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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor, November 1999

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Mailing Lists

Ethnoforestry Mailing List
In June 1999, a new mailing list was started by the coordinator of the International Network on Ethnoforestry, Deep N. Pandey. This list, called INEF mailing list, facilitates discussion of the challenge of integrating indigenous knowledge related to forest management into formal forestry practices. At present the mailing list has 243 subscribers from 70 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America, plus several island nations. Major international organizations are also represented, including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Bank, and the International Development Research Council (IDRC). The INEF mailing list is a moderated list in the sense that it excludes messages not related to indigenous knowledge, and the type of advertisements that offer to make you rich. The moderator does not alter content nor filter out any points of view, as long as the messages deal with ethnoforestry, indigenous knowledge and sustainable development. The list moderator, Deep Narayan Pandey, has 15 years of experience in forestry and is currently attached to the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) as Associate Professor. Through the National Network on Joint Forest Management, and the Asia Forest Network, Dr Pandey plays a key role in policy and advocacy pertaining to participatory forestry.

Since the list began in June of this year, 57 messages have been posted on the INEF mailing list. The moderator is quite satisfied with the quality of the messages and hopes INEF members will refine the discussion further. Among the topics that have been discussed intensively are ethnoforestry, shifting cultivation, and case studies or best practices. An archive and links are available at http://www.egroups.com/group/inef/info.html. The INEF mailing list was set up with no termination date in mind, unlike some mailing lists, which are aimed at achieving a particular goal. The INEF list has various objectives, the first one of which is to compile an annotated bibliography under the title ‘Global status of ethnoforestry’. Already data on more than 250 papers and websites have been submitted for inclusion in the bibliography. Another achievement of the INEF mailing list is the recent completion of the curriculum for a course called ‘Ethnoforestry and Ethics’, which will be taught at IIFM.

To subscribe to the INEF mailing list, send an e-mail to the moderator at dnpandey@bom6.vsnl.net.in, or visit the website at http://www.egroups.com/group/inef/info.html.