Volunteers required for Conservation programs in Gabel Elba Protected Areas

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Volunteers required for Conservation programs in Gabel Elba Protected
Areas

Dear All

Gable Elba Protected Area will initiate 2 programs during period from
April- June 2007, the first project / program is "community based
monitoring and eradication of Invasive Species 'prosopis juliflora'".
The second one is "Monitoring, Assesment and Conservation of the
endangered tree Dracaena ombet'

We hope if any one can help as volunteer in this projects, please note
these projects self-funding, there is fund available but we work
together with our available equipment and capabilities in GEPA.

So, if you interested please try to complete this message and the links
listed below, we will be very happy if there is interested persons to
act as volunteers with us.

I promise you these projects will help us together as GEPA and
volunteers to start a new initiative towards effective partnership.

These projects not restricted to a pure science or high only will help
in capacity building of volunteers and also local people of GE. Develop
the knowledge, skills and abilities of volunteers and implement a
focused, high-priority conservation project combining research and
action to contribute to the long-term success of local conservation
efforts.

Please if you interested please tell us as soon as to start in a
logistics issues which as you know we should prepare entry permit for
participants in these programs in Gabel Elba.

The Timetable and a brief plan

First program:- "Community based monitoring and eradication of
Invasive Species 'prosopis juliflora'" from 15-30 April 2007

1- plan :-
- Monitoring and Detection the distribution of prosopis tree as
invasive species in Halaib and GE area from 15-21
- Mapping Prosopis distribution using GIS from
- Eradication phase

2- During this program we will gain experience about:-
- Detection invasive species
- Distribution patterns
- Who native and exotic plant interact together
- Ecosystem disturbance
- Filed Mapping techniques
- Prediction invasiveness of exotic species
- Work with local community and role of traditional knowledge
- Controlling and eradication techniques

3- Experience required: No previous experience required

4- Output:-conservation GE's biodiversity form threats of invasive
species
- Case study for a participatory research approach

If you interest you can review the complete monitoring method via
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/conservation-egypt/web?hl=en
then review Biodiversity Monitoring protocols- Invasive species
mentoring protocol

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Second program: "Monitoring, Assesment and Conservation of the
endangered tree Dracaena ombet' from 1-30 May 2007

Plan:-
- Detection Distribution of dracaena ombet tree on Gabel Elba in the
folloing areas :- in the mountain drainage and on the peak of Gabel
elba in Wadi Yahmeb, W.Aidieb , W.Akwmtri ,W.Aritri, W.Akaw ,
W.AomKerat and Gabel Shendieb
- Mapping Dracaeana distribution and occurrence in GE
- Establishment 10 enclosures for protection Dracaena
- Observation the native plant of Gabel Elba

Outputs:
- First distribution map for endangered species Deracaen tree in Egypt
- Initiating a conservation plan for Dracaena in Egypt
- Project Proposal will prepare and submit to GEF for funding a large
project

IF you interest you can review the complete plan for this program and
methods of work via

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/conservation-egypt/web/dracaena-ombet-project?hl=en&_done=%2Fgroup%2Fconservation-egypt%2Fweb%2Fdracaena-ombet-project%3Fmsg%3Dns%26hl%3Den

Or

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/conservation-egypt?hl=en

and then go to Dracaena ombet PAGE

[moushira]

Well , read the details and am intrested .
What is next ?

[hissam sadd]

 Dear. Moushira

 

Thank you very much for your message and your offer to help.

Firstly, I want to inform you that to-date there is another 5 volunteers and this very good news and support our hope to complete our voluntary projects.

We will start by April, after my return from UK, by end of March I will need a photocopy of your ID to get for you entry permit for GE.

Once we get these permits we can start directly a field and community work, for that it is very important to know your interesting are you interesting more in work with local community and gathering a traditional knowledge or you interested in a fieldwork.

 

Our fieldwork will include:-

-         Photographing Dracaena ombet and plants on Gabel Elba

-         Measuring trees

-         Detection locations using GPS

-         Mapping population using GIS

 

Community work will include:-

-         Interviewing local communities

-         Groups discussions

-         Documentation their related Traditional Knowledge

-         Historical Mapping using GIS

-         Support local communities

 

If you have digital camera or laptop, this will be great for recording your interviews with local people and during field activities. In GEPA we have many cameras but if a volunteer have one will be good to freely his work.

 

At all thank you again and I hope always to hear from you. I if you have any comments about this work, will be great to improve and update our plan until we can meet in April.

 

Cheers

Usama Ghazaly

 

moushira <acc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Well , read the details and am intrested .
What is next ?

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