[MPWG] CONFERENCE: 2nd International Congress on Tibetan Medicine

[C Prakash Kala]

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Dear Congress Organizers,

I am pleased to introduce myself as Dr. C.P. Kala, working on the medicinal plants of the Himalayas for more than a decade. I have a number of publications including a book titled "Medicinal plants of Indian trans-Himalaya: focus on tibetan use of medicinal resources". I have a long experiences on the conservation aspects of medicinal plants used in the Tibetan Medical System. I have a paper fully devoted to the conservation of the Tibetan medicinal plants published in the Biological Conservation (ref 93: 371-379 ; 2000). 

I am keen to deliver a lecture on the conservation of medicinal plants used in Tibetan Medical System. I am in India and would be grateful to the organizers if they arrange logistics to me to attend the conference. 

With regards,

CP Kala
India
  

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 Plant Conservation wrote :
>The Second International Congress on Tibetan Medicine which is taking
>place Nov. 5-8, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill (Washington,
>D.C.) has a special track on The Future and Sustainability of Medicinal
>Plants in the Himalayan Region.
>
>As Tibetan medicine and other Asian systems of health become better known
>and understood in the West, and new research becomes increasingly
>promising,  we need to address the devastating impact that the escalating
>need for medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) is having on environmental
>and biological resources of the Himalayan region and South Asia.  Growing
>and widespread demand, over-harvesting, ecosystem degradation and
>deforestation, mono-cropping, and particularly the expansion of
>unregulated/illegal trade and commercial use of medicinal plants, are just
>some of the problems that are seriously beginning to threaten the survival
>and availability of many MAP species in the region. Leaders from a variety
>of fields and backgrounds (ethnobotanists, conservationists, industry
>members, government and other stakeholders) will be invited to address
>issues critical to this topic. A variety of case studies and examples of
>good working models from throughout the region will be presented, as well
>as issues of indigenous knowledge and intellectual property rights.
>
>In an effort to create more awareness about Tibetan medicine, the
>organizers are offering a discount off of the Regular registration fee
>($260 versus $345 for the full conference, of $90 versus $125 per day).
>Please go to www.procultura.org for more information & Program. If
>registering go to the registration page & after entering the amount, enter
>"Sust" in the "Group" Box. Or call 1-866-547-3309 to register over the
>phone.
>
>
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