A National Management Plan for a protected non-timber CITEs listed tree species: Prunus africana. Ingram et al. pygeum mgt plan presentation nat forum march 10
Non-Timber Forest Products: contribution to national economy and sustainable ...CIFOR-ICRAF
CIFOR scientist Robert Nasi gave this presentation on 10 October 2012 during the 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP11).
Non-Timber Forest Products: contribution to national economy and sustainable ...CIFOR-ICRAF
CIFOR scientist Robert Nasi gave this presentation on 10 October 2012 during the 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP11).
Pastoralism in Kenya and Tanzania: Challenges and opportunities in animal hea...ILRI
Poster by James Wakhungu, Jesca Wesongah, Galgalo Tura, George Msalya, Delia Grace, Fred Unger and Silvia Alonso presented at the 6th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 October 2014.
Presentation of the proposal for the national strategy (english)ExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/olq/documents/documents/PresentationAGNS19M.pdf
Presentation of the proposal for the national strategy (english)
Presented by Nirupama Kulkarni, Esq. Indus Law Firm, James C. Seiffert, Member Stites & Harbison, PLLC amd Adel Elmankabady, Principal, Georgia Center for Investment on Develpment.
A unique Operations Management Business Simulation training course, it probably is the only one focused on Service Operations Management which is extremely rigorous, intensive and knowledge driven with Key operational concepts such as line balancing, forecasting, capacity planning etc. are covered apart from people aspects such as performance management, succession planning etc. Recently launched the AOM Experience- a unique e learning course on the basics of service operations is based on the principle of gamified learning and incorporates learning from peers.
Windows one - a platform that will merge Windows Phone, Windows RT and Window...Ankur Jain
Microsoft is moving towards Windows One which is a platform that will merge Windows Phone, Windows RT and Windows 8.
Windows RT: An OS that comes on Windows Tablets example (Microsoft Surface).
Windows 8: Mostly used windows for Laptops and Desktops for a windows user now.
Windows One: Works one on all i.e. Windows Phone, Tablets and Laptops.
Pastoralism in Kenya and Tanzania: Challenges and opportunities in animal hea...ILRI
Poster by James Wakhungu, Jesca Wesongah, Galgalo Tura, George Msalya, Delia Grace, Fred Unger and Silvia Alonso presented at the 6th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 October 2014.
Presentation of the proposal for the national strategy (english)ExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/olq/documents/documents/PresentationAGNS19M.pdf
Presentation of the proposal for the national strategy (english)
Presented by Nirupama Kulkarni, Esq. Indus Law Firm, James C. Seiffert, Member Stites & Harbison, PLLC amd Adel Elmankabady, Principal, Georgia Center for Investment on Develpment.
A unique Operations Management Business Simulation training course, it probably is the only one focused on Service Operations Management which is extremely rigorous, intensive and knowledge driven with Key operational concepts such as line balancing, forecasting, capacity planning etc. are covered apart from people aspects such as performance management, succession planning etc. Recently launched the AOM Experience- a unique e learning course on the basics of service operations is based on the principle of gamified learning and incorporates learning from peers.
Windows one - a platform that will merge Windows Phone, Windows RT and Window...Ankur Jain
Microsoft is moving towards Windows One which is a platform that will merge Windows Phone, Windows RT and Windows 8.
Windows RT: An OS that comes on Windows Tablets example (Microsoft Surface).
Windows 8: Mostly used windows for Laptops and Desktops for a windows user now.
Windows One: Works one on all i.e. Windows Phone, Tablets and Laptops.
Energy-Price-Driven Query Processing in Multi-center WebSearch EnginesRoi Blanco
Concurrently processing thousands of web queries, each with a response time under a fraction of a second, necessitates maintaining and operating massive data centers. For large-scale web search engines, this translates into high energy consumption and a huge electric bill. This work takes the challenge to reduce the electric bill of commercial web search engines operating on data centers that are geographically far apart. Based on the observation that energy prices and query workloads show high spatio-temporal variation, we propose a technique that dynamically shifts the query workload of a search engine between its data centers to reduce the electric bill. Experiments on real-life query workloads obtained from a commercial search engine show that significant financial savings can be achieved by this technique.
