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	This register is part of the publications on IK Best Practices (Phase I and II). Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean North America Geographical Index Thematic Index Index of Institutions AFRICA Africa (1999) Benin (2002) Botswana (1999) Burkina Faso (2002) Cameroon (1999) Ethiopia (1999 and 2002) Ghana (1999) Kenya (1999 and 2002) Namibia (1999) Niger (1999) Nigeria (2002) Senegal (2002) Tanzania (1999) Tunisia (2002) Zimbabwe (1999) AFRICA BP.01 Medicinal Plants and Local Communities (MPLC) in Africa: Promotion of local communities’ strategies for the conservation of medicinal-plant genetic resources in Africa. BOTSWANA BP.02 Sustainable domestication of indigenous fruit trees: the interaction between soil and biotic resources in some drylands of southern Africa.   CAMEROON BP.03 Traditional ethnoveterinary medicine   ETHIOPIA BP.04 A semi-quantitive spatial assessment of water erosion based on limited information using expert knowledge and real-valued observations   GHANA BP.05 Comparing and sustaining agricultural knowledge systems: from the cosmovision perspective   KENYA BP.06 Development Programme: Arid or Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL)   KENYA BP.07 Enhancing pastoralist self-reliance through sustainable economic development   KENYA BP.08 Indigenous Food Plants Programme: using locally available edible species to enhance community health, provide income and conserve biodiversity   KENYA BP.09 Loita project of integrated forest conservation and management (preparatory phase)   NAMIBIA See BP.02 Sustainable domestication of indigenous fruit trees: the interaction between soil and biotic resources in some drylands of southern Africa.   NIGER BP.10 Improving tassa planting pits – using indigenous soil and water conservation techniques to rehabilitate degraded plateaus in the Tahoua region of Niger.   TANZANIA BP.11 Participatory Animal Health Programme and Ethnoveterinary Development Programme   TANZANIA BP.12 Rangelands Utilizaton Strategy: utilization of arid and semi-arid rangelands by African pastoralists   ZIMBABWE BP.13 Integrated Land-Use Design (ILUD) ZIMBABWE BP.14 Rural Afforestation Programme - Zimbabwe         BEST PRACTICES selected in the Second Phase (2002) KENYA BP-II.01 The use of locally produced clay pots modified for safe storage of drinking water in the home–a component of CARE Kenya’s Nyanza Healthy Water Project BURKINA FASO BP-II.02 Namwaya Sawadogo: the ecologist of Touroum, Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO BP-II.03 Zaï, an indigenous water harvesting and soil fertility management practice in Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO BP-II.04 Pits for trees: how farmers in semi-arid Burkina Faso increase and diversify plant biomass NIGERIA BP-II.05 The making and use of traps for fishing in wetland ecosystems in southeastern Nigeria TUNISIA BP-II.06 Women’s innovations in rural livelihood systems in arid areas of Tunisia TUNISIA BP-II.07 Innovators in land husbandry in arid areas of Tunisia BENIN BP-II.08 The promotion of non-conventional food resources: the case of snail and mushroom production in Benin ETHIOPIA BP-II.09 Daldal: dams to trap silt and water, an Irob innovation in northern Ethiopia SENEGAL BP-II.10 Improving nutrition with Moringa ‘miracle’ trees in Senegal   ASIA-PACIFIC           Bangladesh (2002) China (1999 and 2002) India (1999 and 2002) Indonesia (2002) Papua New Guinea (2002) Phillipines (1999) Sri Lanka (1999) Viet Nam (1999 and 2002) CHINA BP.15 Ecological restoration of degraded watershed on the upper reaches of the Minjiang River; Integration of Qiang ethno-botanical knowledge and practices into a reforestation project   INDIA BP.16 The Barefoot College - promoting productive employment for youth   INDIA BP.17 Multi-purpose tool (SANTI)   INDIA BP.18 Raising Awareness - awareness of sustainability issues is added to the knowledge of plants which local people share with each other   INDIA BP.19 Production of organic carpets   PHILIPPINES BP.20 Overcoming labour shortages through indigenous mutual-help groups   SRI LANKA BP.21 The bethma practice: promoting the temporary redistribution of lands during drought periods   SRI LANKA BP.22 Pangu: a