| Overall Objective: |
| Contribute to the
conservation and sustainable use of two rattan species and improvement
of the quality of life of the local communities in Thua Thien
Hue province |
| Specific Objectives |
1. To give a concise
overview of ecology, exploitation and management of rattan resources
within the project area;
2. To determine the sustainable development plans of rattan
species that will allow villagers to generate income;
3. To establish demonstrative model for sustainable development
of selected rattan species;
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| Output: |
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1. Harvest guidelines for sustainable exploitation of rattan
species;
2. PhD thesis and scientific publications on population dynamics
of rattan
3. Participatory market analyses and development of business
plans for selected species
4. Demonstration model rattan nurseries and rattan plantation/
rattan forest garden;
5. Tissue culture research on rattan propagation
6. Dissemination follow-up activities design
Article
about rattan resource at BMNP | TBI
Vietnam publications | |
| Project Outline |
| Unsustainable use
of rattan resources in Vietnam has lead to decreasing productivity
and risks of species. Currently, no information is available
to produce guidelines that guarantee sustainable harvest nor
harvest guidelines adopted by rattan harvesting communities.
There is poor awareness of overharvesting impact on rattan populations.
Sustainable use of rattan species requires the adoption of certain
harvesting rules by the rattan collectors. To formulate such
harvesting guidelines, knowledge on the population dynamics
of the exploited species and on the impact of rattan exploitation
at individual and population level is required. Furthermore,
sustainable business plans of rattan should be formulated to
supply stable raw material for market. |
| Partners |
Forest Science Institute of Vietnam
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Utrecht University
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Institute of Environment and Biological Resources
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FIPI
Forest Inventory and Planning Institute
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