From April 1st, 2011 to March 31st 2012, the Partnership's SmartBusiness team consulted with 251 businesses in Halifax, NS, the majority of which were Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). This report is a compilation of the 213 retention visits to local businesses and their experiences with the Halifax economy. Retention visits cover a variety of issues ranging from: perceptions of the local business climate, to the company’s local workforce, to sales, even immigration issues.
Barking up the wrong tree? Conservation, CITES and controls on commercial tra...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Tony Cunningam and Terry Sunderland during the ATBC Annual meeting focuses on the Prunus africana, its distribution and variation, the local and commercial utilization, the commercial trade, CITES and Prunus africana, what CITES does, whether wild harvesting can be sustainable and the global perspective on bark harvest.
Ingram & Fon Environmental impact asessment Community forests and Sustainable Forest Management Experiences from Cameroon Verina Ingram, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation &
FGF, Co-Chair IAIA Biodiversity Group
Fon Nsoh, COMINSUD & WHINCONET
Taking the long view USAID, USFS, USGS investment in smallholder and communit...CIFOR-ICRAF
Jordan Kimball, Scott Bode, Nicodème Tchamou, Boubacar Thiam, Diane Russell, Gray Tappan and Dan Whyner with inspiration from Tim Resch and Mike McGahuey
Taking Stock of Smallholder and Community Forestry Montpellier, 24-26 March 2010
Indeginous Raisins and Pastoralism Livelihood Presentation by Yasin Mahadifutureagricultures
The role of indigenous gums and resins in pastoralist livelihood security and climate change adaptation in Garbatulla area of Northern Kenya- A presentation by Yasin Mahadi of Future Agricultures
This presentation by Tony Cunningham, Terry Sunderland and Robert Nkuinkeu shows why the Prunus africana case is globally significant in terms of policy vs. practice, offers 6 take home messages and recommendations for the future.
Smallholder chocolate forest management and forest ecological services in Wes...CIFOR-ICRAF
Denis J. Sonwa, Goetz Schroth, Stephan F. Weise, Marc J. J. Janssen, Howard Shapiro, James Gockowski
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
Management of Congo Basin forest resources: The quest for sustainabilityCIFOR-ICRAF
Robert Nasi, Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees, Agroforestry gives an overview of the evolution of forest management in the Congo Basin. He gave this policy keynote address on 22 May 2013 during a two-day policy and science conference entitled "Sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow", organized by CIFOR and its partners and held in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Prunus africana is an important species on the African continent, used traditionally for certain medicinal remedies. It is both valued and and vulnerable across the continent, but because of its value as medicine, clearing for farmland and the impacts of climate change, it needs to be protected and preserved.
TCforBE CONCEPTS TO UNDERSTAND & RESEARCH TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR BIODIVERS...Verina Ingram
CONCEPTS TO UNDERSTAND & RESEARCH
TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR BIODIVERSITY &
EQUITY
Transformative Change for
Biodiversity & Equity Project
Valerie Nelson, NRI, University of Greenwich V.J.Nelson@greenwich.ac.uk
Verina Ingram, Wageningen University & Research verina.ingram@wur.nl
Thirza Hermans, Wageningen University & Research thirze.hermans@wur.nl
Marina Benitez Kanter , Wageningen University & Research ,marina.benitezkanter@wur.nl
Albertine Vandenbussche, Wageningen University & Research albertine.vandenbussche@wur.nl
Jeremy Haggar, NRI, University of Greenwich J.P.Haggar@greenwich.ac.uk
Transformative Change for
Biodiversity & Equity Project
Presentation at SCORAI-ERSCP-WUR conference ‘Transforming consumption-production systems toward just and sustainable futures’
7 July 2023
