Obiettivo Natural vegetation of arid and semi-arid West Africa is of immense value to local people s daily subsistence and nutrition, economic benefits, and survival in hunger periods. None the less, poor management and unsustainable use deteriorates the vegetation at a high rate. Much scientific information and local knowledge is needed for improving management strategies. Some already exist, but it must be organised, analysed, targeted and made available to decision makers and local communities. New research must be targeted to fill important gaps in this knowledge. One of Africa s major development challenges is to establish a link between global initiatives and local management actions. SUN will broaden the role of scientists as mediators between the world of scientific information, global conventions and the African realities where practical actions are wanting. SUN will develop new, practical management tools and concrete management actions for improved sustainable use of natural vegetation by combining scientific vegetation data, remote sensing and socio-economic information with local people s knowledge and needs. SUN combines three types of activities: -Interdisciplinary research on vegetation dynamics, causal factors and economic instruments and policies to enhance sustainable economic growth. -Development of new decision support tools for improved natural resource management by organising scientific data. -New low-budget management and restoration actions in collaboration between scientists and local people. SUN includes West African and European scientists within vegetation-ecology, socio-economy, ethnoecology and remote sensing, all with experience in applied research. 17 African phd students will be educated within the project. SUN will function as a knowledge-and technology-based platform for vegetation management in West Africa by gathering the major expertise, by novel use of scientific data and by improved interaction between scientists and stakeholders. Campo scientifico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitydata protectionnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeology Programma(i) 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. Argomento(i) INCO-2004-A2.3 - Managing arid and semi-arid ecosystems Invito a presentare proposte FP6-2004-INCO-DEV-3 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinatore UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Nordre Ringgade 1 AARHUS Danimarca Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (8) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto UNIVERSTIY CHEIKH ANTA DIOP OF DAKAR Senegal Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop 5005 DAKAR FANN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITY FRANKFURT AM MAIN Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Senckenberganlage 31-33 11 19 32 FRANKFURT AM MAIN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato SENCKENBERGISCHE NATURFORSCHENDE GESELLSCHAFT Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Senckenberganlage 25 FRANKFURT/MAIN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF OUAGADOUGOU Burkina Faso Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 7021 OUAGADOUGOU Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF BOBO DIOULASSO Burkina Faso Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 1091 BOBO DIOULASSO Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY-CALAVI Benin Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 526 COTONOU Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REPRESENTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - DIRECTORATE GENERAL JRC Belgio Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo BRUSSELS Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY ABDOU MOUMOUNI Niger Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo BP 237 10662 NIAMEY Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato