After an initial plenary session reviewing
the conference framework and presenting conference participants to the
Yale community, the conference will convene Friday 26 September for
two work sessions, which will be open to observation by interested members
of the Yale community. Saturday will entail one open morning session
and one closed afternoon session for registered conference participants
to address technically and politically specific issues. Sunday morning's
work session will establish an agenda for the follow-up conference to
be held in central Africa. Each session will have its own internal objectives
and relevance to the conference's over-arching agenda: analysis of conservation
and research in past, present, and future resource use relations in
the Sangha River basin.
Plenary Session:
Thursday 25 September 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Welcome address:
Alison RICHARD, Yale University Provost, Department of Anthropology, School
of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
The Sangha River Region in National Perspectives
The Congolese context: Rufin OKO
The Cameroonian context: Joseph MEWONDO MENGANG
The Central African context: Gustave DOUNGOUMBE
Welcome Reception:
Thursday, 25 September 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Common Room, Seconed floor - Luce Hall