1. SANREM CRSP Biodiversity Components Theo Dillaha, Program Director SANREM CRSP Office of International Research, Education, and Development, Virginia Tech ________________________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

2. SANREM Objectives Increase stakeholder income, Increase stakeholder income, Empower stakeholders, particularly women, Empower stakeholders, particularly women, Enhance resource management, Enhance resource management, Strengthen local institutions, Strengthen local institutions, Improve market access for small- holders, and Improve market access for small- holders, and Promote sustainable and environmentally sound development. Promote sustainable and environmentally sound development. _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

3. USAID SANREM RFA and Biodiversity USAID RFA specifically required “… linking livelihoods and agricultural production to biodiversity conservation…” _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

4. SANREM Long-Term Research RFA Identified “Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Services” as a priority inquiry area, which integrates management of agriculture and natural resources to promote synergistic relationships between production, biodiversity, and livelihoods. Identified “Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Services” as a priority inquiry area, which integrates management of agriculture and natural resources to promote synergistic relationships between production, biodiversity, and livelihoods. Referenced “Biodiversity Conservation: A Guide For USAID Staff and Partners” Referenced “Biodiversity Conservation: A Guide For USAID Staff and Partners” _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

5. Decentralization Reforms & Property Rights: Potentials and Puzzles for Forest Sustainability and Livelihoods Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University Bolivia, Kenya, Mexico, Uganda 100% biodiversity earmark credit _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

6. Goal: Improve natural resource policy by developing knowledge about institutional arrangements that deliver benefits equitably to local people while sustaining natural resources Biodiversity Question/Objective: What are the local level implications of forest decentralization policies for resource conservation, biodiversity, and ecological sustainability? _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

7. Developing a Participatory Socio-Economic Model for Food Security, Improved Rural Livelihoods, Watershed Management, and Biodiversity Conservation in Southern Africa Alex Travis, Cornell University Zambia, Malawi 100% biodiversity earmark credit _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

8. Hypothesis: A market-driven, community-based model designed to improve food security and rural livelihoods will lead to sustainable watershed and biodiversity conservation on a regional scale, when based upon environmentally and economically sound practices. _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

9. Watershed-based Natural Resource Management in Small- scale Agriculture: Sloped Areas of the Andean Region Jeff Alwang, Virginia Tech Bolivia, Ecuador 10% biodiversity earmark credit _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

10. Biodiversity Objective: Quantify the relationship between the spatial spread of alternative livelihood activities and environmental quality, particularly water quality and biodiversity. _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006

11. FY 2006: $720,000 (30%) _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006 SANREM Biodiversity Earmark Credit

12. _______________________________________________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture SymposiumPunta Cana, DRMay 31-June 2, 2006 Thank you!