TCforBE CONCEPTS TO UNDERSTAND & RESEARCH TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR BIODIVERS...Verina Ingram
Transformative Change for
Biodiversity & Equity Project
CONCEPTS TO UNDERSTAND & RESEARCH
TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR BIODIVERSITY &
EQUITY
Verina Ingram, Wageningen University & Research verina.ingram@wur.nl
Valerie Nelson, NRI, University of Greenwich V.J.Nelson@greenwich.ac.uk
Thirza Hermans, Wageningen University & Research thirze.hermans@wur.nl
Albertine Vandenbussche, Wageningen University & Research albertine.vandenbussche@wur.nl
Marina Benitez Kanter , Wageningen University & Research marina.benitezkanter@wur.nl
Jeremy Haggar, NRI, University of Greenwich J.P.Haggar@greenwich.ac.uk
Transformative Change for
Biodiversity & Equity Project
Presentation at 2023 Radboud Conference on Earth System Governance, Nijmegen: Food System Transformation Imaginaries and
Policy Paradigms Session, 25 October 2023
Mbane Leadership & Community Forestry Performance in Cameroon 02042024.pdfVerina Ingram
Exploring the Effect of Leadership styles on Community Forest Performance and the Mediating role of Community Participation in Cameroon - Joseph Mbane, CIFOR-IRCAF
Community forestry enterprises in the Congo Basin
Seminar
10.00 -13.00 2 April 2024
NCountR Room, Impulse, Wageningen CMAPUS & online
doctoral Defense Serge Piabuo
“Community Forest Enterprises (CFEs) as successful social enterprises: Empirical Evidence from Cameroon”
16.00 – 17.30 2 April 2024
Omnia Auditorium, Wageningen campus & online
Link to recording https://wur-educationsupport.screenstepslive.com/m/111045/l/1595365-about-recording-and-livestreaming-a-promotion-phd-defence-graduation-ceremony-inauguration-farewell-speech-or-other-public-events#where-can-i-watch-the-livestream
Maindo Lessons from CF in Bafwasende Landscape.pdfVerina Ingram
Lessons from community forestry enterprises in Bafwasende landscape, Congo – Alphonse Maindo, Tropenbos International
Community forestry enterprises in the Congo Basin
Seminar
10.00 -13.00 2 April 2024
NCountR Room, Impulse, Wageningen CMAPUS & online
doctoral Defense Serge Piabuo
“Community Forest Enterprises (CFEs) as successful social enterprises: Empirical Evidence from Cameroon”
16.00 – 17.30 2 April 2024
Omnia Auditorium, Wageningen campus & online
Link to recording https://wur-educationsupport.screenstepslive.com/m/111045/l/1595365-about-recording-and-livestreaming-a-promotion-phd-defence-graduation-ceremony-inauguration-farewell-speech-or-other-public-events#where-can-i-watch-the-livestream
Kengne & Lescuyer CF and social entreprises 02042024.pdfVerina Ingram
Two decades of implementation of community forestry in Cameroon: What changes in the livelihoods of local populations?“ - Fabrice Kengen & Guillaume Lescuyer, CIRAD
Community forestry enterprises in the Congo Basin
Seminar
Chaired by Verina Ingram & Serge Piabou (Wagenignen UR)
10.00 -13.00 2 April 2024
NCountR Room, Impulse, Wageningen CMAPUS & online
doctoral Defense Serge Piabuo
“Community Forest Enterprises (CFEs) as successful social enterprises: Empirical Evidence from Cameroon”
16.00 – 17.30 2 April 2024
Omnia Auditorium, Wageningen campus & online
Link to recording
https://wur-educationsupport.screenstepslive.com/m/111045/l/1595365-about-recording-and-livestreaming-a-promotion-phd-defence-graduation-ceremony-inauguration-farewell-speech-or-other-public-events#where-can-i-watch-the-livestream
Ebaa Atyi Community Forest Management in Central Africa 020424.pdfVerina Ingram
Community forests management in central Africa, progress and challenges - Richard Ebba Atyi, CIFOR-IRCAF
Community forestry enterprises in the Congo Basin
Seminar
Chaired by Verina Ingram & Serge Piabou (Wagenignen UR)
10.00 -13.00 2 April 2024
NCountR Room, Impulse, Wageningen CMAPUS & online
doctoral Defense Serge Piabuo
“Community Forest Enterprises (CFEs) as successful social enterprises: Empirical Evidence from Cameroon”
16.00 – 17.30 2 April 2024
Omnia Auditorium, Wageningen campus & online
Link to recording
https://wur-educationsupport.screenstepslive.com/m/111045/l/1595365-about-recording-and-livestreaming-a-promotion-phd-defence-graduation-ceremony-inauguration-farewell-speech-or-other-public-events#where-can-i-watch-the-livestream