method for distributing the work of maintaining and repairing small-scale irrigation systems   VIET NAM BP.23 Ethnic Minority Development Data System (EMDDS)   BEST PRACTICES selected in the Second Phase (2002) VIET NAM BP-II.11 Village Forest Protection Regulations in Vietnam: strengthening participation in natural resource management PAPUA NEW GUINEA BP-II.12 Using IK to predict the impact of human activity on biodiversity INDIA BP-II.13 Conjunctive use of water resources in Deccan Trap INDONESIA BP-II.14 Traditional harvesting and marketing of honey and wax in the upper Kapuas Lake region, West Kalimantan, Indonesia BANGLADESH BP-II.15 Sticks in the mud; Periphyton-based aquaculture CHINA BP-II.16 Protection and cultivation of rattan by Hani (Akha) People in Yunnan, Southwest China   EUROPE Georgia GEORGIA BP.24 Cooperation in economics research: combining capacities for successful projects LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN Bolivia (2002) Costa Rica (1999) Honduras (1999) Mexico (2002) Paraguay (1999) Peru (1999 and 2002) Suriname (2002) COSTA RICA BP.25 Chicken shed model: using local plants to house and feed chickens.   HONDURAS BP.26 Participatory Research Mapping (PRM). Using maps of indigenous land-use patterns to help indigenous peoples claim land rights.   PARAGUAY see BP.26 Participatory Research Mapping (PRM). Using maps of indigenous land-use patterns to help indigenous peoples claim land rights.   PERU BP.27 Aymara Kuru, the ancient technique of weaving belts, taught to displaced indigenous children by indigenous women from the communities of rural Ayacucho. BEST PRACTICES selected in the Second Phase (2002) MEXICO BP-II.17 Collaborative application of empirical criteria for selecting high-quality fleeces: Tzotzil shepherdesses and sheep scientists work together to develop tools for genetic improvement SURINAME BP-II.18 Shamans and Apprentices Programme: Promotion and Integration of Traditional Medicine PERU BP-II.19 Waru Waru, a cultivation and irrigation system used in flood-prone areas of the Altiplano BOLIVIA BP-II.22 Control of Chagas’ disease through a Cultural Context Model: Proyecto Britanico Cardenal Maurer in Sucre, Bolivia             NORTH AMERICA                     Canada (2002) Canada BP-II.20 The Generative Curriculum Model: A bicultural, community-based approach to building capacity for Early Childhood Care and Development in indigenous communities in Canada Canada BP-II.21 ‘Voices from the Bay’: Documenting and Communicating Indigenous Ecological Knowledge from the Hudson Bay Bioregion   INDEXES GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX COUNTRY BP.number (Phase I, 1999) BP-II.number (Phase II, 2002)     AFRICA   AFRICA 01 BENIN 08 BOTSWANA 02 BURKINA FASO 02, 03, 04 CAMEROON 03 ETHIOPIA 04 09 GHANA 05 KENYA 06, 07, 08, 09 01 NAMIBIA See 02 NIGER 10 NIGERIA 05 SENEGAL 10 TANZANIA 11, 12 TUNISIA 06, 07 ZIMBABWE 13, 14     ASIA   BANGLADESH 15 CHINA 15 16 INDIA 16, 17, 18, 19 13 INDONESIA 14 PAPUA NEW GENEA 12 PHILIPPINES 20 SRI LANKA 21, 22 VIET NAM 23 11     EUROPE   GEORGIA 24     LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN   BOLIVIA 22 COSTA RICA 25 HONDURAS  26 MEXICO 17 PARAGUAY See 26 PERU 27 19 SURINAME 18 NORTH AMERICA CANADA 20, 21 THEMATIC INDEX KEYWORD BP.number     AFFORESTATION 14 ANIMAL HEALTH 11 ARID ZONE 02, 07 BIODIVERSITY 08 BOTANY 15 CARPETS 19 CHILD WELFARE 27 CLASSIFICATION 23 COMMUNICATION 23 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION 20 CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING 18, 08, 07 COSMOLOGY 05 CULTIVATION PRACTICES 10 DATA COLLECTING 23 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 24 DISPLACED PERSONS 27 DROUGHT 21 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 24 EGGS 25 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 16 EMPOWERMENT 07 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 04 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 04 EROSION 04 ETHNIC MINORITIES 23 FARMERS 17, 21, 06, 20, 22, 03 FARMING 05 FEED PRODUCTION 25 FOOD 18, 08 FOOD PREPARATION 18 FOREST CONSERVATION 09 FOREST MANAGEMENT 09 FORESTRY 14 FRUIT TREES 02 GRASSLANDS 12 HANDICRAFT PROMOTION 19 INTEGRATED APPROACH 24, 13 IRRIGATION SYSTEMS 22 KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS 