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Numéro du projet : ASI/B7-6201/IB/1996/0118 |
Direction : D | |
Pays/région : Asie régionale |
Intitulé : People and Plants in Asia 1996-2000 | |
Ligne budgétaire : B7-6201 |
Resp. géog. : M. Fossati | |
Numéro direction : 1996/0118 |
Resp. tech. : Andy Roby | |
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Resp. fin. : Alain Jemine |
A. Objectif de l'action envisagée :
Strengthen the capacity of people in Asia who are involved with the management of plant resources, biodiversity/forest conservation and community development, a field referred to as "applied ethnobotany", in order to contribute to achievement in Asia of better and more sustainable use of natural resources, especially plants.
B. Description :
1. Participatory planning of project activities at each site
2. Joint ethnobotanical field work and field workshops to feedback survey results
3. Contribution to local management plans through allocation of small grants for further research and practical work assignments
4. Exchange of experiences between field projects
5. Training awards to raise capacity of young professionals in ethnobotany
6. Short training courses in practical ethnobotany
7. Production and distribution of working papers and other information
8. Programme planning and internal evaluation
9. Field and programme coordination
C. Justification :
There is a lack of skills and capacity in Asian countries for practical, participatory and cross-disciplinary work with local communities on conservation and sustainable use of plant resources. However there is considerable knowledge held by local communities which can be used for the sustainable production of non-timber forest products. This project aims to combine local information with classical botanical knowledge to develop income-earning possibilities and management plans for forest areas. Based on the assumption that sustainable exploitation of forest products will raise the perceived value of the forest to local people, this project will contribute to the conservation of forests and their associated biodiversity.
The project is devised to ensure that the benefits accrue at local/community level, and that these benefits are identified by the local people and under their control. This approach is enshrined in the ethnobotanical methodology that will be transferred and practiced by the project. Benefits will also accrue at the regional and international level, through the project's information gathering and dissemination mechanism.
The project will concentrate on the sites initially identified by the applicants, but it is expected that new demands will arise from local organisations, including those funded directly by the EC.
Such new demands will be met from existing resources by including new staff on training courses, but where resources are exhausted, and there is demand for site-specific field work, new funds may be applied for from the EC.
D. Modalités d'exécution :
This People and Plants project forms part of a larger People and Plants programme, which dates back to 1992. It was at this time that WWF joined with UNESCO and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK) to promote the management of plant resources, conservation and community development. This partnership has successfully executed a People and Plants project in Africa which is effectively addressing local needs through the application of the ethnobotanical methodology. The three organisations form an effective combination of development, conservation and botanical skills, which together with the experience of the African project, make them the unique suppliers of the skills and knowledge for this project to work.
WWF are the lead contractor for the project because of their project management experience, particularly with the EC, and they will be recruiting the expertise required from UNESCO and Kew.
The project will be subject to a Commission-led external mid-term review, in addition to the internal evaluations already described in the project.
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