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Partners
WOCAT
is a global network with various types of participating institutions.
List of all
WOCAT participating and funding institutions
National
/ subnational partners:
are carrying
out WOCAT (using WOCAT tools for documentation and evaluation, using WOCAT
in the field, etc.). See also "Regional Initiatives"
or details below!
Regional
partners:
coordinate
national / regional activities.
These are e.g. ACT, ADB, ASOCON, CAMP, ICARDA, ICIMOD, ICRISAT, INSAH,
RELMA.
See also "Regional Initiatives" or
details below!
Global
partners:
are using the WOCAT methodology within their programmes or collaborate
with WOCAT in certain aspects.
These are e.g. Syngenta, IAEA, UNEP
Core partners & donors:
are supporting the development and dissemniation of WOCAT and its tools.
These are e.g ISRIC, CDE, CIS, FAO, SDC, DANIDA
Please
find below details of some of the participating institutions:
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Name
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Bureau
of Soil and Water Management, Philippines
|
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Website
|
www.bswm.gov.ph
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Coordination/collaboration
with other institutions for the WOCAT program
|
|
Activities
|
- Training
of stakeholders (extension agent/farmers) on the use of WOCAT
knowledge
- Documentation
and review of SWC technologies
- Attend
the WWSM
- Handle
general requests regarding WOCAT
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
- Environmental
and productivity management of marginal soils in the Philippines
- Training
of stakeholders on Sloping Land Management
- Watershed
Management (ICRISAT)
- Syngenta
Philippines
- ICRAF
Philippines
- Watershed
Forum
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Arnulfo Gesite, Antonio Rivera
|
|
Funding
provided
|
Incorporated
in on-going programs/projects
|
|
Name
|
Ministry
of Agriculture, Ethiopia
|
|
Website
|
(ethiocat
@ telecom.net.et )
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Coordinate
national ETHIOCAT activities and provide the global network with
the necessary information
|
|
Activities
|
- Undertake
case studies
- Prepare
national and regional maps
- Prepare
an overview map
- Establish
ETHIOCAT data base
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
Managing
environmental resources for sustainable livelihoods of the world
food programme
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Daniel
Danano and regional representatives
|
|
Funding
provided
|
SDC
and MoA
|
|
Name
|
Food
and Agriculture Organization of the UN
|
|
Website
|
www.fao.org
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Coordination
of global network and WOCAT Programme
|
|
Activities
|
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
- Land
Degradation Assessment in Dryland (LADA)
- Global
Land Cover Network ( GLCN)
- Agroecological
Zoning (AEZ)/Land Resource Info System (LRIS)
- Global
Agroecological Zoning System (GAEZ)
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Freddy Nachtergaele, Wolfgang Prante
|
|
Funding
provided
|
Through
different initiatives
|
|
Name
|
Soil
and Water Conservation Monitoring Center (SWCMC), Ministry of Water
Resource, China
|
|
Website
|
www.cnscm.org,
www.cnscw.mwr.gov.cn
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
-Training for WOCAT specification
-Manage WOCAT database
|
|
Activities
|
- Acting as the coordinate agency on national level in China
- Training for national level
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
- Plan
for national development of SWC sciences and technologies
- The
construction of national networks for SWC monitoring
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Cai
Jianqin, Feng Wei, Meng Linqin, Cuo Soyan
|
|
Funding
provided
|
Trough office fund of SWCMC, China
|
|
Name
|
International
Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
|
|
Website
|
www.icimod.org, extranet.icimod.org.np/himcat |
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Co-ordination
of WOCAT in the Himalayas
|
|
Activities
|
- Identification
of potential partners working in the Himalayas on Soil and Water
Conservation technologies and approaches.
- Capacity
building of regional partners on application of WOCAT tools by
supporting/sponsoring training programs.
- Supporting
and developing WOCAT initiatives at global level.
- Co-ordinating
documentation of SWC tech. and approaches.
- Initiating
dialogues for assuring quality of documents with regional partners.
- Exploring
possibilities for raising funds for WOCAT activities in the region
by encouraging joint proposals.
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution |
- Natural
Resource Management Program of ICIMOD.
- District
Soil Conservation Office, Nepal.
- Chittagong
Hill Tracts Development Board, Bangladesh.
- GB
Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, India.
- Pakistan
Forest Institute, Pakistan.
- CSKHPKV
University, Palampur, India.
- Ecological
Services Centre, Nepal.
- Natural
Resource Management Sector Assistance Programme (NARMSAP), Nepal
- Nepal
Agriculture Research Council (NARC), Nepal
- Central
Asian Mountain Partnership, Kyrgyz Republic.
