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INTEREST INTEREST meetingmeetingRothamsted,October 2004Rothamsted,October 2004

Towards a sustainability assessment Towards a sustainability assessment procedureprocedure

Concerns of local people and researchersConcerns of local people and researchers

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Steps of the sustainability assessment Steps of the sustainability assessment procedureprocedure

System limitation (space and time)Definition of concerns of local people and researchersGrouping in categories:

Ecological Economic Social Institutional

Identification of indicators (autochthonous and scientific)Specific sustainability objectives/targetsDescription or measuring of changesEvaluation and synthesis

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SystemSystem

Issues

Existing dataUses and functions

Users

Objectives/Targets

Needed data

Actions

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Nepal Community ForestNepal Community Forest

IssuesEconomic

Unproductive forest (still)Low income

Increase expenditure Environmental

Soil lossSoil (chemical) quality

Water quality

Existing dataForest management plan

InventoryWater quality analysis(-)

Soil analysis(-)Socio-economic data

Uses and functions:Family farming

Community Forest

UsersCommunities using the

forest area

ObjectivesSustainable forest

Improve water qualityImprove soil condition

Increase income

Needed dataWater quality analysis

Soil analysisForest sustainability

indicators

ActionsExtension activities

(Good agricultural and forest practices)Infrastructure for water protection

Regulations for agrochemicals

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Small Holder Rubber ProductionSmall Holder Rubber Production

IssuesEconomic

Low income from rubber•Rubber tree growth•Rubber productivity•Rubber processing

EnvironmentalSoil conservation

Existing dataGood practices for

production and processingSocio-economic data

Uses and functions:Rubber production

Post-harvest processing

UsersSmall holders

ObjectivesSustainable forest

Improve productionImprove qualityIncrease income

Needed dataForest sustainability

indicators

ActionsForest management plan

Improve availability of selected planting material(nursery outputs and distribution)Product certification (eco-label)Training and awareness actions

Improve post harvest processing technologyImplement alternative marketing schemes

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HaryanaHaryana Bamboo forest Bamboo forest

IssuesEnvironmental

Soil erosion Water availabilitySiltation of water bodies

Existing dataMorphologic

InventoryManagement plans

Socio-economic data

Uses and functions:Protection function

UsersLocal users

Regional community

ObjectivesEnhancement of theprotection function

Maintenance of the forestas income source

Needed dataData for sustainable forest

management plan

ActionsSearch for financing on carbon marketInformation action on new forest role

Enforcement mechanisms ofsustainable practices

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Khazans Khazans system at Divar Islandsystem at Divar Island

IssuesEnvironmental

Salinization of soilDegradation of bunds

Mangrove growth (inside)(eutrophication)

Existing dataMorphologic (qualitative)

Socio-economic data

Uses and functions:Ecological function

AgricultureFishing

UsersDivar community

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ObjectivesMaintenance of the system

Sustainable agricultureSustainable fisheries

Increase income

Needed dataQuantified morphological data

Water quality (salinity)Soil quality

Ecology of aquatic species of interestObserved operation procedure of SG

Mangrove mapping

ActionsBunds conservation

Improve communication with gov. bodies Definition of water level needs

for agricultureGuidelines for adequate SG operation

Enforcement mechanisms of SG operation

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Small farming at South Canara –KarnatakaSmall farming at South Canara –Karnataka

Issues

Existing data

Socio-economic data

Uses and functions:Farming

UsersLocal users

ObjectivesImprove income

No irreversible land cover change

Needed data

Actions

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Further researchFurther research

Specific sustainability objectives/targetsIdentification for each system

Description or measuring of changesMonitoring and reporting

Evaluation and synthesisDefinition of other measures

interventionsRedefinition of targets