Getting Down To Business

1997 Annual Report

Evaluating an Enterprise-Oriented Approach to Community-Based Conservation in the Asia/Pacific Region

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
1.	OVERVIEW OF THE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION NETWORK
	1.1	BCN Goals
	1.2	BCN Core Hypothesis
	1.3	BCN Program Highlights -- 1997
2.	STORIES FROM THE FIELD
	2.1	Themes Emerging From The Stories
		1.	Essential Oils from the Alpine Areas of Humla
		2.	Ecotourism in the Forests/Grasslands of Royal Chitwan National Park
		3.	Tasar Silk and Honey in the Mountains of Garhwal
		4.	Ecotourism in the Mountains of Sikkim
		5.	Forests Products from the Western Ghats
		6.	Ecotourism in the Rain Forest of Western Java
		7.	Community Logging in the Buffer Zone of Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan
		8.	Forest Products in the Rain Forest of West Kalimantan
		9.	Rafting, Honey, and Butterflies in the Rain Forest of Sulawesi
		10.	Butterflies in the Rain Forest of Irian Jaya
		11.	Dive Tourism off the Reefs of the Padaido Islands, Irian Jaya
		12.	Abaca Fiber and Rattan from the Forests of Mindanao
		13.	Rattan and Resin from the Tropical Forests of Palawan
		14.	Forest Fruits from Central Luzon
		15.	Ecotourism in the Rain Forests of Crater Mountain
		16.	Ecotourism in the Forests of Lakekamu Basin
		17.	Eco-Timber from the Forests of New Britain
		18.	Fish from the Arnavon Islands
		19.	Nut Oil Processing and Ecotourism
		20.	Biodiversity Prospecting in the Seas around Verata Tikina
3.	ENTERPRISE ANALYSIS
4.	FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
	4.1	The Costs of Community-Based Ecological Monitoring
	4.2	BCN Financial Summary
APPENDIX A:			SUMMARY OF BCN IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
APPENDIX B:			BCN STAFF ORGANIZATION
APPENDIX C:			BCN Program Description - 1997

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