Bio-diversity

Project Development Goals/Objectives: 1. Increasing community participation, skill, and ability in conservation of biodiversity 2. Documenting and conserving germ plasma of potential plant as the source of food and medicine, including knowledge and traditional technology in its utilization and management 3. Increasing fair and sustainable community income Expected Outputs: 1. Existing master plan in natural resource management by community 2. Existing documentation of germ plasma of potential plant as the source of food and medicine, including knowledge and traditional technology in its utilization and management. 3. Implemented activities related with conservation and inline with the utilization 4. Established joint entrepreneur group 5. Developed collective learning media Activities to be conducted: 1. Increasing community participation, skill, and ability in efforts to conserve biodiversity. a. Socialization b. Workshop for Stakeholders Workshop for business management Workshop for area management c. Capacity building for community Training on cultivation Training on post-harvest processing Training on property rights Training on organizational skills d. Dissemination Publishing modules Creating documentation in audiovisual media Publishing newsletter Public Campaign: publishing posters, seminar to publish the results, and food festival 2. Inventorying and conserving germ plasma of potential plant as the source of food and medicine, including knowledge and traditional technology in its utilization and management a. Conservation, including: Creating seed bank: Preparing the seed stocks Providing and collecting seeds Creating Demonstration Plot Establishing field laboratory Integrated Farming Field School Cultivation Result processing 3. Increasing fair and sustainable community income by developing income generating activities: a. Developing entrepreneurship activities related to cultivation, post-harvest processing b. Developing marketing scheme: Intensive: - Opening booth stand in traditional market - Collaborating with shops and small stores by applying consignation scheme Semi-intensive: Conducting seminar on the results and food festival Implementing exhibition in local level Participating in annual event of Mojokerto Anniversary Strengthening working network Project Participants and/or beneficiaries: 1. Direct : 30 women farmers 200 communities involved in the project Village government 2. Indirect : Other nearby villages by having lessons learned and project replication. Government of Mojokerto District, Government of East Java Province in terms of increased community welfare that will contribute to local government income and conserved biodiversity and water catchments of Brantas River R. Soerjo National Park because the forest will be conserved by the community

Indonesia