Projects
Burkina Faso: Promoting micro and small community-based non wood forest products enterprises
In January 2005, the Forest Department of Burkina Faso, FAO and the non governmental organization TREE AID joined their efforts to launch in Ouagadougou, a pilot project to promote micro and small community-based rural enterprises of non wood forest products both, in Burkina Faso and Mali. The project adopted the Market Analysis and Development (MA&D) approach.
The project´s objective is to strengthen the national expertise on Market Analysis and Development linked to non wood forest products in order to support rural people initiatives aimed to create feasible enterprises, while protecting, at the same time, the natural resource base. The long-term objective of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction in rural areas of both countries.
Central Africa: Mobilisation and capacity building of small and medium enterprises in the non-wood forest value chains in Central Africa
The project aims at increasing the revenues of rural populations by building enterpreneurial capacities and ensuring sustainable resource management within enabling institutional settings.The project is being implemented in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV). FAO is coordinating the project to ensure the efficient intervention of all partners towards the achievement of project objectives.
Mali: Participative management of forestry resources Project
Laos:
This project has been supported by FAO in partnership with the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) and implemented by the Forest Research Center, the National Agriculture Forest Research Institute (NAFRI) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.Serbia: National Forest Sector Development
The Project should contribute to sustainable management and conservation of forest resources of Serbia, aiming at an increased contribution of forestry in the economic and rural development of the country.Mongolia: Community-based Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Mountain Landscapes of Mongolia’s Altai Sayan Eco-region-ASP
The five-year Project Community-based Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Mountain Landscapes of Mongolia’s Altai Sayan Eco-region-ASP (PIMS 1929) aims to ensure the long-term conservation of the biodiversity of Mongolia’s Altai-Sayan region by mitigating threats and encourage sustainable resource use practices by local communities. The project seeks to do this by integrating biodiversity conservation objectives into sustainable natural resource use policy, programs, and practice; and linking traditional protected area management to the landscape around each area, including cross-border cooperation.China: Community-based Commercial Enterprise Development for the conservation of Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan
This project was funded by the United Nations Fund and supported by FAO with the aim of encouraging the sustainable utilization and conservation of forest biodiversity at the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, in Sichuan. The project began in February 2001. The Sichuan Province Forestry Department (SPFD) implemented the Project in partnership with the Forest Bureau of the Leshan Prefecture, Mt Emei County Forest Bureau and Mt Emei City Municipal Management Committee. The methodology used was the Market Analysis and Development (MA&D) approach developed by the FAO.
The Gambia: Capacity Building in Community-based Forest Enterprise Development
In response to
Uganda: Community-based Enterprises for the Conservation of biodiversity at Bwindi Heritage Site
After identifying viable products and services such as ecotourism, traditional bee hives and handicrafts, the FAO is assisting local communities living around the Bwindi World Heritage site
Colombia: Training in Sustainable Enterprise Development to commercialise biodiversity products
Faced with declining coffee and other commodity prices and environmental degradation, Colombia is tapping into biodiversity to identify products and promote Sustainable Enterprise Development . Growing tropical plants, without even touching natural forest resources, may be one of the many valuable community-based enterprises capable of generating income for rural communities. The Alexander von Humboldt Research Institute in Colombia, together with FAO's Forestry Policy and Institutions Service (FONP) are carrying out market analysis for the creation of community-based tree and forest product enterprises.
Mozambique: Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management
This activity is part of the action plan for the implementation of the Reduction of Absolute Poverty project, through the Forests and Wildlife Component of the National Investment Programme of the agricultural sector. It addresses local community participation in the use, conservation and management of natural resources. The contribution of FAO concerns the generation of tangible benefits for local communities through the application of sustainable participatory forest and wildlife management.
Popular Democratic Republic of Lao: Marketing System Development for Non-Wood Forest Products
The Market Analysis and Development methodology is used as a framework to develop a
Chile: Support to forest development in communities
This project focuses on the improvement of forestry and agro-forestry based production and the commercialisation of its products, through the implementation of participatory and territorial planning methodologies in selected communities living in forest areas.
Nicaragua: Conversion and diversification programme to substitute low-profit coffee cultivation
This activity will support the Ministry of Agriculture in Nicaragua in the formulation of a changeover and diversification programme for small coffee growers affected by reduced perspectives in the coffee markets. The project formulated will initiate in the communes of Rancho Grande and El Tuma, who are searching for income-generating alternatives.
Kyrgyzstan: Building institutional capacity to develop and establish viable small-scale enterprises in mountain communities
A large proportion of inhabitants of Kyrgyzstan, mostly mountain dwellers, are on the verge of extreme poverty. The Government of Kyrgyzstan, with the support of many partners, has been undertaking several initiatives to enhance economic development. As a response to the governmental request, the Technical Cooperation Project of FAO developed a proposal aimed to