Forest management by small farmers in the Amazon - an opportunity to enhance forest ecosystem stability and rural livelihood

Project Information

FORLIVE

Grant agreement ID: 510903

Start date 1 February 2005

End date 31 January 2009

Funded under

• Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 2 752 507,00

EU contribution € 1 849 720,00

Coordinated by

ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG
Germany

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 sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry › silviculture
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › natural resources management
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems

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
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Fahnenberg Platz ; FREIBURG I.BR. ; Germany
• Total cost: No data

Participants (8)

ASOCIACION PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN Y EL DESARROLLO INTEGRAL

Peru

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenida Jorge Basadre 180, Oficina No06 - San Isidro ; LIMA
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH

Indonesia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Jl. CIFOR, Situgede, Sindangbarang ; BOGOR
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACIÓN SERVICIO FORESTAL AMAZÓNICO

Ecuador

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 24 de Mayo y Bolivar ; MACAS
• 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
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL BENI "JOSÉ BALLIVIÁN"

Bolivia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenida 6 de Agosto 38 ; SANTISIMA TRINIDAD
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD DE LEÓN

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avda. de la Facultad 25 ; LEÓN
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA

Brazil

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves, 2501 ; BELÉM, PARÁ
• Total cost: No data

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Costerweg 50 ; WAGENINGEN
• Total cost: No data