1. 1/ INTEREST meeting Rothamsted,October 2004 Towards a sustainability assessment procedure Concerns of local people and researchers

2. 2/ Steps of the sustainability assessment procedure System limitation (space and time) Definition of concerns of local people and researchers Grouping in categories:  Ecological  Economic  Social  Institutional Identification of indicators (autochthonous and scientific) Specific sustainability objectives/targets Description or measuring of changes Evaluation and synthesis

3. 3/ System Issues Existing data Uses and functions Users Objectives/Targets Needed data Actions

4. 4/ Nepal Community Forest Issues Economic Unproductive forest (still) Low income Increase expenditure Environmental Soil loss Soil (chemical) quality Water quality Existing data Forest management plan Inventory Water quality analysis(-) Soil analysis(-) Socio-economic data Uses and functions: Family farming Community Forest Users Communities using the forest area Objectives Sustainable forest Improve water quality Improve soil condition Increase income Needed data Water quality analysis Soil analysis Forest sustainability indicators Actions Extension activities (Good agricultural and forest practices) Infrastructure for water protection Regulations for agrochemicals

5. 5/ Small Holder Rubber Production Issues Economic Low income from rubber Rubber tree growth Rubber productivity Rubber processing Environmental Soil conservation Existing data Good practices for production and processing Socio-economic data Uses and functions: Rubber production Post-harvest processing Users Small holders Objectives Sustainable forest Improve production Improve quality Increase income Needed data Forest sustainability indicators Actions Forest management plan Improve availability of selected planting material (nursery outputs and distribution) Product certification (eco-label) Training and awareness actions Improve post harvest processing technology Implement alternative marketing schemes

6. 6/ Haryana Bamboo forest Issues Environmental Soil erosion Water availability Siltation of water bodies Existing data Morphologic Inventory Management plans Socio-economic data Uses and functions: Protection function Users Local users Regional community Objectives Enhancement of the protection function Maintenance of the forest as income source Needed data Data for sustainable forest management plan Actions Search for financing on carbon market Information action on new forest role Enforcement mechanisms of sustainable practices

7. 7/ Khazans system at Divar Island Issues Environmental Salinization of soil Degradation of bunds Mangrove growth (inside) (eutrophication) Existing data Morphologic (qualitative) Socio-economic data Uses and functions: Ecological function Agriculture Fishing Users Divar community +++++ Objectives Maintenance of the system Sustainable agriculture Sustainable fisheries Increase income Needed data Quantified morphological data Water quality (salinity) Soil quality Ecology of aquatic species of interest Observed operation procedure of SG Mangrove mapping Actions Bunds conservation Improve communication with gov. bodies Definition of water level needs for agriculture Guidelines for adequate SG operation Enforcement mechanisms of SG operation

8. 8/ Small farming at South Canara –Karnataka Issues Existing data Socio-economic data Uses and functions: Farming Users Local users Objectives Improve income No irreversible land cover change Needed data Actions

9. 9/ Further research Specific sustainability objectives/targets  Identification for each system Description or measuring of changes  Monitoring and reporting Evaluation and synthesis  Definition of other measures interventions  Redefinition of targets