- Soil
and Water Conservation Monitoring Centre, Ministry of Water Resources,
China
- Tibet Autonomous Region Erosion Department (China)
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Sanjeev
Bhuchar, Madhav Dhakal, Lies Kerkoff, Isabelle Providoli
|
|
Funding
provided
|
ICIMOD
|
|
Name
|
Soil
Science Research Institute, Tajikistan
|
|
Website
|
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
WOCAT
focal point
|
|
Activities |
- Documentation
QT, QA
- Training
for students
- Presentations
- Collection
of Ts and As idea
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
ICARDA,
Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research North-South (NCCR),
CAMP
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Sanginov,
Ergashev, Boturov, Xarimov
|
|
Funding
provided
|
From
CAMP $ 3’500
|
|
Name |
Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Tajikistan |
|
Website |
|
|
Role in WOCAT |
Collaboration and coordination of national WOCAT initiative |
|
Activities |
- Organization of the TajCat
- Development of WOCAT methods
- SLM training and workshop in mountain area
- Using WOCAT QT for students training
|
|
Links to other projects / programmes of the institution |
CACILM National projects (NCEK) |
|
Key persons involved |
Hukmatullo Ahmadov |
|
Funding provided |
in kind |
|
Name
|
Central
Asian Mountain
Partnership CAMP
|
|
Website
|
www.camp.kg
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Coordination,
backstopping of SWC and SLM projects
|
|
Activities
|
- Development of methods, tools and approaches
- Training for national initatives
- Awareness
activities, translations, etc.
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
CCD,
GTZ, NCCR, other CAMP projects
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Dr. Ermek Baibagyshov
|
|
Funding
provided
|
SDC, GTZ CCD, OSCE
|
|
Name
|
Agriculture
Research Council - Institute for Soil, Climate and Water (ARC-ISCW),
South Africa
|
|
Website
|
www.arc.agric.za
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
-Implement of WOCAT national
-Development of systems |
|
Activities
|
-Database management
-Training
-International cooperation
-QM data collection / development of mapping system
-System development |
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
-LanCare
-DoA (Department of Agriculture) |
|
Key
persons involved
|
Rinda
van der Merwe, Robin Barnard
|
|
Funding
provided
|
Through DoA ~38500 USD
|
|
Name
|
National
Department of Agriculture (DoA), South Africa
|
|
Website
|
www.nda.agric.za
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
National
Co-ordination Funding
|
|
Activities
|
Funding
of project in South Africa |
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
LandCare
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Dirk
Pretorius, Lydia Bosoga
|
|
Funding
provided
|
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|
|
Name
|
African Landcare Network, South Africa
|
|
Website
|
on construction |
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Promotion of best managment practices (WOCAT-tools, QT's, QA's)
|
|
Activities
|
- Awareness raising
- Promotion
- Capacity building
- Mobilise resources
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
UNCCD, CBD, RAMSAR, LADA, ECCC, International Landcare network |
|
Key
persons involved
|
Lydia Bosoga, DoA; Joseph Tanui, ICRAF
|
|
Funding
provided
|
DoA: ALN workshops |
|
Name
|
ISRIC
World Soil Information
|
|
Website
|
www.isric.org
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Co-coordination
of WOCAT; contribute to methodology development; coordination of WOCAT activities within DESIRE and other projects; moderator of WOCAT-L
|
|
Activities
|
Maintain
contact with partners, esp. regarding WOCAT map; produce newsletter, assist
in methodology development, assist in training and organisation
of WWSM, DESIRE, Green Water
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Godert
van Lynden
|
|
Funding
provided
|
Through
DESIRE, LADA and internal funding;
appr. € 150 ’000 for 5 years
|
|
Name
|
Chittagong
Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB)
|
|
Website
|
www.bangcat.org
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Coordination
of local WOCAT network and program by BANCAT
|
|
Activities
|
Arranging
meetings / training programs
Coordinating field work in identifying and documenting SWC approaches
and technologies, area maps and digitising area maps
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
IFAD/ICIMOD
funded project on farmer’s innovation in shifting cultivation practices.
Technical
support to CHTDF-UNDP and CHTRDP funded by ADB.
BARC-JAICA funded for farmers' training on awareness building on SLM.
SRDI for data management |
|
Key
persons involved
|
Sudibya
Kanti Khisa / J.U. Shoaib
|
|
Funding
provided
|
10’700
$
|
|
Name
|
Agricultural
Systems Cluster, University of the Philippines,
Los Bańos (ASC-UPLB)
|
|
Website
|
www.uplb.edu.ph
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
- Coordination
at national level
- Education
and research
|
|
Activities
|
- Promotion
in scientific conferences, symposium, etc.
