Experiences and Lessons on Enterprise-Based Approaches to Conversation in the Pacific Region
Experiences and Lessons on Enterprise-Based Approaches to Conservation in the Pacific Region December 31, 1998
Holiday Greetings BCNet visitors!
In our latest round of regional workshops designed to examine and collate the collective experiences of BCN-supported community-based conservation projects in Asia, the Biodiversity Conservation Network (BCN) would like to inform you of our upcoming Workshop on Enterprise-Based Approaches to Conservation in the Pacific, 10 - 14 January 1999, at Loloata Island and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The workshop will be attended by representatives of BCN's Melanesian projects, including the Research and Conservation Foundation, Pacific Heritage Foundation; Conservation International, Foundation for People and Community Development, University of South Pacific, and the South Pacific Action Committee for Human Ecology and the Environment.
The Pacific Workshop will have two parts. The first part of the workshop will be conducted at Loloata Island Resort, outside Port Moresby, from 10 January through 13 January. The second part, our concluding day, will be conducted at the Islander Travelodge in Port Moresby, 14 January.
As you can see in the draft agenda (below), at Loloata, we are planning to have the teams first present the overall projects to each other. Workshop members of each project team will then form discussion groups and share results on the following key topics:
- Enterprise Development
- Working with Community Members
- Management Support of Field Based Projects
- Education, Communications and Government Relations
We will then use the last day at Loloata to synthesize lessons learned and prepare our presentations for the public. Final presentation of results will take place at the Islander Travelodge. Members of the PNG Government, media, and conservation and development community will be invited to attend.
Results from the meeting will be posted in late January 1999 on BCNet, so stay tuned to learn about what experiences and lessons the Pacific projects have generated during the last few years within the Network. As BCN believes that many of the most important results from the overall BCN Program will come from the voices of the community and project participants themselves, we look forward to the opportunity to share their expertise and insights with you in the new year.
The Biodiversity Conservation Network
Evaluating Issues of Business, the Environment, and Local CommunitiesA Draft Schedule for a Workshop: Version: 15 November 1998
Location Days 1 - 4 to be held at Lololata Island Resort. Day 5 to be held at the Islander Travelodge in Port Moresby.
Day 1 (Sunday, 10 January 1999) AM Meet in Port Moresby (time and place to be determined) to travel to Loloata 2:00 Introduction and Welcome - Workshop goals and objectives. 3:00 Project Overviews - Introductory presentations of project settings and histories (20 minutes each project). Evening Welcoming Reception and Dinner
Day 2 (Monday, 11 January 1999) 8:30 Review of Day's Activities 9:00 Breakout Groups - Groups divided into: Presentations by individual project team members and then discussions to develop principles and future research needs.
- Enterprise Development,
- Working with Community Members/Landowners & Monitoring
- Management Support of Field Based Projects, and
- Education, Communications.
4:00 Presentations to Plenary - Groups present their initial results to the plenary session.
Day 3 (Tuesday, 12 January 1999) 8:30 Review of Day's Activities 9:00 Working Sessions - Continuation of previous day working groups. 2:00 Afternoon Off
Day 4 (Wednesday, 13 January 1999) 8:30 Review of Day's Activities 9:00 Working Sessions - Continuation of previous day working groups to develop final oral presentations.
Development of initial written presentations.12:00 Rehearsal of Presentations
Day 5 (Thursday, 14 January 1999) Islander Travelodge. AM Travel to Port Moresby 8:30 Introduction and Overview 9:00 Project Overviews - Introductory presentations of project settings and histories (20 minutes each project). 10:30 Presentation of Lessons Learned - Reports from each of the working groups. 12:00 Discussion and Next Steps - Discussion of ideas presented and future work. 13:00 Lunch 15:00 Next Steps Planning - Meeting of project teams to finalize next steps. Evening Final Dinner
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