Conservation and Use of the Wild Populations of Coffea Arabica in the Montane Rainforests in Ethiopia (CoCE)
Case Study C0274
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| Date | December 2007 |
| Agency | Center for Development Research (ZEF), Germany; German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation; Ethiopian Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF); Ethiopian Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (IBC), Ethiopia |
| Donor/support agency | German Federal Ministry for Education and Research |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Protected area Productive landscape |
| Geographic coverage | Ethiopia |
| Locality | Montane rainforests of Ethiopia |
| Biodiversity focus | Forest ecosystem |
| Development focus | National policy level and local community |
| Conservation goals | To protect biodiversity and establish a biosphere reserve |
| Poverty reduction goals | To promote sustainable income generating activities for the local population |
Summary
Development of implementation strategies of model character for the concurrent conservation and use of both wild Coffea arabica and its natural habitat in the centre of its diversity. Activities (examples):
• Workshop on “Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction in Human-Transformed Landscapes in Ethiopia” to discuss different approaches that combine conservation and sustainable development, as currently implemented in Ethiopia.
• Establishment of a forest conservation area at landscape level set up as biosphere reserve for the wild coffee regions in the south western parts of Ethiopia
• Projects related to environmental education and capacity building are being carried out to accompany these efforts (school award project to promote biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of wild coffee, landscape planning workshop for protected area managers and administrators)
Conservation impact
• conservation of the genetic diversity of wild coffee together with
• the conservation of the species and ecosystem diversity of the montane rainforests.
Poverty reduction impact
• concrete conservation and use activities for the wild coffee gene pool
• communication of issues concerning wild coffee and the montane rainforests
• environmental education and raising public awareness of biodiversity as well as
• raising awareness of the potential to transform wild coffee and other forest resources into real economic benefits via providing adequate incentives and effective financing mechanisms for long-term economic and social development.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Enabling local participation in policy-/decision- making processes
Enhanced access to/availability of natural resources for local use
Revival of traditional practices
Sustainable Use
Reference 1
http://www.coffee.uni-bonn.de/
More information
Mr Luz
E-mail: LuzB@bfn.de
Manfred Denich
E-mail: m.denich@uni-bonn.de
Phone: +49 (0) 228 73 1864
Related records above this one:
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) (Organisation O0378)