MITMIOMBO. "Management of Indigenous Tree Species for Ecosystem Restoration and Wood Production in Semi-arid MIOMBO Woodlands in Eastern Africa"

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1 MITMIOMBO "Management of Indigenous Tree Species for Ecosystem Restoration and Wood Production in Semi-arid MIOMBO Woodlands in Eastern Africa" EU FP6 INCO/SSA Project Project introduction Sauli Valkonen, Finland Purpose To launch cooperation on the development of methods for research and management of indigenous forests of semi-arid East Africa

2 Project frame Participants ("s") Finnish Forest Research Institute METLA Finland University of Joensuu Finland Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sci. Sweden Sokoine University of Agric. Tanzania Tanzania Forestry Research Institute Tanzania Tanzania Association of Foresters Tanzania Duration November, October 3, 008 (4 months) Objectives, impacts, benefits Insight Tools Interaction (at beginning) management and research ecosystems, stand structure and dynamics, management, utilization, protection, community involvement research methods for complex stands on management issues and research between communities, farmers, tree growers, extension workers, and researchers Syntheses Plans (at end) focus for future work; preliminary applications for practice future cooperation, involving colleagues from neighboring countries too

3 Actions. Reviews and syntheses seminars (within project meetings), workshops published as proceedings, summary leaflets, articles communicated to colleagues, stakeholders, practitioners. Experimental plots pilot trials and demonstration of treatment alternatives application of research methodologies remeasured 6 and months after establishment T T+F C C+F Actions 3. Pilot studies on the plots application of research methodologies complex stand structures and dynamics regeneration seasonal tree growth variation pests, tree herbivore interactions preliminary results one-year observation period only

4 Actions 4. Researcher interaction exchange visits from TNZ to FIN, SWE -3 months pilot studies with plot data workshops specific topics in TNZ (FIN, SWE?) Actions 5. Interaction with practitioners, extension toinitiate, plan, demonstrate, discuss, cooperate onmanagement objectives and alternatives withcommunity members, farmers, tree growers, extension workers, forestry officers, and researchers in termsofexcursions, "seminars", visits on and adjacent to plots

5 Actions 6. Project management Responsible persons ("General Assembly") METLA Sauli Valkonen (project coordinator) Heikki Roininen Gert Nyberg Luther Lawrence Mbwambo Kiko Hamza Meetings, s, phone 6-month funding and reporting periods Resources EU FP6 (INCO/SSA) contribution 89,66 direct costs meetings, travel, excursions, researcher exchange, publications, consumables... temporary personnel specifically and exclusively assigned to project (total 7 months) indirect costs/overheads (0 % of total) for, small part of salaries of staff (has achieved Full Cost status for EU projects) Own resources work by own staff (total 5 months) facilities, internal services partly compensated through overhead Final EU contribution is dependent on succesful performance AND acceptable accounting, activity reports, and cost declarations! Otherwise the EU may decline additional funding and recall prefinancing

6 Work packages. Reviews and synthesis of existing knowledge and results gained Objective: To synthesize existing and gained knowledge and publish it for researchers and practitioners Work: papers presented at project meetings () published in proceedings (+ journal articles) colleagues from neighboring countries invited to nd meeting Deliverables: review papers (proceedings st meeting) synthesis papers (proceedings nd meeting) Varmola 6,600+3,000* Roininen 3,600 Malmer 9,600 7,00 Nshubemuki Hamza,400 *WP/: travel of invited colleagues from neighboring countries 3, Work packages. Establishment and management of study plots Objective: Create staging ground for studies and demonstrations Work: establishment of plots, measurements (3 times), treatments, protection Deliverables: Experimental plan Saramäki 9,00+3,000* Roininen Nyberg 7,00 4 4,400 Mbwambo 5 5,500 None *WP/: travel of invited colleagues from neighboring countries 3,

7 Work packages 3. Methods for studies on stand structure and dynamics Objective: Jointly apply modeling to study stand structure and dynamics Work: acquisition of data from plots, treatment, calculation, publishing - exchange visitors to conduct studies Deliverables: Technical paper, result papers (proceedings) manuscripts to scientific journals Valkonen.5 7, ,00 Mbwambo 5 5, Work packages 4. Methods for studies on short-term growth variations/periodicity Objective: Work: Deliverables: Apply girth bands to study growth variations/periodicity installment, upkeep, reading, registration of data data analysis Plan, two proceedings papers, manuscript to scientific journal Nöjd, Isango.5 8,

8 Work packages 5. Methods for studies on tree-pest/herbivore interaction Objective: Study and demonstrate pest/herbivore influence Work: Exclusion treatments (fencing) on plots, monitoring and measurement demonstration, conclusions presented Deliverables: Review paper, result paper (proceedings) Roininen 7, Petro Work packages 6. Extension and exchange of knowledge Objective: Launch interaction and dissemination between communities, farmers, tree growers, extension workers, officials, researchers Work: Consulting local people for needs and management alternatives excursions, demonstration and discussion events dissemination of findings Deliverables: Plan for dissemination, leaflet for extension, report on participation 7,00* Nyberg 7,00 6,500 Mndolwa,800 Hamza 4,00 *WP6/: travel of invited colleagues from neighboring countries 6,

9 Work packages 7. Project management Objective: Successful project work, reporting, and funding issues Work: Meetings (), planning, monitoring, reporting Deliverables: Project presentation Valkonen 5,300 Roininen 0.,00 Nyberg 0.3,00,800 Mbwambo,800 Hamza Major events and milestones Launch November, 006 st project meeting February 5 -, 007 Plot establishment February 3 - March 5, 007 First periodic reports April 007 Plot remeasurement September - October 007 EU report and cost declaration November 007 Plot remeasurement February-March 008 Workshops using data March 008 Exchange visits April-June 008 nd project meeting September 008 End of project work October 3, 008 EU final report November 30,

10 Welcome to MITMIOMBO!