Transcript The Eco-Regional Fund

The Eco-Regional Methodology
Fund
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1996 – 2005
Funded by the Dutch and Swiss government
Consolidation phase (2003 – 2005)
Development of methodologies for research
that is ecoregional in scope and aims at new
interactive approaches to natural resource
management and rural development.
Phase 1: 10 different projects
Covering:
Problem definition and delineation of the ecoregion
Characterization of current conditions
Methods
developed with
Model development of ecoregional processes
Presentation, discussion, and amendment of options
Implementation of improved land-use options
support may
contribute to a
single element
or several
Consolidation phase
Coordination committee
Johan Bouma (chair)
Steve Staal (ILRI)
Jetse Stoorvogel(WUR)
Roberto Quiroz (CIP)
Management:
Joep Meerman (PWC)
Pauline Rauwerda (PWC)
Writer in residence:
Simon Chater(Green ink)
Reviewers:
Tom Veldkamp (WUR)
Ronald Mackay
The Eco-Regional Fund, phase
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1. Consolidation of
frameworks and methods
2. Testing and application
of toolbox and framework
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Communication
3. Development of useroriented software
4. Institutionalization
strategies and policy links
The Eco-Regional Fund, phase
2
• Project 1: Prototyping Ecoregional Analyses Tools
to Improve Science-Based Decision Making in
Research and Development
• Project 2: Transregional Analysis of CropLivestock Systems: Understanding Intensification
and Evolution across Three Continents
• Project 3: Tradeoff Analysis as an Operational
and Accepted Tool for Policy Analysis
The Eco-Regional Methodology
Fund
http://www.ecoregionalfund.nl