The Associate Program on Ethnobiology, Socio-Economic Value Assessment and Community Based Conservation
Abstract
Two Smithsonian organizations, the Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program (SI/MAB) and the Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS), continue ongoing research projects in Western and Central Africa. Previous funding led to the development of eleven SI/MAB 1-ha research plots and the 50-ha CTFS Korup Forest Dynamics Plot. These research plots seek to better understand forest dynamics and tropical forest ecosystems through analysis of forest biology and spatial distribution, and species identification. Current research efforts in the Korup Forest Dynamics Plot focus on data management and correction, as well as complementary research projects analyzing forest structure and composition, demography, and phenology. Community outreach and training continues in the project through two SI/MAB training courses in long-term biodiversity monitoring (adaptive management) and one CTFS training course in field botany. Two graduate research projects, one focusing on rural socio-economic conditions and the other on medicinal plant screening, proceed in the Korup Forest Dynamics Plot, supplementing the extensive forest dynamics database.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA406251
Entities
People
- Maurice M. Iwu