The Eco-Regional Methodology Fund• 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

Problem definition and delineation of the ecoregion

Characterization of current conditions

Model development of ecoregional processes

Presentation, discussion, and amendment of options

Implementation of improved land-use options

Methods developed with

support may contribute to a single element

or several

Covering:

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 2

1. Consolidation of frameworks and methods

5.Communication

2. Testing and applicationof toolbox and framework

3. Development of user-oriented software

4. Institutionalization strategies and policy links

• Project 1: Prototyping Ecoregional Analyses Tools to Improve Science-Based Decision Making in Research and Development

• Project 2: Transregional Analysis of Crop-Livestock Systems: Understanding Intensification and Evolution across Three Continents

• Project 3: Tradeoff Analysis as an Operational and Accepted Tool for Policy Analysis

The Eco-Regional Fund, phase 2

The Eco-Regional Methodology Fundhttp://www.ecoregionalfund.nl