professor geoffrey d. gooch linköping university and university of dundee

This research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant

agreement No. 211392

Protecting biodiversity -what’s in it for us?

Living near biodiversity-rich areas in Vietnam, Costa Rica, India and

South AfricaProfessor Geoffrey D. Gooch

Linköping University and University of DundeeGreen Week 1st-4th June 2010

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The challenge is to improve Livelihoods for local people while at the same time protecting

Biodiversity

Can it be done?

Sustainable

Livelihoods and

Biodiversity in

Developing Countries

SOPPECOM

LiveDiverse Partners

South AfricaGreater Kruger Area

Costa RicaTerraba River basin

VietnamBa-Be / Na Hang Nature Conservation

IndiaWestern Ghats

Scotland

Netherlands

Sweden

Italy

LiveDiverse Partners

LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam

Ba Be National Parkand the Na Hang Nature Reserve, NE Vietnam

LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam

LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam

Both too small by themselves

Need for a corridor

Upgrade status of Na Hang to National Park

LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam

LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam

Minority villages in and around Ba Be

TàyDaoMông

LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam

Poor rice production

50% of national average

• L

LiveDiverse Case Area in Vietnam

Controlled fishing

Limits on net size

Limits on times

LiveDiverse Case Area in India

The Warana River

and the

Chandoli National ParkTiger Reserve

LiveDiverse Case Area in India

LiveDiverse Case Area in India

LiveDiverse Case Area in India

From National Park to Tiger Reserve

LiveDiverse Case Area in India

14 villages displaced when the National Parkwas created

LiveDiverse Case Area in Costa Rica

The Terraba Riverand Terraba- SierpeMangrove Reserve

LiveDiverse Case Area in Costa Rica

Mangrove Delta

LiveDiverse Case Area in Costa Rica

LiveDiverse Case Area in Costa Rica

Sustainable

Livelihoods and

Biodiversity in

Developing Countries

LiveDiverse Case Area in South Africa

The Greater KrugerLimpopo

LiveDiverse Case Area in South Africa

Mutale RiverLake FundudziMakuya Park

LiveDiverse Case Area in South Africa

What are the central issues of the Livelihoods and Biodiversity Interface?

• Bio-physical conditions• Socio-economic conditions• Cultural and spiritual conditions • Technology – science, engineering, management• The communication of information – knowledge• Public and stakeholder participation• Perceptions, values, norms and attitudes• Legal systems• Institutions• Combining nature, science, politics and society

Interface

Stakeholders

Science

Policy

INTERFACES IN LIVELIHOODS AND BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT

Interface of what?Interface through what?Interface for what reason?Interface for what outcome?

1. The creation of a multidisciplinary knowledge base and vulnerability mapping.

2. Construction of way/methodology to identify public perceptions, beliefs, values towards biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods.

3. Identification and mapping of the areas vulnerable– Natural science criteria– Socio-economic, legal and political– Cultural-spiritual perspective

How We work in LiveDiverse

LiveDiverse 4. The construction of a GIS vulnerability data base

5. The identification of the biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods ‘hot-spots– a high risk (according to the natural science

criteria)– and a low capability to manage those risks

(according to the socio-economic, cultural-spiritual and political criteria).

6. The use of the knowledge gained in these processes to construct biodiversity and livelihood scenarios.

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7. The formulation of policy recommendations through analyses of existing and possible strategies

Combined GIS Mapping

Combined Scenarios

Policy recommendations

and project proposals

This research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant

agreement No. 211392

www.livediverse.eu

This research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant

agreement No. 211392

www.livediverse.eu