International German Alumni Summer School Thailand 16 - 24 March
“Ecosystem functions and services for food security in the face of biodiversity loss and globalization in Southeast Asia”
16 - 24 March 2014Host & Venue: Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Thailand; Co-partner Prof. Suchada Vearasilp Agriculture Faculty
Application by Prof. Elke Paweltzik, Georg August University Goettingen, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Food Quality
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Excursion to the Huai Hong Khrai Royal Development Study Centre
The main topics of the summer school were:
- Food and nutrition security of indigenous tribes in the face of biodiversity degradation
- Threats to biodiversity and indigenous traditions due to the over exploitation of natural re-sources
- Local knowledge, nature conservation and traditional agricultural practices for food security
- Ecosystem services and local livelihoods
- Water-management systems and their change to ensure livelihood and food security
- Conservation strategy and management of National Parks in Thailand
- How to achieve the objectives of Millennium Developing Goals: Chances and constraints?
Field excursion to the Huai Hong Khrai Royal Development Study Centre, Doi Saket, Chiangmai North Thailand and visit to a local hill tribe Karen village at Ban Pha Dan, Lamphun province
Karen tribe collection of weather ants larvae in the forest
Participants: 27
Alumni from Thailand, Philippines, Nepal, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Vietnam
Keynote speakers from Thailand, Germany, Chile, and Hong Kong