Vol. 7 · No. 1 · 2003

Dawn Chatty

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In April 2002,nearly thirty experts - social and natural scientists - from around the world attended a five-day conference in the Dana Nature Reserve, Jordan. They came together to address a difficult and sensitive issue: the relationship between mobile indigenous peoples and conservation. After intensive debate, in which contrasting perspectives were offered, common ground was successfully developed around an agreed statement of principles - the Dana Declaration on Mobile Peoples and Conservation (see page 159 and also danadeclaration.org). This special issue of Nomadic Peoples documents those proceedings by presenting edited versions of the keynote addresses of both the social and natural scientists as well as the case studies prepared by invited individuals and teams which were delivered at the meetings.