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Conservation and climate in high places: On thin ice? 
Convenors:
Riamsara Kuyakanon Knapp (University of Cambridge)
Michael Bravo (University of Cambridge)
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Discussant:
Hildegard Diemberger (University of Cambridge)
Format:
Panel
Sessions:
Wednesday 27 October, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

Decentring extinction and climate change narratives, this session seeks to put lived experiences of people in 'high places' (arctic and mountain cryosphere, including the 'Third Pole'), and long-term engagement in the social sciences and humanities, into a learning conversation.

Long Abstract:

Powerful and perturbing accounts of melting glaciers and species extinctions occurring at unprecedented rates have gripped the scientific and popular imagination. Narratives of hazard, loss and endangerment are projected onto places whose inhabitants have different knowledges, values and meaning-making systems, with far less attention given to the people themselves who live in these high places - by which we mean the high-latitude inhabited arctic and high mountain cryosphere, including the Hindu-Kush Himalayan 'Third Pole'.

This session seeks to put lived experiences and long-term engagement in the social sciences and humanities of high mountain places and the arctic regions into a learning conversation, asking, 'What are the place-based perspectives and priorities of people and communities in high places? Who are the knowledge-holders and what are considered to be 'relevant' knowledges and practices in relation to specific environmental conditions? What are the stories told about the environment, what are the changes encountered and how are they negotiated?' At a time of accelerated ecological, climatic and social change, we are seeking to learn to ask better questions and move towards more equitable solutions. Drawing from in-depth case studies, we will share and compare the opportunities and obstacles for place-based knowledges to travel across different socio-political levels and explore the ways in which they are/not aligned with dominant conservation, development or scientific narratives and prerogatives.

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Wednesday 27 October, 2021, -
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