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
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