05, 14 LABOUR SHORTAGE 20 LAND RECLAMATION 26 LAND TENURE 21 LAND USE 26, 12, 09, 13 LIVESTOCK 06, 03 MAPPING 26 MEDICINAL PLANTS 18, 03, 01 METHODOLOGY 13 NATURAL PRODUCTS 19 NON-FORMAL EDUCATION 16 PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH 24, 14 PASTORALISM 12, 07, 06 PHYSICAL PLANNING 26, 13 PLANT PROTECTION 01 PLANTS 18, 08 POULTRY 25 REFORESTATION 15 RELIGION 09 RESEARCH METHODS 24 RESOURCE ALLOCATION 22 RESOURCES UTILIZATION 02 SELF-HELP 20 SELF-RELIANCE 07 SHARED WATER RESOURCES 21, 22 SOIL CONSERVATION 04, 10 SOIL RESOURCES 02 SPATIAL ANALYSIS 26, 04 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 13 TOOLS 17 TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 06, 01 TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY 17 TRAINING 11, 07, 06 VETERINARY MEDICINE 11, 06, 03 WATER CONSERVATION 10 WATER MANAGEMENT 15, 21, 22 WEAVING 27 WOMEN 27 WORK SHARING 20   THEMATIC INDEX (Phase II, 2002)  Keyword BP-II. Number Agricultural development 4 Agroforestry 2, 4, 15 Animal genetics 17 Animal production 8 Apiculture 14 Aquaculture 16 Archaeology 19 Biodiversity 4, 12 Birds 12 Botany 18 Child development 20 Clothing 17 Community development 11, 12, 20 Community health 1, 13, 18, 22 Community participation 13, 19, 20, 21 Composting 2 Consciousness raising 20 Crop yield 9 Cultivation practices 4, 15, 19 Cultural identity 12, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 Curriculum development 20, 21 Desertification 4 Diseases 18 Domestic animals 17 Drainage 19 Dried food 10 Drinking water 1 Early childhood 20 Ecological research 21 Ecology 12 Ecology 21 Ecosystems 21 Education 18, 20, 22 Educational innovations 20 Educational policy 20 Environmental management 21 Ethnic Groups 20 Fish 16 Fish culture 16 Fish production 16 Fishery conservation 5 Fishery engineering 5 Fishery equipment 5 Fishery management 5 Fishery research 16 Fishing 5 Food 8 Food security 5, 8, 9, 10, 16 Forest conservation 11, 15 Forest management 11, 15 Forest products 8, 14 Forestry planning 15 Fruit trees 7 Groundwater 13 Habitat 12 Health 1, 10, 18 Health centres 18 Honey 14 Housing construction 22 Hydrogeology 13 Hydrology 13 Hygiene 22 Income generation 14, 15, 16, 17 Insecticides 22 Insects 22 Irrigation systems 6, 13, 19 Learning 20, 21 Malnutrition 10 Medicinal plants 22 Mixed farming 2 Natural resources 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 14 Nutrition 8 Plant products 22 Pottery 1 Poultry 6 Poverty alleviation 13 Protected resources 15 Quality standards 17 Resources management 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 21 River basins (UF watersheds) 13 Rural women 6, 8, 17 Self reliance 18 Sheep 17 Silviculture 2 Soil conservation 9, 13 Soil fertility 3, 4 Soil improvement 3, 4 Swamps 19 Teaching 20, 21 Team work 17 Traditional medicine 18 Training 18, 22 Water 13 Water conservation 7, 9, 13 Water management 13 Water resources 13 Water storage 1 Water supply 13 Wax 14 Weaving 17 Wool 17 INDEX OF INSTITUTIONS This alphabetical list mentions name and address - if available - of all the organizations involved in one or more practices. More information on the organization can be found under ‘organizations involved’ in the register of best practices. Additional information as well as addresses which are not available here can be gathered from the contact person or the primary organization mentioned at the end of the best practices.   FIRST PHASE (1999) Academia Sinica Chengdu Institute of Biology Center for Ecological Restoration and Development Studies Po.box 416 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan China BP.15 African Development Bank BP.14 Agrarian Service Department Divisional Office Eppawala Sri Lanka BP.21 Agrarian Service Department Divisional Office Medawachchiya Sri Lanka BP.22 Agrarian Service Department Divisional Office Yakalla Sri Lanka BP.21 Agrarian Service District Office Godage Mawatha World Food Programme Anuradhapura Sri Lanka BP.22 AGRITEX Harare Zimbabwe BP.14 Anglican Church of Paraguay Paraguay BP.26 AZSPETSPROMINVEST Consulting Company Azerbaijan BP.24 Ben-Gurion University Institute for applied research Harshalom 1 84105 Beer-Sheva Israel BP.02 Bilance Evaluation, Research and Policy Po.box 77 2340 AB Oegstgeest The Netherlands