Workshop Program


FRIDAY 3/16
5-7P
Nature walk at Senda Darwin
7-10P
Dinner and Opening Presentations
Juan Armesto
Contrasting views about the concept of “ecological frontiers”
Ricardo Rozzi
A biocultural history the insular region of south-western Chile
Robert Frodeman
Interdisciplinary methods for integrating environmental sciences, ethics and policy
SATURDAY 3/17
830-1030A
Field trip in Ancud
11-1130A
Presentations
Alicia Bugallo
Yungas Biosphere Reserve (Argentina) Case Study
1130-12P
Rodrigo Vasquez
Forest Birds in Chiloe and Cape Horn
12-1230P
1-230P
Lunch
230-3P
Session one: understanding and conserving frontier ecosystems
Jerry Franklin
Frontier ecosystems and indigenous communities
3-330P
Patricio Moreno
Quaternary history of frontier ecosystems in southern South America
330-4P
Michael Nelson
The wilderness debate
4-430P
General Discussion
6-9P
Public Reception
Gene Likens
Human induced global change and frontier ecosystems 
Juan Armesto &
Ricardo Rozzi
The experiences and goals of Senda Darwin and Omora Ethnobotanical Park
SUNDAY 3/18
9-930A
Session two: integrating scientific and cultural characterizations of frontier ecosystems
Gene Hargrove
Environmental Ethics and Environmental Education
930-10A
Kurt Jax
Societal choice and the functioning of frontier ecosystems: lessons from and for the Cape Horn Region
10-1030A
Patricio Camus
1030-11A
Break
11-1130A
Session three: exploring interdisciplinary methods for linking social and ecological systems
Miguel Acevedo
1130-12P
Clark Miller
International Science Advice for Biodiversity: Thoughts on the Millennium Assessment, IMoSEB, and Beyond
12-1230P
Roger Pielke, Jr.
Thought on Expert Advice in Politicized Debates
1230-1P
General discussion
1-230P
Lunch
230-3P
Session four: ecological-ethical comparison between South American and North American forest ecosystems
Irene Klaver
Frozen Assetts: Ice on the Edge
3-330P
John Vucetich
Some relationships between ecological science and environmental ethics: The Isle Royale wolf-moose experience
330-4P
Martin Carmona & Cecilia Pérez 
430-530P
General Discussion
7-10P
Dinner and Concluding Presentations
Francisco Lozano
From Antarctica to the Stars
Jerry Franklin
MONDAY 3/19
9-1P
Field trip
 
1-3P
Travel to ferry
5-6P
Presentations on natural and cultural history of archipelago region
6-7P
Introduce specific challenges to be addressed in working sessions
7-8P
Working session #1How to better integrate environmental philosophy and policy with ecological sciences
TUESDAY 3/20
9-10A
10-1230P
Working session #2The "frontier ecosystem" concept
1230-2P
Lunch
2-4P
Working session #3"Taxonomy of Values"
4-430P
Break
430-530P
Fostering institutional linkages bewteen UNT & IEB
8-10P
Working session #4how definitions, methods, & taxonomy of values can help inform conservation strategies
WEDNDESDAY 3/21
10-12P
Working session #5Comparisons to N. America
Day trip to Puerto Eden
THURSDAY 3/22
9A
Arrival at Puerto Natales
2-5P
Visit to Milodon Cave
630-830P
Welcome ceremony and Public Conference at the University of Magallanes 
830-1030P
Dinner
FRIDAY 3/23
730-230P
Visit to Torres del Paine
Workshop wrap-up