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A local approach to mitigation of climatic and environmental change Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology (NORDECO) Management and consulting company Research and development Natural and social scientists Offices in Norway and Denmark Project experiences from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe NORDECO work for National and International funding agencies, including: World Bank Global Environment Facility (GEF) Inter American Development Bank (IDB) European Union (EU) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

NORDECO’s approach to climate and environmental change Inter-disciplinary thinking Participatory approaches Working with stakeholders at all levels Society, culture and the environment as an integrated whole Focusing on Capacity Development Locally-Based Monitoring Environmental Awareness Raising Private sector and the Environment Studies, Research and Programme Development

The Grassland and Sustainable Pastoralism Programme

Map of China and Gansu

Lanzhou

Environmental context Gansu province Grassland degradation Socio-economic cost Environmental consequences Causes of land degradation Desertification Overgrazing Unsustainable farming practices Increased demands for meat and dairy products National and global impacts Biodiversity Climate change mitigation Rural livelihoods

The Grassland and Sustainable Pastoralism Programme (GSPP) A three year development programme Capacity development activities Sustainable rangeland management The GSPP is a joint effort between Chinese and Norwegian institutions Governmental institutions Research institutions Civil society Private companies

GSPP Partners and competencies Academic and working experiences Climatic change Environment Biodiversity and Ecosystems Socio-economic processes Applied research Monitoring Participatory development Programme management International cooperation Key institutions Gansu Agricultural University Beijing Development Institute College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute Norwegian Forestry Group Norwegian Institute for Nature Research UNIFOB-Global, University of Bergen The Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology

GSPP Beneficiaries The programme will have Beneficiaries at different scales Maqu and Sunnan counties Focus townships Village level Households Officials at provincial and county level GAU researchers and students GSPP concerns Environment locally Global environmental benefits - Biodiversity restoration - Climate change mitigation

GSPP Outputs Concerns: Pastoral development, Land degradation, Land cover change, Biodiversity, Climate change, Land productivity, Livestock production, Capital market distortion Main outputs GIS in natural resource monitoring and rangeland management Environmental monitoring and gradient analysis Community based monitoring, rangeland monitoring and decision making Improved animal husbandry and pastoral livelihood Communication and multiplication of successful programme interventions