BP.06, BP.07, BP.09 Bongo Agro-Forestry Po.box 120 Bolga Ghana BP.05 Central Institute of Medical and Aromatic Plants (CIKIHR) MS 78; Sector 'D' 226 024 Aliganj, Lucknow India BP.18 Centre for Cosmovisions and Indigenous Knowledge (CECIK) Po.box 607 Bolga - U.E./R. Ghana BP.05 Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ense¤anza Area de Agroforesteria (CATIE) Proyecto Agroforestal CATIE/GTZ, PO Box 126 7170 Turrialba Costa Rica BP.25 Chirapaq Centro de Culturas Indias Av.Horacio Urteaga 534-203 11-0504 Lima 11 Peru BP.27 Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas 82 Phan Dinh Phong Hanoi Viet Nam BP.23 Department of Rural Development BP.14 Development Commission Handicrafts R.K. Pusam New Delhi India BP.19 Enci Enterprise Corp Wenhua Jie Rd. 105 623 200 Fengyi Town, Sichuan, Maoxian County China BP.15 Environment Liaison Centre International NGO Working Group on indigenous knowledge and biodiversity Medicinal Plants and Local Communities Programme Po.box 72461 Nairobi Kenya BP.01 Environmental & Development Activities Po.box 3492 Harare Zimbabwe BP.14 Forestry Bureau of Maoxian 623200 Fengyi Town, Maoxian County, Sichuan China BP.15 Forestry Commission Forest Research Centre Po.box HG595 HIGHLANDS Harare HG595 HIGHLANDS Zimbabwe BP.14 Freedom From Hunger Campaign Board Anuradhapura Sri Lanka BP.22 Ganesh Emporium London United Kingdom BP.19 Gujarat Agricultural University College of Agriculture Department of Extension 362 001 Janagadh India BP.17 Heifer Project International Cameroon Ethnoveterinary Medicine Agroforestry Projects Po.box 467 Bamenda, Northwest Province Cameroon BP.03 Institute for Agricultural Research and Development Bamenda, Northwest Province Cameroon BP.03 Institute of Ethnology 27 Tran Xuan Soan Hanoi Viet Nam BP.23 Intermediate Technology Kenya Po.box 39493 Nairobi Kenya 22 Chiromo Access Road, Off Riverside Drive Kenya BP.06 International Centre for Development and Reformation of Georgian Economy Country Georgia BP.24 International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Po.box 8500 250 Albert Street K1G 3H9 Ottawa, Ontario Canada BP.01, BP.14 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 107 Via del Serafico 00142 Rome Italy BP.10 International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) Regional Program for the Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge in Asia Y.C. James Yen Center 4118 Silang, Cavite Philippines BP.20 International Irrigation Management Institute Sri Lanka Country Program 107, Havelock Road, PO Box 2075 Colombo-5 Sri Lanka BP.21 International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Eastern Africa Regional Office Po.box 68200 Nairobi Kenya BP.09 Tilburg University Faculty of Economic Sciences and Econometrics Po.box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg The Netherlands BP.04 Kenya Economic Pastoralist Development Association (KEPDA) Po.box 30776 Nairobi Kenya BP.07 Kenya Freedom from Hunger Council Po.box 30762 Nairobi Kenya BP.08 Loita Ilkerin Integral Development Project Catholic Diocese of Ngong Kenya BP.09 Marecik Simanjiro Animal Husbandry Vocational Training Centre Maasai Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge S.L.P. 3084 Arusha Tanzania BP.12 Medicinal Foods and Plants Research Center Bamenda, Northwest Province Cameroon BP.03 Ministry of Agriculture (not specified) BP.10, BP.24 Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture Curriculum Development Unit Po.box MP 133 Mount Pleasant Harare Zimbabwe BP.13 Ministry of Food and Agriculture Po.box 2 Bongo, UER Ghana BP.05 Mopawi Honduras BP.26 National Museums of Kenya Research and Scientific Affairs Kenya Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (KENRIK) Po.box 40658 Nairobi Kenya BP.08 Natural Resources Board BP.14 Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat for Environment and Sustainable Development Asiatisk Plads 2 DK-1448 Copenhagen Denmark BP.01 SNV - Kenya Koeriersdienst BuZa, Postbus 20061 2500 EB Den Haag The Netherlands BP.07 SNV - Netherlands Development Organization Bezuidenhoutseweg 161 2594 AG The Hague The Netherlands BP.14 Social Work and Research Centre (SWRC) Barefoot College 305 816 Tilonia Madanganj, Rajasthan India BP.16 Society for Employment Welfare and Agricultural Knowledge