Making the Mekong Connected
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| + | *The Upper Mekong Region (south China, north Laos and Thailand, east Myanmar) is an ecologically important andvital region for the lower Mekong countries. | ||
| + | *Smallholder farmers, including many indigenous ethniccommunities play an important role in protecting forests,landscapes, and watersheds. They maintain biodiversity through traditional land-use practices. | ||
| + | *'''Problem:''' Secondary forests with rich biodiversity continue to be replaced by fruit tree and rubber plantations and, more recently, with Jatropha. | ||
==Project Goals== | ==Project Goals== | ||
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Project Title: Making the Mekong Connected
- Funding: BMZ/GIZ/ICRAF
- Duration: 2009-2012
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- Coordination: Prof. Dr. Christoph Kleinn
- Project researcher: Philip Beckschäfer
Background
- The Upper Mekong Region (south China, north Laos and Thailand, east Myanmar) is an ecologically important andvital region for the lower Mekong countries.
- Smallholder farmers, including many indigenous ethniccommunities play an important role in protecting forests,landscapes, and watersheds. They maintain biodiversity through traditional land-use practices.
- Problem: Secondary forests with rich biodiversity continue to be replaced by fruit tree and rubber plantations and, more recently, with Jatropha.
