: The political ecology of a customary conservation practice: under
 standing processes of translation and hybridisation - Riamsara Kuyakanon K
 napp\, Geography Department\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Judith Schleicher
DESCRIPTION:Mountain-closure is a tradition practiced in different regions
  of Bhutan to propitiate the mountain deity and to safeguard crops. It is 
 believed to have ecological effects\, and has been represented as a tradit
 ional form of conservation. It effectively functioned as a way to manage r
 esources within a community and between different communities\, and is emb
 edded in agricultural and migratory herding cycles. As a social institutio
 n it is believed to ensure community wellbeing and effectively maintains r
 ights over natural resources. \n\nIn this session I present a thesis chapt
 er-in-progress. After situating the chapter within the body of my thesis\,
  I discuss empirical findings on community mountain-closure practice in Bh
 utan from a political ecology perspective. I then reflect on elements whic
 h emerged from this research process which could be broadly grouped under 
 themes of translation and of 'hybridising' knowledges. 
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