A46 Judge Farms 236 139 Haldwani,Nainital, U.P. India BP.19 Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland Stationsweg 25 2312 AS Leiden The Netherlands BP.27 Universitá di Torino DIVAPRA Chimica Agraria Via L. de Vinci 44 I-10095 Grugliasco (TO) Italy BP.02 University of Berne Institute of Geography Centre for Development and Environment Info Services Hallerstraáe 12 3012 Bern Switzerland BP.04 University of Goettingen Institut fuer Forstbotanik Busgenweg 2 D-37077 Goettingen Germany BP.02 University of Hertfordshire United Kingdom BP.26 University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy National Center for Development of Natural Products MS 38677 University United States of America BP.03 University of Namibia Department of Biology Private Bag 13301 Windhoek Country Namibia BP.02 University of Zimbabwe Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Po.box Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant Harare Zimbabwe BP.14 Veld Products Research and Development Po.box 2020 Gaborone Botswana BP.02 VETAID Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik EH26 0PZ Midlothian United Kingdom BP.11 Vlaamse Wiza Rood Kruisstraat 43 8800 Roeseiare, Flandre Belgium BP.27 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Centre for Development Cooperation Services Provisorium I, De Boelelaan 1115 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands BP.10 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Faculty of Economics Sciences and Econometrics Centre for World Food Studies De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands BP.04, BP.24 World Development Bank BP.14 World Neighbors BP.20 World View Foundation Po.box 48108 Nairobi Kenya BP.08 Zimbabwe Institute of Permaculture The Schools and Colleges Permaculture Programme Box CY 301 Causeway Harare Zimbabwe BP.13   SECOND PHASE (2002)   Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) 4211 N. Fairfax Drive Arlington VA 22203 USA BP-II.18   Amazon Conservation Team Suriname (ACT Suriname) Gravenstraat 123 boven Paramaribo Suriname BP-II.18   Association Internationale des Six, S‰ B.P. 100 Ouahigouya Province du Yatenga Burkina Faso BP-II.03   Association pour la Promotion des Oeuvres Sociales (APROS) B.P. 70 Ouahigouya Province du Yatenga Burkina Faso BP-II.02   BAIF Development Research Foundation BAIF Bhavan Dr Manibhai Desai Nagar Warje Pune 411 029 India BP-II.13   CARE International in Kenya P.O. Box 88 Kisumu Kenya BP-II.01   CARE Peru Av General Santa Cruz 659 Lima 11 Peru BP-II.19   CECODI 01 B.P. 2759 Cotonou Bénin BP-II.08   Centre for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge (CBIK) Floor 3, Building A, Zhonghuandasha Yanjiadi Kunming 650034 China BP-II.16   Church World Service B.P. 5338 Dakar-Fann Senegal BP-II.10   College of Fisheries P.B. 527 Mangalore 575-002 Karnataka India BP-II.15   Committee Science and Technology for Vietnam P.O. Box 43 6700 AA Wageningen The Netherlands BP-II.14   Environmental Committee of the Municipality of Sanikiluaq General Delivery Sanikiluaq Nunavut Canada X0A 0W0 BP-II.21   Faculty of Fisheries Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh Bangladesh BP-II.15   First Nations Partnership Programs School of Child and Youth Care University of Victoria Box 1700 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 2Y2 BP-II.20   Fish Culture and Fisheries Group P.O. Box 338 6700 AH Wageningen The Netherlands BP-II.15   Foodborne and Diarrhoeal Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A-38 Atlanta, GA 30033 USA BP-II.01   Institute of Aquaculture University of Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland UK BP-II.15   Instituto de Estudios Indigenas Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas Centro Universitario Campus III San Cristobal de Las Casas 29200 Chiapas Mexico BP-II.17   Ndi Mgbo Community of Oba Idemili South Local Government Area Anambra State Nigeria BP-II.05   Social Forestry Development Project Song Da 1a Nguyen Cong Tru Street Hanoi Vietnam BP-II.11   University of Windsor Earth Sciences 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor Ontario Canada N9B 3P4 BP-II.13   Vredeseilanden Blijde Inkomststraat 50 – B 3000 Louvain Belgium BP-II.08

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