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› (05-P-07) Project of education and soci-professional insertion of young girls no longer going to school and poor girls in the sub-prefecture of Allada | Gender Equity and Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption
The current project aims the integral professional insertion of young girls not in school especially, in a certain measure, women in the beneficiary localities. It also aim to create conditions of a real participation of populations by giving them subsequent skills likely to assure themselves to handle their development and consequently the development of their locality of existence, is a peculiar and fundamental ambition of this project.
› (06-P-07) Project for support to sustainable management and biodiversity conservation of the Mangrove of Gagba channel in Benin | Sustainable use of Biodiversity
Within the framework of this project two major results are awaited. 1) The biological resources of Gbaga channel and in Tárcoles, Central Pacific of Costa Rica re-known and endowed with a restoration and preservation plan. 2) The basis of the rational exploitation of the Gbaga channel and Tárcoles mangroves and lagoons based on an integral and gender equitable approach.
› (12-P-07) Community-based Sustainable Tourism | Sustainable Tourism
Phobjikha is increasingly becoming a favored destination for most tourists and national visitors alike. This has come with the challenge of maintaining and conserving the biodiversity and ecological richness of the valley that is becoming vulnerable to anthropogenic interventions. The valley encompasses one of the biggest habitats for the globally endangered Black-necked Cranes, which is one of the main attractions for visitors. With easy access and relatively light conservation rules and regulations in the area, (as compared to national parks) conserving this birds and its habitat has become a major challenge for conservation organizations. In such a scenario, local people play a major role in the future of environment conservation in the area. Therefore integrating community needs with conservation objectives has become crucial for success of conservation. Alternative programs like the community-based sustainable tourism (CBST) offers livelihood choices that is extremely important in the context of current situation where tourism is increasing inevitably in the area. Economically, local people in Phobjikha still depend heavily on potato cultivation, which generates one time annual income. The national tourism policy characterized by fixed tariffs has failed to bring direct benefit to the local communities. CBST has the potential to bring the benefit directly to people at the grassroots level.
› (14-P-07) Development of Royal Botanical park at Dochula Zone | Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Some innovative measures activities as introduction of Yak and Pony ridding facilities are brought to field practice in collaborative context and mode to suit the local communities. The project staff could visit botanical and recreational parks of those well established model countries to study and gain management practices. This could lead to establishment of professional linkages with other sister organizations. Other innovative designs in the context of Bhutan include local people arranging yak and horse riding facilities for visitors. This could be arranged when yaks are in the park area during winter to supplement income of yak herders. The park will levy entry fees to the Rhododendron Garden complex. The show case nucleus area in Lamperi is now well demarcated, to regulate visitors and to collect entry fees. The revenue generated by the park from the visitors will gradually be ploughed back to sustain the park. The prime objective is to self sustain the organization and also gradually do away with financial burden to Government and the donor organizations.
› (15-P-07) The Study of Invasive Alien Plants in Bhutan | Sustainable use of Biodiversity
The pilot project on the study of the invasive alien plant species was formulated in the year April 2008 for a period of one year. The main objective of the pilot project study was to study the potential threat to biodiversity by invasive alien plants. During the first phase public awareness was raised through exhibition on two major occasions in Thimphu during the Centenary Coronation Celebration for 7 days and at Tsirang coinciding with the biodiversity fair attended by farmers from 12 blocks/geogs for a day. The collection of herbarium specimen of the invasive plants was very successful and still going on. The inception workshop for the stakeholders was conducted in Serbithang to draw up preventive and control measures with presentation and discussion on the cross-cutting issues involving the Renewable Natural Resources Sector (RNR). The discussions were mainly focused on the current gap, actions required and the responsible/lead agencies to look into policy, research needs, awareness, education, management and control. The fielding of an external consultant is under way and upon arrival of the consultant, proper methodologies for conducting the national inventory on invasive alien plants will be applied and tested in the field. The literature search is almost complete and our findings would be analyzed and classified according to the invasive nature of the plants. Study visit to Thailand was conducted for period of 13 days to learn from the regional experience and the mitigation measures.
› (16-P-07) Mushroom Promotion andMarketing | Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption
Mushroom is very popularly consumed in Bhutan. The popularity of mushroom in the urban areas is increasing. The availability of the mushrooms, both fresh and dried, fall acutely short of the demand thus pushing the prices very high. Given the potential for cash income and employment for rural communities and the nutritional benefits, the NMC has embarked on undertaking one of main functions with clear vision and purpose. The NMC will first strengthen itself, both in terms of capacity and equipments to cater to its functions with confidence
› (21-P-07) Development of Organic Rotation Crops Value Chain | Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption
The specifics objectives are the following: - Analyse the value chain of selected rotation crops in order to find out the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats for the development of the value chain (identification of current and potential actors, supporters, influencers, etc.) - Develop a sustainable institutional plate form for an integrated value chain oriented toward the market - Share OBEPAB experiences and skills in terms of organic farmers technical to others organizations promoting organic agriculture within PSC mechanism.
› (22-P-07) Towards community based biodiversity conservation policies and actions: Learning from actual and potential practices in Benin, Bhutan and Costa-Rica | Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
The aim of the project “Towards community based biodiversity conservation policies and actions: Learning from actual and potential practices in Benin, Bhutan and Costa-Rica” is to learn from past experiences on conservation policies and on strategies designing, managing and implementing protected areas. Stakeholders platforms involved in such protected areas are formed at a local level in specific sites (2-3 sites) and at national level. In such arenas, past experiences and potential options for a better protection are discussed. A discussion group on the web also shares experiences from Bhutan, Costa Rica and Benin. Results from learning sessions on local and national experiences, al well as from experiences from abroad are fed back to platform members in appropriate formats. Media are also mobilised for a contribution and a scaling up of the debate.
› (23-P-07) Community Based Management of Biodiversity of Mono Couffo region through the promotion of the forestry of the Iroko and the Samba. | Sustainable use of Biodiversity
The project aims to contribute to the improvement and the safeguard of the biodiversity and the reduction of poverty in the Mono Couffo region throughout the promotion of two timber that are Iroko Samba in the villagers lands and the sacred forests in view of their contribution to the present and future need satisfaction in products and forest services of the population and the poverty reduction by the development of the beekeeping and the rabbit breeding.
› (24-P-07) Supporting conservation in Lama Reserve Forest through Ecotourism development in the surrounding communities (Koto and Zalimey) | Sustainable Tourism
Use ecotourism as a tool of development in the peripheral zones of tropical forest both in Benin and Costa Rica by setting a tourism centre animated by local communities. With the sustainable development approach, by its economical role, ecotourism is supposed to help reduce threats to biological diversity, which explains the domain of chosen intervention.
