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WS 3.128

Mountain Biodiversity and Climate Change

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  • Full Title

    WS 3.128: Knowledge management for sustainable use of biodiversity: Integrated studies on agrobiodiversity with respect to mountain biodiversity
  • Scheduled

    TBA
  • Location

    TBA
  • Co-Conveners

  • Assigned to Synthesis Workshop

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  • Thematic Focus

    Biodiversity, Conservation, Hazards, Policy, Socio-Ecology, Sustainable Development
  • Keywords

    Mountain Conservation, Agrobiodiversity, Mountain Community, Knowledge Management, Environmental Impacts on Mountains

Description

More than 80% of its population in India/ Asia lives in villages and about 70% of them depend on the agriculture, forestry, mountain resources. Agriculture and forestry contributes about 40% to the Gross Domestic product. Therefore any significant transformation of the national economy and people cannot be conceived with out the transformation of the agriculture, forestry and mountain sector. It is possible to achieve it through the knowledge management for application of science and technology for improvement of agriculture, forestry, mountain biodiversity conservation. Satpuda is a hilly/mountain region in the Maharashtra state located in central part of India which is now facing the problems of loss of biodiversity in past years either due to over use of natural resources or due to change in the environmental conditions. Therefore it is necessary to review the status of Mountain Biodiversity around the globe in terms of social, economical, policy and technical aspects of biodiversity conservation. This Workshop deals with the role of traditional knowledge management for different aspects of mountain biodiversity conservation such as agricultural and forest, social forestry etc in recent years in different part of the world. It also discusses the causes of the loss of biodiversity in mountain region due to lack of knowledge management, its effect on the socio-economic condition and climate change in the region; the past effort to conserve the biodiversity so as to avoid the environmental impacts. The Workshop session also discusses the role of the local people in conserving mountain biodiversity for their socio-economic development through knowledge management.

Submitted Abstracts

ID: 3.11571

Use of timber forest resources within Bemanevika Protected Area, Northern Highlands of Madagascar

Séraphin Fabrice
Rene de Roland, Lily-Arison; Rakotondratsima, P.H. Marius

Abstract/Description

Bemanevika Protected Area (BPA), located in the Northern Highlands of Madagascar, Sofia Region, is covered by diverse ecosystems: swamps and marshes, savanna, and rainforests. The forests are part of a natural heritage that constitutes a habitat to a wide variety of flora and fauna diversities, with a high level of endemism. Local communities have a dependance on the natural resources of this site, especially on forest resources. To ensure the preservation of the site’s biodiversity, the implementation of Natural Resource Management Transfers, the maintenance and restoration of existing forest habitats are being promoted. In accordance with the national law Gelose (n°96 025 of September 30, 1996), four local communities are currently co-managers of the natural resources within BPA with The Peregrine Fund, the official manager. These COBAs manage and extract forest resources from these areas in accordance with rules of use (cahier de charge). In order to improve the sustainable management of these resources and resolve the human-wild conflits, an ethnobotanical study was carried out in a Management Transfer Zone, assessing the sustainability of the use of these natural resources by evaluating available stocks. Then, a survey of 156 households revealed 43 woody plants used by local people. These wood products are mainly used for building houses, hedges, furniture (tables, beds, sugar cane presses), fencing livestock, making agricultural equipment (carts, herds) and firewood as energy.