0 00:00:00.00 --> 00:00:04.00 Blue Lake Lake Geneva Federation for Cooperation Present 1 00:00:12.00 --> 00:00:13.80 Spirit of solidarity 2 00:00:14.20 --> 00:00:17.00 Good evening! Today we are going to Tanzania 3 00:00:17.20 --> 00:00:22.00 In the west of the country, the population of Inyonga is heavily dependent on its natural resources for its livelihood. 4 00:00:23.00 --> 00:00:27.00 But these resources are too often exploited by others, with little local impact. 5 00:00:28.00 --> 00:00:35.00 The association for the development of protected areas, ADAP, supports them with concrete solutions. Have a look! 6 00:00:39.00 --> 00:00:45.00 This hive is full. It is time for beekeepers to remove the ten kilos of honey it contains. 7 00:00:48.00 --> 00:00:52.00 These hives are hung from trees to escape, among other things, animals fond of this nectar. 8 00:00:54.00 --> 00:00:59.00 These beekeepers are among the 3000 people trained by the Inyonga beekeepers' association, 9 00:01:00.00 --> 00:01:03.00 supported by the association for the development of protected areas. 10 00:01:04.00 --> 00:01:07.00 - Richard Andrea, president of the Inyonga Beekeepers' Association (IBA) - "The purpose of the association is to provide its members with 11 00:01:08.00 --> 00:01:11.00 beekeeping know-how and techniques 12 00:01:12.00 --> 00:01:14.00 to guarantee a quality honey". 13 00:01:15.00 --> 00:01:18.00 "To this end, it offers beekeepers training courses, 14 00:01:18.00 --> 00:01:21.00 with the support of ADAP 15 00:01:22.00 --> 00:01:25.00 in order to move from conventional beekeeping 16 00:01:26.00 --> 00:01:27.00 to a modern beekeeping system 17 00:01:28.00 --> 00:01:31.00 It also helps its members to find markets 18 00:01:31.00 --> 00:01:35.00 to sell bee products at a good price 19 00:01:36.00 --> 00:01:40.00 ADAP supports this community-based natural resource management project. 20 00:01:41.00 --> 00:01:43.00 It promotes a sustainable source of income. 21 00:01:44.00 --> 00:01:48.00 Certification makes it easier to sell honey and at a higher price. But there are still challenges. 22 00:01:49.00 --> 00:01:54.00 - Ernest Kanumba, Manager of the Inyonga Beekeepers' Association (IBA) - "Some buyers need 4 tons per month 23 00:01:55.00 --> 00:01:59.00 while IBA produces 1 tonne per year. 24 00:02:00.00 --> 00:02:02.00 It is therefore difficult to reach these markets". 25 00:02:09.00 --> 00:02:13.00 The hives are located here, in the district of Mlele. 26 00:02:14.00 --> 00:02:17.00 A beekeeping reserve of 850 km2, 27 00:02:18.00 --> 00:02:20.00 co-managed by the Inyonga Beekeepers' Association (IBA). 28 00:02:21.00 --> 00:02:28.00 30 village eco-guards, trained by the association, patrol the area to protect it from several threats. 29 00:02:30.00 --> 00:02:34.00 - Dickson Malembeka, Head of Village Eco-Guards (VGS) - "The first is animal poaching 30 00:02:35.00 --> 00:02:38.00 for consumption or for trade. 31 00:02:39.00 --> 00:02:41.00 The second is illegal logging. 32 00:02:42.00 --> 00:02:45.00 The third, small-scale gold panning. » 33 00:02:46.00 --> 00:02:50.00 Good management of the reserve also protects the forest and the mammals it supports. 33 00:02:51.00 --> 00:02:58.00 56 animal species have been identified, six of which are endangered, using photographic traps. 34 00:03:00.00 --> 00:03:07.00 - Yves Hausser, Head of Operations Communication - "These are passive systems that are installed, with triggers that are triggered when animals pass through. 35 00:03:08.00 --> 00:03:11.00 It allows us to grid the entire reserve, 36 00:03:11.01 --> 00:03:14.00 it is also a method that could be taught to village guards 36 00:03:14.01 --> 00:03:17.00 and they are able to do this monitoring independently today. 37 00:03:17.01 --> 00:03:21.00 and thereby continue to accumulate data on the state of biodiversity in the reserve. » 38 00:03:25.00 --> 00:03:29.00 ADAP accompanies the rest of the community to improve the use of village land. 39 00:03:30.00 --> 00:03:34.00 Women are also trained to develop complementary sources of income that are not harmful to nature. 40 00:03:37.00 --> 00:03:40.00 But newcomers are threatening the wilderness. 41 00:03:41.00 --> 00:03:45.00 Livestock farmers in search of land, or the construction of roads to promote local trade. 42 00:03:46.00 --> 00:03:50.00 It will also have to be taken into account to continue to protect forests. 43 00:03:51.30 --> 00:03:52.99 Sandy Mermod, hello! 44 00:03:52.00 --> 00:03:53.00 Good evening! 45 00:03:53.50 --> 00:03:55.50 You are the Executive Secretary of ADAP, 46 00:03:56.00 --> 00:03:59.00 these new threats, do they challenge your work? 47 00:03:59.80 --> 00:04:04.00 So basically, no. They do not call into question ADAP's work, 48 00:04:04.50 --> 00:04:10.00 on the other hand, they are pressing for action, we must act even faster! 