This research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement No Protecting biodiversity - what’s in it for us? Living near biodiversity-rich areas in Vietnam, Costa Rica, India and South Africa Professor Geoffrey D. Gooch Linköping University and University of Dundee Green Week 1st-4th June 2010 LiveDiverse
The challenge is to improve Livelihoods for local people while at the same time protecting Biodiversity Can it be done?
Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity in Developing Countries
LiveDiverse Partners
South Africa Greater Kruger Area Costa Rica Terraba River basin Vietnam Ba-Be / Na Hang Nature Conservation India Western Ghats Scotland Netherlands Sweden Italy LiveDiverse Partners
LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam Ba Be National Park and the Na Hang Nature Reserve, NE Vietnam
LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam
Both too small by themselves Need for a corridor Upgrade status of Na Hang to National Park
LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam
Minority villages in and around Ba Be Tày Dao Mông
LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam Poor rice production 50% of national average
L LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam Controlled fishing Limits on net size Limits on times
LiveDiverse Case Area in India The Warana River and the Chandoli National Park Tiger Reserve
LiveDiverse Case Area in India
From National Park to Tiger Reserve
LiveDiverse Case Area in India 14 villages displaced when the National Park was created
LiveDiverse Case Area in Costa Rica The Terraba River and Terraba- Sierpe Mangrove Reserve
LiveDiverse Case Area in Costa Rica
Mangrove Delta LiveDiverse Case Area in Costa Rica
Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity in Developing Countries
LiveDiverse Case Area in South Africa The Greater Kruger Limpopo
LiveDiverse Case Area in South Africa Mutale River Lake Fundudzi Makuya Park
LiveDiverse Case Area in South Africa
What are the central issues of the Livelihoods and Biodiversity Interface? Bio-physical conditions Socio-economic conditions Cultural and spiritual conditions Technology – science, engineering, management The communication of information – knowledge Public and stakeholder participation Perceptions, values, norms and attitudes Legal systems Institutions Combining nature, science, politics and society
Interface Stakeholders Science Policy
INTERFACES IN LIVELIHOODS AND BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT Interface of what? Interface through what? Interface for what reason? Interface for what outcome?
1. The creation of a multidisciplinary knowledge base and vulnerability mapping. 2. Construction of way/methodology to identify public perceptions, beliefs, values towards biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods. 3. Identification and mapping of the areas vulnerable –Natural science criteria –Socio-economic, legal and political –Cultural-spiritual perspective How We work in LiveDiverse
LiveDiverse 4. The construction of a GIS vulnerability data base 5. The identification of the biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods ‘hot-spots –a high risk (according to the natural science criteria) –and a low capability to manage those risks (according to the socio-economic, cultural-spiritual and political criteria). 6. The use of the knowledge gained in these processes to construct biodiversity and livelihood scenarios.
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Combined GIS Mapping Combined Scenarios Policy recommendations and project proposals
This research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement No
This research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement No