The Undergraduate Anthropology Club presents: Are We Doing Conservation the right Way?
For our next meeting we will have an exciting discussion on ecological conservation. This semester, our club is focusing on the functional aspect of anthropology and its interdisciplinary applications. We are eliciting the help of faculty and graduate students who can speak about and lead discussion regarding the social issues related to biological conservation. Specific topics we would like to address include the conflict between human needs and the goals of biological conservation, the need for economic viability for local people who are impacted by the implementation of protected areas, and the social support and acceptance necessary for protected areas to thrive. Other general themes include the importance of conserving ecosystems and biodiversity, any social implications of conservation, whether there is a “right way” to do conservation, and the role of conservation in the scientific community, such as at Ohio State, and externally to the public and our lives beyond Ohio State. Dr. Scott McGraw, of the Anthropology Department, will present a short case study on Miss Waldron’s colobus, a debatable extinct African primate, to be followed by a discussion including other speakers contributions.
Please plan to attend, this will be a very exciting meeting and will be our first step to redesigning a multi-disciplinary approach to what the Undergraduate Anthropology Club does.
