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Biodiversity and Sustainable Development of Butterfly Production (Lepidoptera)

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£320,793
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Guyana

Summary

To increase knowledge of the butterfly diversity and to sustainably exploit these populations within the Iwokrama forest and surrounding community areas.
 
Status Completed
Reference 15-013
Round 14
Start 01/07/2006
End 31/07/2009
Project Leader
Dr Doreen Winstanley
Lead Organisation
University of Warwick, HRI
Project Partners
University of Guyana, Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development
Website
http://www.warwick.ac.uk
Regions
South America
Biomes
TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS
Production
WILDLIFE HARVEST, FORESTRY
Broad Approches
BENEFIT SHARING, LIVELIHOODS, INCENTIVES, IN SITU, SPECIES CONSERVATION
Specific Tools
TRADE, MONITORING, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Guyana
Project Outputs
Biodiversity and monitoring programme established and functioning through collaboration of two institutions. Production and distribution of handbook about local butterfly species. Development of methods for farming butterflies. Trial of butterfly farming techniques by local farmers. Production and breeding pupae methods. Central species list established.

Documents:
Download: Article - 15-013 Butterfly farm poster - 19/11/2010

Download: Article - 15-013 Award pictures - 19/11/2010

Download: Article - 15-013 FR AppXI Butterfly ID leaflet Kawi Amazonica 6pp - 16/11/2009

Download: Article - 15-013 FR AppXIII MSc poster - 16/11/2009

Download: Article - 15-013 FR AppXV New poster revi - 16/11/2009

Download: Article - 15-013 FR AppXIV Sambhu poster - 16/11/2009

Download: Article - 15-013 AR1 Ann4 poster Butterfly farming Guyana - 18/02/2008

Download: Log Frame - 15-013 AR1R logframe rev - 18/02/2008

Download: Log Frame - 15-013 App with revised logframe Nov 07 - 18/02/2008

Download: Final Report - 15-013 FR - 16/11/2009

Download: Half Year Report - 15-013 HY3 - 07/10/2009

Download: Annual Report - 15-013 AR2 - 16/12/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 15-013 HY2 - 18/02/2008

Download: Annual Report - 15-013 AR1 edited - 18/02/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 15-013 HY1 - 18/02/2008

Download: Application Form - 15-013 St2 edited - 18/02/2008