13 Conserving pine woodland biodiversity in Beliz e through community fire management Duncan Macqueen Elmar Requena Nilcia Xi Cathy Smith amp Neil Suart Developing community ID: 794840
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Darwin
In
itiative
2
2-013: Conserving pine woodland biodiversity in Belize through community fire management.
Duncan Macqueen,
Elmar
Requena
,
Nilcia
Xi, Cathy
Smith & Neil
Suart
Developing community
businesses to
improve local livelihoods in Toledo
Slide2Slide3Severe
dry season fires
degrade
pine
and palmetto savannas, the key habitat of the endangered Yellow
Headed Parrot
Slide4Severe dry season fires
destroy parrot nests
,
kill
pine seedlings and reduce palmetto berry harvest to communities
Slide5Problem (current situation)
Proposed solution
Why are we developing businesses as part of a fire management project?
Poor stewardship
Unwanted fires
Loss of biodiversity and forest resources
Active fire management
Recovery of biodiversity and forest resources
Training in fire management
Livelihoods using savanna resources sustainably
Motivation for stewardship
Capacity for stewardship
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Community Consultations in
Medina Bank, Bladen, Trio, San Isidro and Bella Vista
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6Initial Business ConceptsBladen Village- Palmetto Business Bella
Vista Village-
Mayan HandiCraft
Medina
Bank- Adventures in the Last
Corridor (Ecotourism)San Isidrio
Village- San Isidro Farmers Agroforestry Association
(Agroforestry)
San Isidrio- Xibe
Resta
urant
(food and craft production)
Trio Village-Trio Mountain Tilapia
Growers
(Fish and potentially
timber)
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7Building capacity
Type
of
inf
or
mation
What do community entrepreneurs need
to know?
Economy / finance
The actors, prices, volumes,
the
value
chainThe costs, competitors, market trends
etc.
Natural
Resources
Availability of resources, suppliers, seasonality and sustainabilityInstitutional/LegalBusiness registration, management
regulations
licenses and permits, taxes, fees
etc.
Social/Cultural
Customary
authorities,
cultural
impacts, contributions to
the
community
and
each
gender
T
echn
o
log
y
/Pr
o
d
u
ct
research and development
Skills and technical
ability,
local technologies, packaging
logistics and information
technology
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5Regional Exchanges
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Skill
TrainingAccounting/Book KeepingHandiCraft TrainingFood Handling
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Business
plans for investorsCost
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Capital investment
Xibe receive catering equipment
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Capital investment
SIFAA build their chicken coup
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Capital investment
Adventures in the Last Corridor trial their tubes
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21ChallengesWorking as a groupObtaining skills and capital requiredAgreeing what is sustainable extraction
Negotiating access
to protected
Areas
Connecting Business Development
and Fire Management (threat
and solution)
Sustain
ing group engagement
Handling community politics
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Lessons
LearntSlow process with lots of ways of failingGroups need to network Business plan helped attract finance for business start-up.
Need to p
lan for longer
term investment while
meeting short
term needs.Understand
existing community resources use
Ensure wider community benefit
Slide23Summary
Present government
policy excluding
people from protected areas needs to be re-examined in light of global trends to make local communities
stewards of forest resourcesDeveloping community business improves local livelihoods and can also provide the incentive to protect these areas from fire
Slide24Community businesses can fail for many reasons and so
a business
incubation model needs to be staged, adaptive and responsive
Business incubation process also facilitates broader dialogue between NGO and communities