European Union Project Training Held in SCAU

This European Union project will evaluate the Pearl River aquatic species diversity and ecosystem services and find out the impact of human activities. It will bring forward concrete measures of ecosystems conservation and sustainable development to aquatic biological resources from various ways of management, legislation, economy and public participation.

Dr. Sarah Pilgrim from the UK introduced the subject of the project as well as the objectives and requirements in various stages. Dr. Soren Lund from Denmark briefed the participatory concept, theory and practice in the application of research. Dr. Samantha Punch from the UK introduced the role of different gender, age and livelihood from the social and economic perspective, with particular emphasis on women and children in resource utilization and protection. Dr. Maan Bimbao from the Philippine Institute of Fisheries Resource Information introduced the issues on management of the project.

According to the project schedule, European experts will carry out the training on the evaluation methods of the ecosystem service function in March 2010.