Project title
|
Building Capacity for Biodiversity Conservation in Eastern
Europe and Central Asia
|
| Summary – To train biodiversity
practitioners from across the EECCA region through active
participation in a Wetlands project in Belarus. |
| Project code |
PECE-06 |
| Lead partner |
Earthwatch Institute (Europe) |
| Other partners |
HSBC Holdings plc
Field Studies Council
National Academy of Sciences (Belarus)
Central Asia Regional Environment Centre
Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus
Biodiversity Conservation Centre (Russia)
Eco Centre K (Ukraine) |
| Project duration |
Aug 05 - Dec 07 |
| Duration |
2.5 years |
| Location |
Focus country – Belarus
Beneficiary countries – Ukraine,Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan, Georgia and Republic of Iran (non PECE partner). |
| Purpose |
The overall purpose of the project is to support
biodiversity field research, train biodiversity practitioners
and build capacity around the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and
Central Asia (EECCA) region. Twenty-eight key biodiversity
practitioners from the EECCA region will receive training in
biodiversity monitoring, project management and involving communities
in biodiversity conservation. They will also actively participate
in the Earthwatch Belarus Wetlands project located in Poozerja
in northern Belarus, to gain first hand experience of botanical
survey and wetland conservation techniques.. |
| Themes |
Biodiversity, education for sustainable development |
| Funding |
Defra: £50,000; HSBC: £30,000; Earthwatch & FSC:£20,000 |
Further information/
progress |
Quarterly Report (January
2006) (PDF, 50
KB) |
| Contact |
Nat Spring, Earthwatch Institute (Europe) nspring@earthwatch.org.uk |
Partners
for Environmental Cooperation in Europe 