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WCC 2012 Res 120 - Activity Report

Submitted by Carianne.Johnson on Thu, 01/24/2019 - 20:52
General Information
Biodiversity conservation for development in the South through South-South cooperation
IUCN Constituent: 
862C53A4-DEB7-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2017-2020
Period covered: 
2018
Geographic scope: 
Meso and South America
North America and the Caribbean
Country/Territory: 
Belize
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Ya'axche Conservation Trust (Belize), Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical (Cuba), GEF Small Grants Programme - United Nations Development Programme (Belize)
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessConducted agro-ecology capacity building sessions with indigenous farmers from communities adjacent to protected areas in the Maya Golden Landscape. Activities included demonstration planting of local pest control plant varieties into existing Inga Alley-Cropping farms and development of demonstration labs to farm biological control agents that are natural predators for indigenous pests. Training sessions conducted by Professor Reuben Sanchez of Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical (Cuba) through the South-South cooperation.Completed
FundraisingYa'axche sought partnership for the continuation of the climate-smart agriculture capacity building sessions with indigenous farmers. The sessions focused on agro-ecology practices to reduce the impact of agriculture on biodiversity in the Mayan Golden Landscape in southern Belize. Completed
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
A team of indigenous farmers from southern Belize participated in a South-South cooperation networking opportunity in Cuba. They attended the Simposo Ecologia Sociedad y Medio Ambiente Ecovida 2018in Pinar del Rio hosted by Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical (Cuba).
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
FundraisingYa'axche Conservation Trust will continue to seek opportunities to partner with Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical (Cuba) for agro-ecological training for indigenous farmers in southern Belize.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Ya'axche Conservation Trust