Approaching & Engaging the Community: Community Biodiversity Registers
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Approaching & Engaging the Community:
Community Biodiversity Registers
Bhuwon Sthapit and Pablo Eyzaguirre
Farmer-Led Documentation FAO 28 Sept 2007
Conserving diversity: Raising awareness
Increasing public awareness includes returning information and project results to the communities who participated
Sharing information helps ensure resource conservation, local economic development and distribution of the benefits from biodiversity top those who pay the direct costs for its maintenance.
Techniques for sharing information: Public meetings and workshops Exchange visits Use of radio, film and paper media Diversity fairs Traditional food fairs Use of poetry, songs, essays and drama Courses, exhibits, games in schools Local museums
sharing of ideas between
local artists & team
field visit for picking up
local story base
drama in rural setting
Impact-reaching a
wide range of people
across age, gender,
wealth and ethnic groups
Rural Diversity DramaRural Diversity Drama
Conserving diversity: Raising awareness
Orientation on project
concept and goals
Overnight field visit by a team
of poets
Creation of poems about
value of biodiversity
Recite in situ for local people
Impact: popular and good
documentation
Rural Poetry JourneyRural Poetry Journey
Conserving diversity: Raising awareness
Conserving diversity: Raising awarenessConserving diversity: Raising awareness
Diversity fair ..community based competitive event to display local crop diversity
locating diversity and recognizing custodians
enhance exchange of materials and knowledge
rapid assessment of varietal diversity
sensitize community enhance farmer participation collection of germplasm
Impact: awareness; increased diversityImpact: awareness; increased diversity
Diversity blocks
non-replicated blocks (by ecological domain) under farmer’s management
characterization and evaluation of farmers’ varieties and preferred traits
assessment of consistency of farmers’ descriptors in naming and describing cultivars
selection for parent seed multiplication for diversity
kits community sensitization
Conserving diversity: Raising awareness
Diversity kits
a set of small quantity of seeds for informal research and development
encourage farmers to search, select and maintain preferred local genetic resources
deployment diversity for managing pests and disease stresses
strengthening seed networks for improved gene flow
enhance farmer participation
Conserving diversity: Raising awareness
Community bio-diversity register
NationalGenebank
Options• VA• PPB
Diversity fair/ block*
Householdseed store
Formal Breeding
Farmer’s seedsupply system
Community-based PGR management(Source: Sthapit and Jarvis, 1999)
Community-based genetic resource management: linking farmers to genebank and utilization
Community Biodiversity Register
A register (farmer information database) maintained by community based organizations for keeping inventory of biodiversity and associated knowledge holders and monitoring local crop diversity for the community benefits and needs.
recognition that community controls information, materials and decision making process
strengthen local capacity for conservation and utilization decisions
decentralization of farmer information database at community level
local commitment and a sense of ownership address the needs of rural livelihoods and income code of conduct for access to and benefit sharing
Community Biodiversity RegisterCommunity Biodiversity Register
Difference in approach?:Difference in approach?:
documentationdocumentation
monitoringmonitoring
marketingmarketing
exchangeexchange
fight biopiracyfight biopiracy
ownershipownership
Objectives:Objectives:
Community Biodiversity RegisterCommunity Biodiversity Register
Minimum data set required at house-hold level
What do we have? Why do we need to conserve them? How do we utilise them? What are the values of the materials? Who has traditional knowledge and how is it
transmitted? What are genetic resources that can be shared
within and outside the community? What are the most valued TK and resources that
should be kept as community-specific trade secret or prior informed consent?
Analysis and sharing of information and link with Analysis and sharing of information and link with R&DR&D
Recording of CBR for understanding diversityRecording of CBR for understanding diversity
Agreement on roles and responsibilities and code Agreement on roles and responsibilities and code of conduct for sharing information and benefitsof conduct for sharing information and benefits
Diversity fair for locating diversity and custodiansDiversity fair for locating diversity and custodians
Sharing ideas with community and grassroots Sharing ideas with community and grassroots institutionsinstitutions
Steps for implementing farmer information database, CBR
Training for CBR documentation Training for CBR documentation
Setting objectives of CBR with communitySetting objectives of CBR with community
Using CBR information for plant conservation
Large area Large area Many householdsMany households
Large area Few households
Small area Small area Few householdsFew households
Small area Many households
Ex situ conservation
rare
Germplasm enhancementParticipatory plant breeding
Value additionMarket linksAwareness
On-farm conservation
commonUsing four-cell analysis
Conserving diversity: Local initiatives
Community genebanks – Link conservation to production at community level
Distribute seeds on a loan basis
Income generation Address farmers’ needs for
access to crop genetic diversity Ensure sustainable supply of
planting materials Facilitate market access
Strengthening capacity of local institution as community resource centre
Support CBM programme:Support CBM programme:
Community seed bank e.g. ADCS, NepalCommunity seed bank e.g. ADCS, Nepal Support network of nurseries e.g. home garden in Ilam Support network of nurseries e.g. home garden in Ilam Support the annual work plan of CBOs, women groups Support the annual work plan of CBOs, women groups
and NGOs etc… and NGOs etc…