The World Agroforestry Centre and the United Nations Environment Programme co-hosted the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry in Nairobi, Kenya from 23-28 August 2009.
The overall theme of the Congress was Agroforestry, the future of global land use. The sub-themes were Food Security and Livelihoods; Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources; and Policies and Institutions. Researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from around the world shared new research ideas and experiences, explored partnership opportunities and strengthened communities of practice.
Some of the presentations relevant to indigenous peoples and REDD are referenced below. Presentation slides or notes have been linked where available.
Session 26: Local Knowledge in agroforestry science (Led by L Joshi)
- Enhancing the ecological and functional roles of shade trees in cocoa farms: participatory tree diversification in Ghana – Richard Asare, Forest and Landscapes Denmark and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
- The gender of trees: Local knowledge systems in a forest fringe community in rural Ghana – Christine Gibb, University of Guelph, Canada. Download ppt slides…
- Participatory Design and Assessment of Swiss Agroforestry Systems – Firesenai Sereke, Research Station ART, Switzerland
- The encounter between local and professional knowledge regarding tree growing in the southwest Amazon – Paulina Campos on behalf of Juan Carlos Montero, Institute of Silviculture, University of Freiburg, Germany. Download ppt slides…
- Local ecological knowledge as key to managing the trade-off between biodiversity and livelihoods in Fouta – Serge Ngendakumana, World Agroforestry Centre, Guinea. Download ppt slides…
- Comparative analysis of farmers’ knowledge about ecosystem services and coffee productivity across Central America – Carlos Cerdan, CATIE-Bangor University. Download ppt slides…
- Local ecological knowledge in the development of reward mechanism for watershed services – Elok Mulyoutami, World Agroforestry Centre, Indonesia
- Leveraging local knowledge systems for combating climate change – lessons from indigenous agroforestry practices in central India – Yogesh Jadhav, Institute of Professional Education and Research, India.
Session 27: The role of underutilized crops for agroforestry (Led by P Van Damme & Z Tchoundjeu)
- Indigenous Lac Production Strategies of the Monga-stricken People in Rural Bangladesh: A Study on Agroforestry – Zulfiquar Ali Islam, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Session 28: Agroforestry-based livelihood strategies for smallholders in the Amazon (Led by R. Porro, J. Ugarte & O. Llanque)
- Contribution of Forest Products and Agroforestry for Livelihoods of Indigenous and Colonist Communities in the Peruvian Amazon – Abel Meza, World Agroforestry Centre, Peru.
- The role of agroforestry-based practices in shaping policies and programs for licit smallholder livelihoods in the Colombian Amazon – Bertha Leonor Ramírez Pava, Universidad de la Amazonia, Colombia.
- Description of homegardens in Araçá Indigenous Land, in the Lavrado (savannas) of Roraima, Brazil – Robert P. Miller, FUNAI, Brazil.
Session 31B: Rewards for the environmental services of agroforestry: Payment for watershed/biodiversity services and cross-cutting issues (Led by Thomas Yatich & Oluyede Ajayi)
- Payments for Watershed Services: Implications and Considerations for Upland Indigenous Groups in Sibuyan Island, Philippines – Presenter: Edgardo Tongson, World Wide Fund for Nature – Philippines.
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