49 00:04:10.50 --> 00:04:13.00 But the Tanzanian state must also react more quickly to be able to counter them. 50 00:04:13.50 --> 00:04:21.00 And then we would also have to replicate this approach that we have in the beekeeping area in other reserves, 51 00:04:21.50 --> 00:04:28.00 because if we finally have 850km2 that are very well managed, and 20,000 others that are degraded, 52 00:04:28.50 --> 00:04:32.00 it is a result that is of little use to the population or the environment. 53 00:04:32.50 --> 00:04:35.50 It also shows the importance of following projects over the long term, doesn't it? 53 00:04:36.80 --> 00:04:43.80 Yes, this type of approach cannot be implemented over a two-year or four-year phase... 54 00:04:44.00 --> 00:04:48.50 It is a change in perceptions, in mentalities. 55 00:04:49.00 --> 00:04:53.00 There are also many things that need to be negotiated, for example, in terms of the government's retrocession of rights. 56 00:04:54.00 --> 00:04:58.00 That is why it is necessary to plan long-term projects, and then adapt them if things change, 57 00:04:58.50 --> 00:05:00.50 as is the case here when new threats appear. 58 00:05:01.00 --> 00:05:09.50 You have to have a dialogue with the Tanzanian government: is it finally happy that you are doing this work, instead of him, if you can call it that? 59 00:05:10.00 --> 00:05:13.80 I don't know if we can say that we do it for him! But with the kind of projects we have, 59 00:05:14.00 --> 00:05:23.50 we must collaborate with the state, because we work with the reserves and resources that belong to the state. 60 00:05:24.00 --> 00:05:30.00 Some sectors are satisfied with our interventions, others are motivated to collaborate with us, 61 00:05:30.20 --> 00:05:31.80 they have the same objectives, 62 00:05:32.00 --> 00:05:38.50 but it is more difficult to work with other sectors of the state. 63 00:05:39.00 --> 00:05:45.00 We really need to maintain good contacts with the government 64 00:05:45.20 --> 00:05:48.50 and be transparent with them if we want to succeed in our goals. 65 00:05:49.80 --> 00:05:55.00 We saw in the report, there are data that you collect on animals thanks to photographic traps, 65 00:05:55.20 --> 00:06:03.00 it's a collaborative work with the hepia. What are the benefits of this collaboration? 66 00:06:04.20 --> 00:06:10.00 Linking research and action, I believe it is a win-win partnership for both: 67 00:06:10.50 --> 00:06:16.00 For students, it is a unique opportunity to gain field experience abroad, 68 00:06:16.50 --> 00:06:22.30 and for ADAP, it is the opportunity to focus on topics that could not be studied as part of a normal project. 69 00:06:23.00 --> 00:06:31.00 For example, students help us measure the rate of deforestation with satellite images and field surveys. 70 00:06:32.00 --> 00:06:35.00 Does it strengthen the credibility of your project? 71 00:06:34.10 --> 00:06:42.00 Yes, these are things that we and the local team are seeing: from year to year there are fewer forests and more pressures, 72 00:06:42.10 --> 00:06:46.00 but we really need this concrete data to start discussions and find new solutions. 73 00:06:47.00 --> 00:06:53.00 You yourself did your Bachelor's and Master's work in Tanzania, when you spent six months there for that: 74 00:06:52.00 --> 00:06:53.50 Yes! 75 00:06:53.00 --> 00:06:55.80 what did it get you? 76 00:06:58.00 --> 00:07:04.50 A great humility! You can't come up with a "I'll teach you things" speech 77 00:07:05.00 --> 00:07:10.50 we are the ones who learn a lot about the environment, about the people who live there, 78 00:07:11.00 --> 00:07:16.50 we are thus able to better understand the context in order to carry out more appropriate projects. 79 00:07:17.00 --> 00:07:22.50 This gives us a better understanding of the interests of the various actors and the power struggles between them, 80 00:07:23.50 --> 00:07:30.00 We also live in rather harsh living conditions that make us understand why some things don't work... 81 00:07:30.10 --> 00:07:34.00 But it is also a source of motivation, because once you have been in the field, 82 00:07:34.10 --> 00:07:39.00 we know why we have to fill out a lot of reports in Geneva, why all these figures. 83 00:07:40.00 --> 00:07:45.00 It helps us to make this "administrative passage". 84 00:07:46.00 --> 00:07:50.50 It becomes more concrete? Does it make more sense? 85 00:07:48.00 --> 00:07:50.50 Yes, that's right! 86 00:07:51.00 --> 00:07:52.50 Thank you very much Sandy Mermod! 87 00:07:52.50 --> 00:07:54.00 Thank you!