USAID SANREM CRSP FINAL AGENDA

Restoration of biodiversity and economic values to degraded rainforest and agricultural landscapes in southeastern Madagascar 

Wednesday, June 15 th

Arrival in Tana of international conference attendees

Thursday, June 16 th

Travel by bus and arrival of international and national conference attendees in Ranomafana

Participants stop at Centre ValBio at arrival. Receive instructions on lodging.

19:30 Reception/Buffet Dinner, Centre ValBio

Films after Dinner

21:30 Departure for hotels

Friday, June 17 th

8:30 : Opening Ceremony

- Mayor of Ranomfana

- SANREM CRSP

- Chef de Region

9:00-10:30 : Opening Presentations.

•  Objectives and outputs for workshop (SANREM/CRSP, Karpanty and Fraser)

•  Forest Corridor Film: CMP presents with summary explanations

•  Summary of Biological Diversity and Economic Valuation Conferences (Fianarantsoa team/ERI)

10:30 Pause Café

11:00-12:30 : Round-Table Presentation: Forest and agricultural landscape restoration activities in Madagascar (WWF, FOFIFA, Centre Valbio, ERI, MBG, USAID, SANREM…). Facilitated as Q+A session.

12:30-14:00 : Lunch

14:00-16:00: Small Group Discussions

14:00-16:00 Group I: Restoration of Forest Landscapes (Local Priorities, Goals, Knowledge Gaps)

Group IA : Malagasy language group

Group I B: English language group

14:00-16:00 Group II: Restoration of Agricultural Landscapes (Local Priorities, Goals, Knowledge Gaps)

Group IA : Malagasy language group

Group I B: English language group

16:00 Pause Café

16:30-18:30 Plenary Session, Summary of Breakout groups

19:00 : Dinner at Centre ValBio

21:00 : Departure of dignitaries

Saturday, June 18 th

8:30 Opening Presentations

- Experiences in Madagascar : Charlie Welch, WWF, and/or MBG

- Regional Perspectives: Forest Restoration in Plan Régionaux de

Développement : Perspectives from representatives of the Chefs de Regions

-Experiences of USFS in Forest Restoration and Applications to Madagascar :

Susan Cordell

10:00 Pause Café

10:30-12:30 Participatory analysis of restoration strategies/local priorities by region within corridor (Jim Fraser and Sarah Karpanty, Lead Facilitators)

Break out groups with mixture of local persons and scientists by region within corridor to identify and discuss local priorities for biodiversity and forest restoration. Knowledgeable translators will be present in each group. Each local leader will present priorities and concerns. Each participant will ask questions of leaders.

12:30-14:00 : Lunch

14:00-16:00: Reporting and presentations by break-out groups and group discussion of local priorities for forest restoration. (facilitators and regional reps)

Pause Café

16:30-18:30 : Reporting and presentations by break-out groups and group discussion of local priorities for forest restoration. (facilitators and regional reps)

19:00 : Dinner at Centre Val Bio

21:00 : Departure for Hotels

Sunday, June 19 th

Morning Field Excursions

Option I: Church

Option II: Ranomafana National Park Visit

Option III: FOFIFA Forest Trials and Centre Valbio Nursery

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-16:00 Mini Technical Sessions

Session I: Landscape Restoration in Agricultural versus Forest Habitats: Debates and Challenges ? (FOFIFA, WWF, Centre Valbio…)

Session II: Resource Tenure, Gender within the Context of Forest and Agricultural Landscape Restoration (ERI Fianarantsoa)

Session III: Rural Observations on Forest and Landscape Restoration Dynamics

Session IV: Hot Topics for Future Research

16:00-19:30 One-on-one interviews with Malagasy stakeholders and scientists by Dr. Eileen Crist to identify priorities for biodiversity and economic objectives of forest restoration. Translator present.

19:30 Dinner

21:30 Departure for hotels
Monday, June 20 th

08:30-12:00: One-on-one interviews with Malagasy stakeholders and scientists by Dr. Eileen Crist to identify priorities for biodiversity and economic objectives of forest restoration. Translator present.

08:30-12:00 : Scientific Rapid Assessment. Break-out groups will work from the priorities identified in the participatory analysis to identify knowledge gaps and research priorities to achieve objectives for forest restoration. Groups organized by scientific discipline. Discussion of research priorities and any conflict between biodiversity and economic goals of forest restoration. Present summaries at the end of the morning.

12:00-14:00 : Closing Ceremony, Reception, and Departure

Group A: Executive Session Only Stays on Ranomafana to commence discussion and writing of project proposal

Group B: Return to Antananarivo

Group C: Return to Fianarantsoa

7:00 Dinner for group staying in Ranomafana

Tuesday, June 21 st:

9:00-12:00 Executive Session

12:00-14:00 : Lunch

16:00-18:00 : Executive Session

19:00 : Dinner at Centre ValBio

Wednesday, June 22 nd :

09:00-12:00 : Executive Session

12:00-14:00 : Executive Session

Thursday, June 23 rd

Departure of Group A to Antananarivo