Tita Foundjem CF in cocoa landscapes 02042024.pdfVerina Ingram
Community Forests at the Frontiers of Cocoa Production Basins: State, challenges and opportunities for riverain communities - Divine Tita Foundjem, CIFOR-IRCAF
Community forestry enterprises in the Congo Basin
Seminar
Chaired by Verina Ingram & Serge Piabou (Wagenignen UR)
10.00 -13.00 2 April 2024
NCountR Room, Impulse, Wageningen CMAPUS & online
doctoral Defense Serge Piabuo
“Community Forest Enterprises (CFEs) as successful social enterprises: Empirical Evidence from Cameroon”
16.00 – 17.30 2 April 2024
Omnia Auditorium, Wageningen campus & online
Link to recording
https://wur-educationsupport.screenstepslive.com/m/111045/l/1595365-about-recording-and-livestreaming-a-promotion-phd-defence-graduation-ceremony-inauguration-farewell-speech-or-other-public-events#where-can-i-watch-the-livestream
Impacts of cocoa sustainability initiatives in West Africa Verina Ingram
Verina Ingram, Yuca Waarts, Fedes van Rijn, Tinka Koster & Birgit de Vos 14 November 2017 International Symposium on Cocoa Research. Promoting Advances in Research to Enhance the Profitability of Cocoa Farming 13 – 17 November 2017 – Lima, Peru
The role of the private sector, sustainable non-timber forest product value c...Verina Ingram
What we know and what we should know for policymaking on NTFPs in the Congo Basin. GEF7 Program for the Congo Basin
Global Environmental Facility Side Event, Brussels 28 November 2018
Les filières de valeur des produits forestiers non-ligneux durables, le secte...Verina Ingram
What we know and what we should know for policymaking on NTFPs in the Congo Basin. GEF7 Program for the Congo Basin
Global Environmental Facility Side Event, Brussels 28 November 2018
Reflections on governing Prunus africana in CameroonVerina Ingram
Reflections on governing Prunus africana in Cameroon: On governance arrangements, what we thought - the assumptions and we now know in practice, and lessons learnt. Presented at the CITES Tree Species Programme Regional Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 11-15 March 2019
Key note speech for the International Conference on the future of Central African Forests and its Peoples 31 May 2017 Den Haag, The Netherlands, presenting the importance of the forests, trends, developments and ways forward
Ingram traditional and modern forest apiculture in cameroon 2016Verina Ingram
Traditional and modern forest based apiculture in Cameroon: how beekeeping is now conducted in the Northwest Highlands forests and Adamaoua savannah forests of Cameroon, the apiculture products produced and the value chain, and environmental aspects of the chain. Presented at the Incubation Study of Research Institute for Humanity and Nature & Heiwa Nakajima Foundation project Workshop, Tokyo office, Kanazawa University, Japan. 28 May 2016
Guiding Hope: Apiculture in Cameroon November 2015 Verina Ingram
Presentation about beekeeping, bee products and forests of Cameroon and the social enterprise Guiding Hope, at the Beekeepers Association (Imkersvereniging) Den Haag
Business Cases for Biodiversity: the Smallholder Perspective. Cameroonian apiculture company Guiding Hope. Utrecht University & HIVOS.Ministry Economic Affairs, Den Haag, 1 March 2012
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with Parameters
A National Management Plan for a protected non-timber CITES listed tree species: Prunus africana
1. A National Management Plan for a
protected non-timber species:
Prunus africana
Verina Ingram1, Henri Charles Akagou Zedong2,
Nouhou Ndam3, Abdon Awono1, Yanek Decleire4,
Narcisse Mbarga5
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Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), BP 2008, Yaounde, Cameroon
Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife
3 TRAFFIC Central Africa
4 GTZ ProPSFE
5 ANAFOR
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2. Introduction
• Cameroon largest exporter of Prunus africana
worldwide (>50%)
• Traditional multiple-uses timber, fuel-wood
and medicine.
