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New research project on the usage of biodiversity in India
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The department of ecology of the IFP has regularly taken interest to the usage of biodiversity and natural resources in man-transformed ecosystems, and especially the public policies adopted by India with a view to reconcile economic development and conservation of natural resources.
The IFP is launching a new research project on this theme. By taking the example of coffee plantations in the Western Ghats (“Hot Spot” of biodiversity, South West of India), this project aims to identify the impact of new institutional tools on the landscape, the biodiversity and the actors of its running. The analysis will notably rest on the “geographical indications” (WTO definition) and the rights of farmers with regards to trees.
This project led by Claude GARCIA (CIRAD / IFP) is an integral part – and has the funding- of a European programme (*) and of 2 programmes of the French National Agency for Research (**)
For more information :
- On the projects of the ecology department:
http://www.ifpindia.org/-Ecology-.html - On this project and its international connections:
http://www.ifpindia.org/Managing-Biodiversity-in-Mountain-Landscapes.html
(*) programme CAFNET “Connecting, enhancing and sustaining environmental services and market values of coffee agroforestry in Central America, East Africa and India” (UE ; Environment in Developing Countries, 2005)
(**) programmes BIODIVALLOC (Biodiversité et instruments de valorisation des productions localisées / Biodiversity and Valuation Tools for Localised Productions / ANR Biodiversité 2005) et POPULAR (Politiques publiques et gestions paysannes de l’arbre et de la forêt / Public Policies and Traditional Management of Trees and Forests / ANR Agriculture et développement durable, 2006)