INCO Foreaim - Start meeting

du 24.10.2005 au 27.10.2005
Centre de ressources scientifique pour l'agriculture et l'environnement (Cersae) - Antananarivo - MADAGASCAR

FOREAIM : Bridging restoration and multi-functionality in degraded forest landscape
of Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean Islands

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Main objective

To enable sustainable restoration of degraded tropical forest by developping tools, technologies and recommendations for end users of research : local populations, policy/decision makers, and economic operators

start meeting contact
Titre :	FOREAIM Project : Start meeting
Lieu :	Cersae - Antananarivo
Dates :	24 au 27 octobre 2005
Contact :	Jean Marc BOUVET
Adresse :	Cirad Ampandrianomby BP 853 - Antananarivo - Madagascar
Courriel :	dregion@cirad.mg
Téléphone :	+261 20 22 406 23
Télécopie :	+261 20 22 408 21

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Specific objectives'
- to assess stakeholders forest and tree management practises
- to define bioindicators of degradation and rehabilitation (plant, soil, erosion)
- to promote plantation of native species
- to provide economic information to guide restoration
- to promote methods to facilitate transfer and effective uptake by stakeholders
- to disseminate information')

workpackages

WP1- Local population and forest degradation (co-leaders : Cirad - Fofifa)
WP2- Impact of degradation and rehabilitation on vegetation (co-leaders : INA - MAK)
WP3- Rehabilitation of forest ecosystem through planting (co-leaders : Univant - mak)
WP4- Impact of degradation and rehabilitation on soil functioning (co-leaders : Ird - Kefri)
WP5- Impact of degradation and rehabilitation on erosion (co-leaders : ceh - Kefri)
WP6- Economical potential of native species inforest rehabilitation (co-leaders : Kefri - univant)
WP7- Tools for transfer and appropriation by stakeholders (co-leaders : Fofifa)
WP8- Consortium management (Cirad)

Main expected outputs of the start up meeting

to finalize the organisation of the steering committee and the nomination of partner representatives
to finalize the nomination of the workpackage leaders and co-leaders
to develop an efficient network between partners through working group sessions, discussions, exchange of information and informal meetings
to improve project partners capacity to manage the project by informing partners on the 6th FP rules for the management of Specific Targeted Research Project
to provide a workpackage implementation plan for each workpackage for the first year project
to define schedule of reports and reporting periods for the first year period

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Programme
Date / heure	Thèmes abordés
Monday 24/10/2005
8h30	short opening speech by representative of Malagasy institutions (director of FOFIFA, Chairman of the University) and regional Director of Cirad in Madagascar
9h30	presentation of each participant attending the meeting short presentation of the FOREAIM project and presentation of the FOREAIM start up meeting (JM Bouvet)
10h	coffee/tea Break
10h30	administrative and financial aspects (first session, M Roullier): European rules for the management of the project
12h	lunch
13h30	presentation by each partner of its own research institute and of what research activities their institute will implement in the project (10-15 minutes by partner)
15h30	coffee / tea break
16h	presentation of the targeted site (Madagascar, Uganda and Kenya) (30 minutes by presentation): specificity of the sites in connection with the FOREAIM objectives (how the site will help to achieve the goal of the project). Presentation are made by one representative of each country (Madagascar, Uganda and Kenya)
17h30	end of the session

Tuesday 25/10/2005
8h30	administrative and financial aspects (second session): 6th PCRDT rules and consortium agreement (M Roullier, JM Bouvet)
10h	coffee / tea break
10h30	presentation of research activities connected to FOREAIM and conducted in Madagascar by scientists of Fofifa and University of Antananarivo Hanitra Andrianoelisoa FOFIFA : chemical diversity of essential oil of Ravensara aromatica Philippe Collas de Chatelperron CIRAD: Natural distribution of Ravensara aromatica and management principles Miarantsoa Rakotobe UNIVTA : Potential for valorisation of Psidia altissima in fallows Bakoly Rakouth UNIVTA : results of restoration activities in the forest zone of Beforona
12h	lunch
13h30	opening session: work-package implementation plan: general principle, organisation, functioning, main activities (JM Bouvet)
14h	working group session : one working group per work-package work-package organisation and strategy to achieve objectives and first year programme
15h30	coffee / tea break
16h	working group session one working group per work-package: work-package organisation and strategy to achieve objectives and first year programme
17h30	end of the session
>>>	Hotel panorama : administrative and financial aspects : discussions between Cirad coordination (Magali Roullier, JM Bouvet) and Makerere University (G Eilu, P Nyeko and J Obua)

Wednesday 26/10/2005
6h	rendez vous hotel Panorama - trip by bus to vohimana forest station Field visit at the Vohimana forest station,150 km from Antananarivo. Discussions on the site about the issues addressed by FOREAIM during field visit
15h30	departure to Antananarivo

Thursday 27/10/2005
8h30	working group session : one working group per work-package work-package organisation and strategy to achieve objectives and first year programme
10h	coffee / tea break
10h30	working group session one working group per work-package: work-package organisation and strategy to achieve objectives and first year programme
12h	lunch
13h30	presentation by each work-package leader of the strategy for implementing activities (10 minutes per work-package and 10 minutes discussions)
15h	coffee / tea break
15h30	presentation by each work-package leader of the strategy for implementing activities (10 minutes per work-package and 10 minutes discussions)
17h	closing session : conclusion of the meeting
17h30	official end of FOREAIM start up meeting

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