• Local, low volume trade for medicinal use
• Raw material prostate drugs and health
supplements.
• Major income source for forest based
communities and enterprises
• Protected species IUCN and CITES
3. The problems……..
• Prunus availability reduced by:
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Bush fires
Grazing
Unsustainable harvested quantities
Insufficient regeneration in wild &
domestication
• Unsustainable exploitation:
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Lack or insufficient local management
Unsustainable harvesting techniques
Quota based permit system unrelated to actuality
Difficult regulatory system for SMEs
Inadequate regulatory controls
High local and international demand
• Government capacity:
– Insufficient capacity and financial allocation to Prunus
to respond to CITES obligations
• Poor market and information:
– Little info exchange at all levels
– No processing (added value) in Cameroon since
close of Plantecam
4. Developments …..
Inventories Mt Cameroon, 2000 & Adamoua, 2001
Cameroon request to maintain quota for areas not inventoried re livelihood
implications 2005
IRAD/Uni Dschang/Biodiversity International: 3 studies genetic diversity/
planting materials, survey participatory regeneration, 2005 - date
Conflicts re revenue distribution & massive illegal harvesting, Kilum, 2005
Uni Yaoundé: Phd on genetic characterisation, 2007
FAO/SNV/CIFOR NTFP SME project started, Feb 07
WHINCONET/SNV survey: unsustainability Kilum-Ijum, March 07
Institute Ethnobotany Stewart: massive degeneration, Kilum Ijum, June 07
CITES questions status of Prunus, July 07
GTZ: monitoring Mt Cameroon November, Nov 07
Cameroon government response to EU‟s Oct concerns, Nov 07
“Ban” on imports to EU a reality, Nov 07
MINFoF introduced Circulars, 15 & 22 Nov 2
No Prunus harvested in NW or SW since Nov 07 (1 seizure SW, Jan 08)
Exploiters verifying status of plantations & “non-forest” Prunus, Jan 08
“Prunus Platform” stakeholders & 6 meetings Nov 2007 - 2009
5. Pygeum: Economic value
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Prunus secondary source of income forest users
1985 - 1991 ≈ 9,309 tons exported from Cameroon ≥ 143
million CFA (290,976 US$)
Plantecam turnover 1998 = 4,000,000 US$.
Export value in 1999 = 700,000 US$. Export prices for
dry bark (chips):
– in 2000 = 2000 CFA per kg
– In 2006 = 660 CFA to 1000 CFA per kg
In 2005 & 2006, 1500 - 2000 t harvested annually:
– Valued at ≈ 260 million CFA (540,000 US$) to
producers (harvesters, community organisations and
individuals)
– Export value ≈ ≥ 2,649 million CFA (5,470,000 US$),
based on an average export price of 660 CFA (1.34
US$) per kg
Market chain in Cameroon ≈ 60,000 people in CF
communities, unknown individuals with plantations, 500+
harvesters, 11 exploitation permit-holding small scale
enterprises and 5 SME exporting enterprises.
Revenues to government
– Estimated between 1.5 to 16 million p.a. from Regeneration
Tax
– Estimated up to 22 million CFA form Permit sales p.a.
But it’s an
NTFP!
Prunus revenues
are nothing
compared to
timber
revenues…..
January 2008
6. Conservation importance
highlands forests
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West Province
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Cameroon Highlands chain of volcanic mountains
Habitat ranges from sub-montane to montane forests
and subalpine grasslands.
Largest remaining patches of Afromontane forest in
West Africa.
One of top 200 worldwide Ecoregions (35 bird species,
10 reptiles, 55 amphibians, 6 mammals & around 100
rare/endemic plant species).
Human activities have fragmented, degraded and
isolated remaining forest –, unsustainable harvesting,
fires, agriculture and bushmeat poaching.
Huge losses forest:
– 1958 = 37% of province forest covered
– 2000 = 3.5% largest montane forest is
approximately 98km2 in Bamenda Highlands
Role of traditional conservation & management by
Traditional Authorities increasingly less successful and
un-enforced
38 Community Forests, up to 5000 hectares each =
72,681 hectares (2007) - conserving biodiversity and
sustainable livelihoods
Adamaoua largely unpopulated and no community
forests – not traditionally used
Highlands forests provide other essential services and
benefits: water, water catchments, fuel wood, medicine,
fertile land, animals, sacred shrines and ecotourism.
