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- Subject: Fwd: Appeal on behalf of sacred and medicianl plant collection
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- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 13:23:02 -0700
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- Subject: Appeal on behalf of sacred and medicianl plant collection
- From: j*@televar.com (Ari)
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 19:06:52 -0700 (PDT)
>Return-Path: <owner-cuups-usa@efn.org> >Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 13:13:35 -0500 (CDT) >From: "Maggi . Joseph" <mjoseph@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> >To: cuups-usa@efn.org >Subject: Appeal on behalf of sacred and medicianl plant collection >X-UIDL: 8fc334fa701cc7ec9c30aa30563223e7 > >This seems like a issue of interest to many on this list. I intend to >respond and I hope some others will as well. >Maggi Joseph > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 10:38:42 EDT >From: LIBREF-L Moderators <LIBREFED@KENTVM.KENT.EDU> >To: LIBREF-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU > >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >The Central American Institute of Prehistoric and Traditional Cultures at Belize >urgently needs your assistance. The Institute focuses its interests on the >ethnobotany of sacred and medicinal plants, shamanism, consciousness studies, >and ancient traditions. The Institute has the largest research and educational >library in Belize, consisting of irreplaceable books, photographs, artifacts, >field >notes, and other archival materials. The recent rain storms and hurricanes have >damaged the library and archival storage. Algae, worms, and the dense tropical >moisture have penetrated our building and are rapidly destroying the collection. >We estimate that in one month, one-third of the collection will be damaged; in >two months, three-quarters may be beyond repair. In three months, there may be >nothing left to salvage. This is a loss that the people of Belize cannot >afford. >Several of our staff members have returned to the United States to appeal for >help in rescuing this irreplaceable resource. We have initiated a Rescue >Operation to raise emergency funds, and urgently need your support. > >The Central American Institute was established under a registry charter in >1991, and granted full recognition by the Ministry of Education of the >Government of Belize, in accordance with the Education Act of 1991, Section 38. >The Institute is a non-profit research and educational institution, established >for the purposes of promoting the preservation of ancient and traditional >worldviews and materials, and to act as a center for the dissemination of >knowledge and interest in the study of such cultures. The Institute aims at >preserving indigenous cultures through the preservation of traditional >knowledge. Now, this traditional knowledge is about to be destroyed. > >The Institute9s library and archives contain documentation of indigenous groups >that have already disappeared. If these field notes, slides, photographs, and >artifacts are destroyed, there will be no way to replace them. The collection >also consists of plant specimens and ethnobotanical fieldwork, documenting and >exploring the medicinal value of rain forest flora. The destruction of this >collection would be a great loss to all who value our planet9s biodiversity, and >seek new medical solutions to today9s health problems. Further, the Institute9s >collection consists of rare and out-of-print books, providing an extremely >valuable resource to ethnologists, botanists, scientists, and students alike. >The >Institute9s collection contains priceless research and documentation about the >Maya, Creole, and Garifuna populations of Belize and the neighboring regions. >The >collection, however, is not limited to Central America, but contains information >from around the world: from South America, to the Middle East, to Siberia. Once >this material is lost, this cultural and educational resource will be gone >forever. > > >We can provide documentation of our non-profit and educational status, and a >detailed break-down of the allocation of funds. Further information about the >Institute can be obtained on our Website at http://world.std.com/~chacmol/. The >Institute is also listed in Issue 3 of the People and Plants Handbook, published >by >World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), UNESCO, and Royal Botanic Gardens-Kew. > >In these times of modernization, Westernization, and technology, traditional >life >is being displaced and destroyed irrevocably. It is imperative that we preserve >cultural and natural resources, traditional epistemologies, and biodiversity. >We >appeal to you to support the Central American Institute in its drive to preserve >these resources for the benefit of the developing country of Belize, as well as >the global community. > > >We all thank you for your support. > >Sincerely, > >Dr. Michael Naxon >Director > >************************************************************* >Emergency Fund >Central American Institute >8033 Sunset Blvd. >Suite 2040 >Los Angeles, CA 90046 >818-344-8516 (Emergency Fund line) >Arctos@worldnet.att.net >http://world.std.com/~chacmol/ > >************************************************************** > > Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?-- END included message
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