- Integration
in undergraduate course in Farming Systems, crop science, NRM
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
- ICRAF
- Philippine programme (NVS, land care)
- ASC-UPLB
(SWC documentation project)
- Institute
of Agroforestry, UPLB
- Syngenta Philippines (SWC)
- Monsanto Ohilippines (CT)
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Romeo
V. Labios (ASC-UPLB)
Augustin Mercado, Jr. (ICRAF Philippines)
|
|
Funding
provided
|
- in
kind (working time)
- need
funding support
|
|
Name |
Benguet State University , Philippines |
|
Website |
www.bsu.edu.ph |
|
Role in WOCAT |
- Task force committe member
- Philwocat - coordination with local / regional / national institutions in the promotion of SLM Technologies
|
|
WOCAT Activities |
- Development of course syllabi for agricultural degree programme
- Conduct training on SLM Technologies and Organic Farming / Sustainable Farming
|
|
Links to other projects / programmes of the institution (with relation to WOCAT) |
ATI-CAR DA, BPI |
|
Key persons involved |
Jose G. Balaoing |
|
Funding provided |
Government funding |
|
Name
|
Centre
for Development and Environment CDE, Switzerland
|
|
Website
|
www.cde.unibe.ch
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Coordination
of global network and WOCAT programme
|
|
WOCAT
Activities
|
-
Development of methods, tools and outputs
- Training for national
initiatives
- Training for WOCAT
facilitators
- Support and backstopping
- Organisation of
WWSM
- General requests,
mailings
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution (with relation
to WOCAT)
|
Swiss
National Centre of Competence in Research North – South (NCCR), Desertification Mitigation and Remediation of Land (DESIRE), Eastern and Southern Africa Partnership Programme
(ESAPP),
Sustainable Land Management Eritrea
(SLM
Eritrea)
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Hanspeter
Liniger (WOCAT coordinator), Hans Hurni, Gudrun Schwilch,
Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Christine Hauert
|
|
Funding
provided
|
Through
SDC: 400’000 CHF/year
|
|
Name
|
The
Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark (KVL)
|
|
Website
|
www.kvl.dk
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Support
to the Danida-WOCAT collaboration
|
|
WOCAT
Activities
|
-
Promotion of WOCAT in Danida supported programmes.
-
Support to the Danida-WOCAT collaboration programme.
- Resource
Person input for assisting Danida supported watershed development
programmes in preparing QT and QA
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution (with relation
to WOCAT)
|
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Dr
Jens Raunsř Jensen
|
|
Funding
provided
|
Danida
funding via WOCAT secretariat, inputs based on a KVL-WOCAT MOU.
KVL (part time, minor)
|
|
Name
|
Université
catholique de Louvain, Unité de Génie rural, Belgique
|
|
Website
|
www.geru.ucl.ac.be
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Resource
person for West Africa
|
|
WOCAT
Activities
|
None
at this point
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution (with relation
to WOCAT)
|
None
at this point
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Charles
Bielders
|
|
Funding
provided
|
none
|
|
Name
|
UK
Soil Management Initiative (SMI)
|
|
Website
|
www.smi.org.uk
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Supporting
organisation
|
|
Activities
|
An
independent organisation created to promote the adoption by UK farmers
and advisers of systems designed to protect and enhance soil quality.
Agronomic and economic benefits may be accrued whilst also improving
the environment through reduced soil erosion and water pollution.
SMI
will achieve this through information transfer and advice.
It draws on the experience and research of its members to provide
solutions to pressing problems caused by poor and inappropriate
soil management.
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
SMI
is part of the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF)
which is made up of individuals from 17 National Associations working
across Europe to implement sustainable soil management. ECAF is
there to co-ordinate efforts and lobby European Government for change
and support.
|
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Key
persons involved
|
|
|
Funding
provided
|
SMI
is funded by its member organisations
|
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Name
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Pakistan
Forest Institute, PARDYP project, Pakistan
|
|
Website
|
www.pardyp.org
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Coordination
of WOCAT programme in Pakistan
|
|
Activities
|
Data
collection
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
ICIMOD,
PARDYP member's countries.
Line agencies of the Government of Pakistan
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Mr.
