Objective:
The ASEAN Member States (AMS) are supported by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) in promoting BBP for the improvement of livelihoods and biodiversity protection, according to their needs.
Components
The project will work on four components:
- BBP Value Chain Promotion Strategy
Implementation of a strategy to promote BBP value chains and policies for AMS and ASEAN. Consultation and gap analysis will be conducted to analyze strategies, legal and institutional frameworks for the development of BBP value chains in the AMS, and determine barriers and options for a future BBP value chain promotion. Training needs assessment with regard to political and technical knowledge and experience of the AMS will identify possible interventions by the project and enable the development of a counseling strategy of the ACB for the AMS related to BBP value chains and their implementation. The consultation will include the public, private and civil sectors. - Development of BBP-oriented Information Platform at ACB Biodiversity Information Management and Establishment of Help Desk
Focus on the development of a central information platform at "Biodiversity Information Management" of the ACB. The aim is to make information on current BBP-related policies of AMS, value chains, workshops and conferences available within the AMS and on the ACB web pages. A help desk will be established to advise the public, private and civil sector in the AMS on the development of BBP value chains and provide the corresponding conceptual basis. - Piloting of BBP Value Chains to Improve Livelihoods and Promote Biodiversity Conservation
In the buffer zones of selected AHPs or other protected areas, selected BBP value chains will be piloted to improve livelihoods and to promote biodiversity conservation. This action will focus on the implementation of pilot projects in the buffer zones of selected AHP of Lao PDR and Vietnam and protected areas in Cambodia. - Human Capacity Development
Knowledge transfer on the importance and development of BBP value chains to relevant target groups. Guidance documents, tools, and training materials, among others, based on the evaluations of the experiences of other projects to value chain development (Component 1) and on the pilot measures (Component 3) will be created; existing materials will be adjusted along the BBP context. A pool of trainers will be formed from research and educational institutions, public and private institutions and companies.
