Objective
The primary focus of SEEDSOURCE is to communicate, to people who use trees (e.g. foresters, farmers, conservationists), the necessary information on germplasm sourcing and utilisation to ensure that harvested systems use the best adapted material, that maximises production and profit, without eroding genetic diversity; and that regenerative projects adopt strategies that maximise the recruitment potential of natural systems to maintain ecosystem diversity and their long term adaptive potential. The project aims to provide sourcing and utilisation information for 50 of the most socio-economically important tree species in each of the Central and South American tropics (chosen based on extensive socio-economic survey and literature and after consultation with end users and stake holders during the initial startup phase of the project). These guidelines will be based on criteria and indicators developed from experimental project data of 12 study species for which studies on adaptive variation, genetic diversity, gene flow and regenerative capacity are combined with available background information and interpreted using meta-data analysis and simulation modelling procedures. Using this integrated approach, SEEDSOURCE will provide best practice policies for sourcing germplasm for reforestation within a range of degraded landscapes (logged forest, fragmented stands, degraded secondary forest and remnant trees isolated in abandoned farm land), and for trees with a range of lifestyles (pioneer or forest dependent) that are key components of a diverse ecosystem composition. This information will be individually tailored and targeted for uptake by different forestry and farming stakeholders (e.g. international and national policy makers, seed banks, forest management certifiers, conservationists, educators and extension workers dealing directly with farmers).
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- social sciences educational sciences didactics
- engineering and technology environmental engineering ecosystem-based management ecological restoration
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries forestry silviculture
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Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP6-2002-INCO-DEV-1
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Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
SWINDON
United Kingdom
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