Hakim Shah, Wajid Ali
|
|
Funding
provided
|
SDC
and IDRC
|
|
Name
|
Syngenta
Crop Protection Asia Pacific Ltd
|
|
Website
|
www.syngenta.com
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Collaborating
organisation
|
|
Activities
|
Share
technical information on conservation farming projects conducted
by Syngenta or in collaboration with external cooperatorsProvide
technical materials to support safe and appropriate use of crop
protection products
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Allard
Jean-Louis, Singapore
|
|
Funding
provided
|
|
|
Name
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Dept. of Landscape Ecology
University of Göttingen, Germany
|
|
Website
|
www.geogr.uni-goettingen.de/loe
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Scientific
member with regional and global interests in soil resources, soil
degradation and methods for soil degradation analysis; exchange
of results and knowledge
|
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Activities
|
Projects
on "Soil degradation in relation to land-use systems in different
tropical ecosystems (Bolivia, Vietnam)"; "GIS-based analysis and
simulation of forest conversion and soil degradation in Eastern
Bolivia", SFB 552 with B2: "The influence of pedo-hydrological changes
on the water and nutrient cycle in tropical catchments"- Indonesia
- including analysis of soil erosion and soil erosion modelling
in Central Sulawesi; Soil erosion assessment with local knowledge
(Bolivia, Columbia, Vietnam)
|
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Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
www.storma.de
(SFB 552-Indonesia), DFG-project"GIS-based analysis and simulation
of forest conversion and soil degradation in Eastern Bolivia"; "Evaluation
of plants as indicators of tropical soil fertility from the local
knowledge of peasants (Columbia)
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Prof.
Dr. Gerhard Gerold, J.P.
Krüger, Dr. St. Glatzel, Alvaro Rivas
|
|
Funding
provided
|
DFG, ÖSW, BMZ
with 120.000 Euro/year
|
|
Name
|
Tropical
Resources Research & Conservation Centre, Nigeria
|
|
Website
|
E-mail:
tropicalresearch@yahoo.com
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Coordination
of WOCAT programme in Nigeria.
|
|
Activities
|
-
Carry out in-country data collection
-
Distribution of questionaires
-
Organising workshops and training programmes
- Making report
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
Soil
Science Department, University of Uyo
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Ikponke
Nkanta, WOCAT co-ordinator; Dr Peter Ogban, Research Director; Greg
S., database manager
|
|
Funding
provided
|
-
|
|
Name
|
Istanbul
University, Faculty of Forestry, Turkey
|
|
Website
|
http://www.orman.istanbul.edu.tr/English.htm
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Applying
research according WOCAT programme
|
|
Activities
|
-
Expansion of the current team beyond University level
- Using WOCAT terminology in studies
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
CRP
of IAEA with the title "The Use of Cs-137, Pb-210 and Be-7 Measurements
for Assessing Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in the Riva Basin (Istanbul,
NW Turkey)"
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Ferhat
Gokbulak, Ahmet Hizal, Doganay Tolunay
|
|
Funding
provided
|
In
kind
|
|
Name
|
Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tokat Research Institute, Turkey
|
|
Website
|
www.tokattopraksu.gov.tr
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Applying
research according WOCAT programme
|
|
Activities
|
Research
project on soil degredation, soil erosion, soil conservation technique,
dry farming and hydrology
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
CRP
of IAEA with the title "The Use of Cs-137, Pb-210 and Be-7 Measurements
for Assessing Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in the Riva Basin (Istanbul,
NW Turkey)"
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Irfan
Oguz
|
|
Funding
provided
|
In
kind
|
|
Name
|
Istanbul
Technical University, Institute of Energy, Turkey
|
|
Website
|
www.enerji.itu.edu.tr/
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Applying
research according WOCAT programme
|
|
Activities
|
-
Hosting and organizing the WOCAT
training workshop
- Expansion of the current team beyond University level
- Using WOCAT terminology in studies
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
CRP
of IAEA with the title "The Use of Cs-137, Pb-210 and Be-7 Measurements
for Assessing Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in the Riva Basin (Istanbul,
NW Turkey)"
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
Sevilay
Haciyakupoglu, Hasan Saygin, M.Sahip Kiziltas
|
|
Funding
provided
|
In
kind
|
|
Name
|
Istanbul
University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Geography, Turkey
|
|
Website
|
http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/edebiyat/bolum_sayfasi/cografya_bolumu.htm#iletisim
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Applying
research according WOCAT programme
|
|
Activities
|
-
Expansion of the current team beyond University level
- Using WOCAT terminology in studies
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
CRP
of IAEA with the title "The Use of Cs-137, Pb-210 and Be-7 Measurements
for Assessing Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in the Riva Basin (Istanbul,
NW Turkey)"
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
T.Ahmet
Ertek
|
|
Funding
provided
|
In
kind
|
|
Name
|
Canakkale
Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department
of Geography, Turkey
|
|
Website
|
http://fef.comu.edu.tr/english/department/cog/index.php
|
|
Role
in WOCAT
|
Applying
research according WOCAT programme
|
|
Activities
|
-
Expansion of the current team beyond University level
- Using WOCAT terminology in studies
|
|
Links
to other projects / programmes of the institution
|
CRP
of IAEA with the title "The Use of Cs-137, Pb-210 and Be-7 Measurements
for Assessing Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in the Riva Basin (Istanbul,
NW Turkey)"
|
|
Key
persons involved
|
A.Evren
Erginal
|
|
Funding
provided
|
In
kind
|
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