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Habitat Restoration and Sustainable Use of Southern Peruvian Dry Forest

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£198,214
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Peru

Summary

Development and applicatoin of techniques for habitat restoration and sustainable use of native dry forest to combat desertification and conserve forest relics in southern Peru
 
Status Completed
Reference 15-016
Round 14
Start 01/05/2006
End 30/04/2009
Project Leader
Dr William Milliken
Lead Organisation
RBG Kew - Herbarium
Project Partners
ANIA - Asociacion para la Ninez y su Ambiente, Grupa Aves del Peru, Asociacion Cultural Nasca, Museo Regional de Ica, Antares/Escuela Libre de Puerto Huamani, Universidad San Luis Gonzaga de Ica, Universidad Nacional Agraria
Website
http://www.kew.org
Regions
South America
Biomes
FORESTS, DRY LANDS
Production
ARTIFICIAL PROPAGATION, FORESTRY
Threats To Biodiversity
LAND USE CHANGE
Broad Approches
GENERAL MEASURES, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, EX SITU, SPECIES CONSERVATION
Specific Tools
GLOBAL PLANT STRATEGY, TAXONOMY, MONITORING, RESEARCH, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Peru
Project Outputs
Baseline information on biodiversity of forest fragments and degraded vegetation; use of forest resources Tree nursery and seed handling/ propagation methodologies Habitat restoration trials buffering forest relics, using native species Students and local land owners engaged in habitat restoration techniques & research Production and processing trials and marketing of sustainable Prosopis pods flour and syrup Children trained in tree planting, aftercare and habitat regeneration Information network developed for SE Peru dry forest conservation, included in CHM Increased appreciation of forest ecosystem/ livelihood value among local communities and government agencies Manuals for habitat restoration in dry forests and sustainable production of Prosopis pod products

Documents:
Download: Article - 15-016 FR Ann10 - article for Latin American Antiguity - 16/11/2009

Download: Article - 15-016 FR Ann7 - article in Geograhical - 16/11/2009

Download: Article - 15-016 FR Ann8 - article in Kew Magazine 08 - 16/11/2009

Download: Article - 15-016 FR Ann9 - article in Kew Scientist 09 - 16/11/2009

Download: Article - 15-016 AR2 Ann G - Ornithology poster (Congreso de ecología) - 16/12/2008

Download: Article - 15-016 AR2 Ann B - Brigada Ecologial poster - 16/12/2008

Download: Article - 15-016 AR2 Ann C - Friend and foe poster - 16/12/2008

Download: Article - 15-016 AR2 Ann D - Huarango Festival poster - 16/12/2008

Download: Article - 15-016 AR2 Ann E - Label for jars - 16/12/2008

Download: Article - 15-016 AR2 Ann A - Brigada ID card example - 16/12/2008

Download: Article - 15-016 AR2 Ann F - Life cycles poster - 16/12/2008

Download: Final Report - 15-016 FR - 16/11/2009

Download: Annual Report - 15-016 AR2 - 16/12/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 15-016 HY2 - 14/02/2008

Download: Annual Report - 15-016 AR1 edited - 14/02/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 15-016 HY1 - 14/02/2008

Download: Application Form - 15-016 St2 edited - 14/02/2008