September 2008
7. Pygeum: Health importance
• Prunus africana used locally as important traditional medicine
• 4th most popular medicinal plant collected around Mt Cameroon by 14% of
households. 1st or 2nd most popular medicinal plant in Oku.
– Human use: barks/leaves/roots/seeds powdered or tea, 45+ uses:
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Anti-inflammatory
Stomach ache
Allergies
Malaria
Parasites
Menstruation problems
- Analgesic
- Genito-urinary complaints
- Kidney disease
- Fever
- Aphrodisiac
- Infertility
– Animal use:
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Pox, cholera, diarrhoea, purgative, wounds gastric problems for fowls & small livestock
• Bark is dried, chipped or powdered and pharmalogically active compounds
chemically extracted (ratio wet 2 kg:dry 1kg: extract5g-0.05g). Extract also
contained in roots & leaves. Forms the raw material for international
pharmaceutical industry: Italy, France, Spain, Madagascar & USA for drugs
to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, a non-cancerous glandular disorder
affecting mainly older men, also excessive hairiness and aging.
8. Pygeum: Social functions
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Prunus africana, well known species
internationally as:
– African Cherry
– Iron Wood or Stinkwood
– Pygeum
Locally as:
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Durable wood is used locally for:
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Kanda stick
Kirah (Lamnso)
Elouo (Kom)
Eblaa (Oku)
Bi‟beh‟kemb‟oh‟ (Fulfulde)
Wotangu (Bakweri)
Axe handles
Poles
Hives
Door frames
Charcoal
Fuel wood
Carving
Bee-loving tree for local “Oku white” honey
January 2008
9. Pygeum: Economic value
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Prunus secondary source of income forest users
1985 - 1991 ≈ 9,309 tons exported from Cameroon
≥ 143 million CFA (290,976 US$)
Plantecam turnover 1998 = 4,000,000 US$.
Export value in 1999 = 700,000 US$. Export prices for
dry bark (chips):
– in 2000 = 2000 CFA per kg
– In 2006 = 660 CFA to 1000 CFA per kg
In 2005 & 2006, 1500 - 2000 t harvested annually:
– Valued at ≈ 260 million CFA (540,000 US$) to
producers (harvesters, community organisations and
individuals)
– Export value ≈ ≥ 2,649 million CFA (5,470,000 US$),
based on an average export price of 660 CFA (1.34
US$) per kg
Market chain in Cameroon ≈ 60,000 people in CF
communities, unknown individuals with plantations, 500+
harvesters, 11 exploitation permit-holding small scale
enterprises and 5 SME exporting enterprises.
Revenues to government
– Estimated between 1.5 to 16 million p.a. from Regeneration
Tax
– Estimated up to 22 million CFA form Permit sales p.a.
But it’s an
NTFP!
Prunus revenues
are nothing
compared to
timber
revenues…..
10. Sustainable?
How much is available?
> 30 DBH average 55 – 68kg per tree, every 7-11 years (Hall 2000, GTZ 2000)
• Inventory: GTZ Mt Cameroon = 209 t. pa average (2000-2005)/ 0.369 m3/ha
(2008-2013)
• Inventory: MINFoF Samba Pelmali Boudounga = 28.21 m3/ha (?)
• Inventory: ANAFOR Tchabal Mbabo = 493 t. pa (2001-2011) *
• Inventory: ANAFOR Tchabal Gang Daba = 8.8 t. pa (2001 -2011)*
• Inventory: CIFOR Kilum-Ijum = 1.036 m3/ha (2008-2013)*
• Inventory: CIFOR Kupe Muanenguba = 0.248 m3/ha (2008-2013)*
Natural forests current inventories = 735 t p.a.
(*adjusted for prior & unsustainable harvesting in Mt Cameroon, Kilum Ijum, Mt
Manengouba and Adamaoua Tchabals)
Perhaps 343 t. in private and community based plantations
Differentiation for Kilum-Ijum CFs and Mt Cameroon
Rest of Cameroon?
