Centro para el Desarrollo Agropecuario y Forestal, Inc. 2011 - CEDAF
Centro para el Desarrollo Agropecuario y Forestal, Inc. 2011 - CEDAF
Centro para el Desarrollo Agropecuario y Forestal, Inc. 2011 - CEDAF
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<strong>Centro</strong> <strong>para</strong> <strong>el</strong> <strong>Desarrollo</strong><br />
<strong>Agropecuario</strong> y <strong>Forestal</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />
Further information contact: Ms. Ginny Heinsen<br />
v_heinsen@hotmail.com / 809-5655603 ext. 247<br />
<strong>2011</strong>
About <strong>CEDAF</strong><br />
• Private nonprofit foundation established to promote agricultural<br />
dev<strong>el</strong>opment and sustainable forestry in order to contribute to a competitive<br />
agriculture that respects the environment and improves the quality of life.<br />
•Created 1987, with the collaboration of:<br />
• USAID<br />
• Dominican Government<br />
• National Council of Private Enterprise
Organization<br />
• Board of Directors<br />
•Advisory Committee<br />
•Executive Board<br />
•Management<br />
•Projects
Our work<br />
• Human Resources – Capacity Building<br />
•Research and Dev<strong>el</strong>opment of Technology<br />
•Natural Resources and Environment<br />
•Information and Communication<br />
•Corporate Social Responsibility-Recycling
Human Resources – Capacity Building<br />
Scholarships and Program Coordination<br />
Masters and PhD (355 professionals from 1999-to date)<br />
Bach<strong>el</strong>or’s Degree in Ecology and Environmental<br />
Management (Initiated in 2009 - 84 students)<br />
Training<br />
Conferences and Seminars<br />
Short courses
Research & Dev<strong>el</strong>opment of Technology<br />
Capacity Builing and Technology Transfer<br />
Greenhouse Projects<br />
Fruit Technology Dev<strong>el</strong>opment Networks<br />
Apiculture Networks<br />
Cattle Upgrade Network<br />
3Rs Networks
Environment and Natural Resource<br />
The end is to contribute to the sustainability and competitiveness of agriculture<br />
and forestry through the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources,<br />
improving environmental quality and the living conditions of rural communities.<br />
Objective<br />
Reduce the negative impacts of agriculture and forestry in the degradation of<br />
natural resources and the environment, through the dev<strong>el</strong>opment, promotion and<br />
implementation of innovative projects and initiatives that serve as mod<strong>el</strong>s for the<br />
sustainable management of these resources.
Environment and Natural Resource<br />
Capacity Building for Fitosanitary Management in 7 Clusters -<br />
USAID/RED<br />
Pilot Project for the Establishment and Strengthening of Forestry<br />
Governance - FAO/ACP-FLEGT<br />
Market Dev<strong>el</strong>opment of Native and Endemic Forestry Seeds and Edition<br />
of Forestry Tree Guide - USAID/TNC/Pronatura<br />
Coordination of the Forestry Roundtable - (Public and Private Sector)<br />
Co-Management partnered with the Ministry of Environment,<br />
Botanical Garden and Zoological Park<br />
• Las Neblinas Cloud Forest Scientific Reserve<br />
• Biodiversity Park
Information and Communication<br />
•Documentation and Information Center for Public Use<br />
•47 Technical Guides (Commissioned and Edited)<br />
•Coordination and assistance to 15 Document Centers
Corporate Social Responsability-Recycling<br />
•Recycling Projects and Programs<br />
•Schools (200+)<br />
•Institutions, Businesses, Universities<br />
•Establishment of Paper Collection Locations for Recycling<br />
• Commission and Edition of a 3Rs Guide endorsed by Ministry of<br />
Environment and Education<br />
• Coordination of 3Rs-reduce,reuse recycle Networks with JICA<br />
(Public & Private Members)
Thank you
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