Objective Although significant progress has been made in the attempt to adapt the concept of sustainable forest management (SFM) to the situation of small farmers in the Amazon, there are still many obstacles that need to be overcome before it can be successfully i mplemented. In many situations SFM concepts for small farmers have been externally defined and do not correspond adequately to their livelihood systems and competences. This proposal aims to incorporate the needs, views and capacities of small farmers in the development of forest management strategies. For this purpose the project will identify and analyse existing local forest management initiatives in the Bolivian, Brazilian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon, where farmers have decided to manage and no t clear forests for other land-use purposes. Following the approach of "Integrated Natural Resource Management", the project will analyse institutional, environmental and technical aspects within the livelihoods of small farmers, to assess and value the local viability and possible contribution of different forest management strategies to the ecological stability of the different Amazon regions. Through the application of both Participatory Action Research and traditional research approaches, the proje ct will ensure local relevance and constructive learning processes, as a basis for the development of key indicators for SFM by small farmers in the Amazon. The collaborative research between European and South American partners in equitable partnerships as well as the involvement of an international research center will increase Europe's participation in international research initiatives. The project will directly contribute to one of the priority problems of the partner countries, which is how to com bine forest conservation with rural development and will therefore provide an important foundation for new policy developments aimed to maintain forest cover in the Amazon basin. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestrysilvicultureengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Keywords Amazon forest management small farmers sustainable development Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-2002-A2.1 - Managing humid and semi-humid ecosystems Call for proposal FP6-2002-INCO-DEV-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IP - Integrated Project Coordinator ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG EU contribution No data Address Fahnenberg Platz FREIBURG I.BR. Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASOCIACION PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN Y EL DESARROLLO INTEGRAL Peru EU contribution No data Address Avenida Jorge Basadre 180, Oficina No06 - San Isidro LIMA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH Indonesia EU contribution No data Address Jl. CIFOR, Situgede, Sindangbarang BOGOR See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIÓN SERVICIO FORESTAL AMAZÓNICO Ecuador EU contribution No data Address 24 de Mayo y Bolivar MACAS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTO DO HOMEM E MEIO AMBIENTE DA AMAZÔNIA Brazil EU contribution No data Address Rua Domingos Marreiros 2020 - Bairro Fátima BELÉM - PARÁ See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL BENI "JOSÉ BALLIVIÁN" Bolivia EU contribution No data Address Avenida 6 de Agosto 38 SANTISIMA TRINIDAD See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE LEÓN Spain EU contribution No data Address Avda. de la Facultad 25 LEÓN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA Brazil EU contribution No data Address Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves, 2501 BELÉM, PARÁ See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Costerweg 50 WAGENINGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data