11. Approach
• Science and pragmatic guidance to develop
national management plan for the sustainable
exploitation of Prunus africana in short & long term
• Innovative for Cameroon and Africa
• Culmination of 2 year process:
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Scientific evidence
Regulatory study
Negotiated policy
indigenous knowledge
Stakeholder participation
• Plan has general consensus from majority of
stakeholders.
12. Context
• Draft plan financed by EU, CIFOR and
GTZ
• Close collaboration ANAFOR & MinFoF
• Consultations with CITES - Prunus
Working Group, TRAFFIC, EU and
scientific experts
• Output: Guidance & norms for a national
Prunus Management Plan adopted by
government
Actors believe in the sustainability of plan
incorporating a combination of measures;
13. Proposed Plan
Key elements 1
Replaces annual, non-quota based, multiple permit
holder, non-specific geographic areas system with:
1. National quota for commercial, large scale = ∑ PAU stock
(Inventory + MP) + registered planted Prunus africana
2. Distinctions;
• Commercial, large scale exploitation different from
small-scale, traditional use
• Planted different from wild
3. 6 major landscapes containing Prunus divided into Prunus
Allocation Units
14. Key elements - 2
4. Exploitable quantity Prunus in a PAU over 10 year period
Determined by inventory
Approved by Cameroon CITES authorities
Commissioned and financed by the PAU holder
5. Inventories according to „Inventory Norm‟*
6. Harvesting according to „Harvest Norm‟*
Planted different from wild
7. Trained and certified harvesters
8. Regeneration obligation in PAU
9. Controls, monitoring & traceability strengthened - role
national and regional authorities
Includes cross-border trade Nigeria
10. Coordination & roles Management and Scientific
Authorities clarified
15. Key elements - 3
Permanent Forest
Non-Permanent Forest
Protected areas
excluded *Mt Cameroon NP
Council Forests
Communal or
Community Forests
Private land
Leased
Concession Unit
CF
CF
Registered
Prunus
Single exploiter
Council
(Enterprise or GIC)
CBO, Council or FMI Owner
Regeneration
obligation
Regeneration
obligation
Regeneration
obligation
Open bidding
Respective
Council
Relevant Council,
CBO or FMI
Owner
Zoned
Zoned
Zoned
Registered
Inventory and
Management Plan
Inventory and
Management Plan
Inventory and
Management Plan
Certificate of
Origin
18. Figure 1 Monitoring Scheme
EC
CITES Secretariat
Monitoring Checklist
Importers
CITES
Secretariat
Inter-Minsiterial
Cmmttee
Monitoring Checklist
Monitoring Checklist
Annual report
CITES species
MINFOF
Mgt Authority
ANAFOR
Sci. Authority
MINFoF
RDs
Monitoring
Form D
Monitoring
Form E
Advice on PAU
Mgt Plan
Exporters
Schéma 2 : Visualisation du
Monitoring
Form C
système Prunus
Annual
DExploitation
Permit
de la région.
Scientific Committee
Transporters
Monitoring
Form B
Registration
prunus
CITES species
Private
owner
Harvesters
Monitoring
Form A
Advice on
Harvest & inventory
norms
Research institues & NGOs
Approved PAU
Transporters
Mgt Plan
PAU Management
Plan Approval
PAU
Annual report
PAU permit
holder
19. Addressing CITES and EU concerns
Short term (2009 to 2010)
1. CITES 2006 Lima meeting (this Management Plan)
2. Location 2007 stock traced
3. Current availability est. 1078 t. of wet weight bark annually*;
• 735 t. current inventories of natural forests (adjusted for prior
and unsustainable harvesting in Mt Cameroon, Kilum Ijum, Mt
Manengouba and Adamaoua Tchabals)
• 343 t. in private and community based plantations
4. Actual quantity only known with PAU inventories/Management Plans +
when Prunus on private land is registered
5. No harvesting in protected areas = conservation of genetic resources &
regeneration stock
6. Distinction between ‘wild’ and domesticated Prunus embedded in
exploitation regime via Certificate of Origin
7. A new permit system devised and agreed by stakeholders as
sustainable alternative to current system.
