Conservation Education - my Lecture from 3. Dec 2024
I am happy to share that I gave a talk on Conservation education in Uganda and the potential of ethnological perspectives. The lecture will take place online as part of the bfe lecture series “Erfassen - Vermitteln - Gestalten. Changing ethnological impulses”. From October to December 2024, the series presents the diverse competencies and perspectives of bfe members. An open educational program on Intercultural Competence through EduBoxes, Emancipatory Education through International Participatory Education, Migration and Policy Advice, Queer Haji; Muslim Im/Mobilities in Malaysia and Germany, Human-Wildlife Relations and Science Communication.
Here is an abstract of my lecture on Conservation though education. The potential of ethnological perspectives using the example of Uganda.
The degradation and destruction of natural areas, scarcity of resources and an increasing number of human-wildlife conflicts determine the everyday lives of many people in sub-Saharan Africa. State actors, national and international NGOs are endeavoring to reconcile the interests of nature conservation with those of the people through environmental and nature conservation education for the local population. To date, educational concepts have been developed, implemented and evaluated primarily from an ecological and economic perspective by donor organizations together with local experts. In this context, the examination of cultural and historical contexts and the integration of ethnological perspectives on the relationship between humans and the environment can make a decisive contribution to the success of the programs. I would like to illustrate this example of various educational projects in Uganda.
The degradation and destruction of natural areas, scarcity of resources and an increasing number of human-wildlife conflicts determine the everyday lives of many people in sub-Saharan Africa. State actors, national and international NGOs are endeavoring to reconcile the interests of nature conservation with those of the people through environmental and nature conservation education for the local population. To date, educational concepts have been developed, implemented and evaluated primarily from an ecological and economic perspective by donor organizations together with local experts. In this context, the examination of cultural and historical contexts and the integration of ethnological perspectives on the relationship between humans and the environment can make a decisive contribution to the success of the programs. I would like to illustrate this example of various educational projects in Uganda.
