LADAKH STUDIES 14, Autumn 2000 - International Association for ...

NEWS FROM MEMBERS
• Kim Gutschow has taken up a two-year position as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Religious
Studies at the Department of Anthropology at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, USA. Her
new e-mail address is: gutschow@brandeis.edu
• Spalzes Angmo has been nominated by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to serve as a
member of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.
OTHER NEWS
NEWS AND DISCUSSION LIST ON TIBETAN MEDICINAL PLANTS
The listserve is owned and operated by Tibetan Plateau Project, a project of
the nonprofit international environmental organization, Earth Island Institute. The mission of the
Tibetan Plateau Project is to promote the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable
development of local communities in the Tibetan Plateau region, which includes portions of Bhutan,
China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. More information about TPP and project activities is available
from their website at: http://www.earthisland.org/tpp .
TPP takes a particular interest in the conservation of medicinal plants used in medical traditions of
the Tibetan Plateau region, especially Tibetan medicine. The purpose of is to
promote, support and guide the exchange of information on the topic of medicinal plant
conservation and the practice of Tibetan medicine. TPP compiles research, exchanges information
and encourages collaboration on initiatives related to these topics, including:
-- News and recent developments in conservation/research of medicinal plants of the Tibetan
Plateau region or aspects of Tibetan medicine relating to plant use.
-- New/recent scientific and popular literature (books, articles, reports, monographs, etc.)
-- Exchange of information regarding the expertise and availability of colleagues in applicable or
related fields.
-- Notices/reports of conferences, workshops, courses, etc.
-- Internet resources/contacts
Although the scope of does not focus on strictly medical or epistemological
topics (e.g., pathology, clinical practices, texts, etc.), it does relate to these topics from a medicinal
plant conservation standpoint.
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