SANREM CRSP Biodiversity Components Theo Dillaha Program Director

SANREM CRSP Biodiversity Components Theo Dillaha, Program Director SANREM CRSP Office of International Research, Education, and Development, Virginia Tech ____________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

SANREM Objectives Increase stakeholder income, l Empower stakeholders, particularly women, l Enhance resource management, l Strengthen local institutions, l Improve market access for smallholders, and l Promote sustainable and environmentally sound development. ________________________________________ l Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

USAID SANREM RFA and Biodiversity USAID RFA specifically required “… linking livelihoods and agricultural production to biodiversity conservation…” ________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

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. l Referenced “Biodiversity Conservation: A Guide For USAID Staff and Partners” l ________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

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 Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

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 Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

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 Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

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 Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

Watershed-based Natural Resource Management in Smallscale Agriculture: Sloped Areas of the Andean Region Jeff Alwang, Virginia Tech Bolivia, Ecuador 10% biodiversity earmark credit ________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

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 Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

SANREM Biodiversity Earmark Credit FY 2006: $720, 000 (30%) ________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006

Thank you! ________________________________________ Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture Symposium Punta Cana, DR May 31 -June 2, 2006