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Final Reporting Workshop - Program
22-27 OCTOBER 2012
MONDAY 22 October
09-12 Public Mini-symposium at PUCE, Departamento de Biología, with presentation (in Spanish) of PALMS results by PALMS researchers. Participation of Palms Local Advisory Committee for Ecuador
Presentations:
- Henrik Balslev, PALMS coordinator: The Palms project
- Jose Manuel Barreiro, WP-2. Palm Genetics
- Rodrigo Bernal, WP-5: Management of palms as NTFP
- Maximilian Weigend/Grischa Brokamp, WP-4: Trade with palm products
- Renato Valencia, WP-7: Policies that influence palm use, management and trade
12-13 Closed meeting at PUCE with the Local Advisory Committee for comments on project progress etc.
13-15 Lunch with Local Advisory Committee, at PUCE
15-17 Transfer to Mindo – Casa de Piedra - for those who want a fieldtrip.
17-onwards: free time in Mindo for walks etc.
TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER
Full day excursion to the remanants of the Chocó forest near Santo Domingo, including La Perla, Tinalandia, and maybe others
WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER
9-12 Excursion to Pedro Vicente Maldonado to see exploitation of Wettinia quinaria and Iriartea deltoidea, incuding a visit to the local office of the Ministry of Agriculture to hear about their control of NTFPs
12-13 Lunch in Casa de Piedra
13-onwards – time to walk on the trails near Casa de Piedra and elsewhere in the Mindo area. Or stay at the hotel to prepare workshop and receive participants who did not come on the fieldtrip.
THURSDAY 25 – FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER
Full day workshop on deliverables to PALMS month 56 and 60
SATURDAY 27
9-12 Return to Quito, with a stopover for palm watching