20. Addressing CITES and EU concerns
Short term (2009 to 2010)
8. Consensus on scientific & practical inventory method.
9. Conservative harvesting technique and certification
agreed.
10. Revised monitoring & control government and
communities agreed
11. Ongoing research needs consolidated & being
addressed. ANAFOR coordination & dissemination.......
12. Coordination mechanisms e.g. Prunus Platform......
13. Awareness raising & education on CITES & regulations
started
14. Need to promote domestication and planting +
regeneration program in wild.
21. Addressing concerns
Long term (2011 +)
• Further exploitation continue to be quota based
• PAUs emerge in response to market demand and
bidding
• Gradually inventories and PAU Management plans
conducted for MinFoF approval
• Ongoing capacity building of CITES Scientific authority
(ANAFOR) will bear fruit (ITTO Project)
• Results of ongoing projects on Prunus africana sector
(Domestication, support to small enterprises, changes in
the legal framework of NTFPs, domestication & ongoing
research) become available and incorporated into
national policy as appropriate.
22. Table 9 Matrix of Prunus stakeholder responsibilities roles and actions
Regulatory
authorities
Pharmaceutical Government
companies
Projects / NGOs Permit Holders
Owners
trees/
Plantations
CITES
Adapt
regional
regulations
Needs to regulate
trade through
certification
Feedback on
scientific
information on
CITES species
Motivation for more Create & sustain
planting.
awareness on CITES
issues
Pharm
companies
Support
sustainable
forest
management
Country
implementation of
CITES
recommendation
s
Agree to support & Support policy
champion
development
sustainable
management
Fund development Buy only from
projects
responsible Permit
holders (certification)
Long term link for
direct supply.
Support long term
partnership
Government
Support
participation
in
international
fora
Provide framework Develop regional
for certification
strategies
Feed back on
relevant field data
& information in
exchange for
respecting Project
recommendations
Issue permit after
agreed inventory &
Prunus Management
Plan
Provide
planting/regeneration
incentives
Incentive for
cultivation
Provide planting/
regeneration
incentives
Establish a favourable
policy
& provide technical
support for
sustainable
management
Development
Projects /
NGOs
Promote
Continuous
Project
awareness raising
achievements
at national &
international
levels
Set enabling
environment for
Projects to
support Prunus
sustainable
management
Support Prunus
related workshops
& networking
Collaborate for
sustainable
management
Support tree
planting
Advocacy for best
practices (e.g.
sustainable
management, fair
price, regeneration)
Permits
Holders
Raise
awareness to
respect
CITES
Issue a single
long term permit
per permit
allocation site
Organise & train
community based
harvesters, Fund
regeneration
Support sustainable
Prunus management
and regeneration
Fair price
Buy from organised
villagers with training
in harvesting skills
Owners of
trees/
plantations
Promote
Promote large
domestication scale production
Registration
of trees
Set enabling
environment for
private planting
Capacity building
for propagation
Offer fair prices to
Networking, setting Collaborate in
encourage large scale common price,
regeneration and
production
exchange of
marketing of Prunus
information
Communities /
CBOs
Raise
awareness to
respect
CITES
Issue permit to
organised
communities (e.g.
MOCAP, FMIs)
Support capacity
building
&sustainable
Prunus
management
Establish a fair price
for equitable benefit
sharing
Fair prices to fight
poverty
Support
sustainable forest
management
Create & sustain
awareness on CITES
issues
Collaborate for
inventory and
protection.
of Communities
CBOs
Networking, setting
common price,
exchange of
information
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23. What next? A road map
Annex 1 & 4
1.
Gaps -
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Revise and appropriate Management Plan
Send Plan to CITES and EU CITES
Include Harvest & Inventory Norms
Revise and adopt the Management Plan (Ministerial
Decision?)
Translation
7.
Diffusion Plan
8.
Nigeria transboundary trade, Reforestation plans
- (CIFOR print)
Training MinFoF and ANAFOR national & regional on control
monitoring
9. Set up Scientific Committee
10. Implement e.g. Bids for PAUs, open registers for private
prunus