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BISBI - Implementation of a nationwide spatial tool to monitor the evolution of invasive species and their collection as part of the installation of a biomass power plant

Start
September 2024
End
September 2026
Project cost
500 000 €
Role in the project
Biomass expertise
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Countries

Namibia

Fields

Bioenergy Forest Modeling ICT

Sectors

Wood energy

Partners

IED - Innovation Energie Développement · Namibia Nature Foundation · Nampower

Main goals

Carrying out a diagnostic to understand the existing Bush Information System (BIS), followed by a second phase of desk work involving an examination of similar tools (benchmarking), matching needs with the components of the tool (design).
Later, a phase of recommendations for updating the BIS, including capacity building and the development of spatial indicators, will be implemented. Finally, during the field mission, a stakeholders' round table will be organised to identify together the needs of the sector for the BIS and thus co-construct a relevant tool.

Specific objectives

SO1. Diagnosis of the existing BIS
SO2. Capacity building
SO3. Production of a dynamic biomass indicator
SO4. Development or updating of the new BIS
SO5. Transfer and training in the new BIS

Related people

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Value chain project manager / Agriculture & Market / France

Léo Godard

Agronomist with a degree from the French National School of Agricultural Science and Engineering of Toulouse (INP ENSAT), he works on the analysis of agroindustrial projects and provide consultancy for promoters and investors of agro value chains. He also provides technical assistance and consultancy for small to large scale agricultural to switch to organic or regenerative practices

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Mission officer / France

Etienne Duperron

Graduated of an agricultural engineering school (INP-ENSAT), he specialized in spatial information processing via the Master 2 in Geomatics Sciences in Environment and Planning (SIGMA) from the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès. After working for two years on forest degradation and reforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, he joined the team to provide support on processing, analysis and spatial modeling related to the development and sustainability of territories, mainly in Mozambique

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Country representative in Mozambique

Jean-Baptiste Roelens

Holder of a master Tropical environment and Biodiversity, he worked for 3 years in French Guyana, notably as forest ecology and soil science research officer at CIRAD. From 2008 to 2016 he worked at the WWF in Madagascar, France and Democratic Republic of Congo as Forest and Climate program manager. At WWF, he supported conservation, forest landscape restoration and REDD+ projects, he also conducted campaign and advocacy work on forest policies and energy infrastructure development. He joined Etc Terra - then nitidæ - in May 2016 as MOZBIO project manager around the Gilé national reserve in the Zambézia province in Mozambique.

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Task officer / Agriculture & Market / France

Anaïs Chotard

A graduate of ISTOM and a Master's degree in Natural Resource Management in a tropical environment, she has more than 15 years of international experience in structuring responsible value chains (particularly in West Africa) and in France. She has a good understanding of quality approaches, organic and fair trade certifications, and agroecology and agroforestry production systems. She has worked within cooperatives, commercial companies, training structures, research and NGOs, which allows her to have a good understanding of the challenges of the value chains. She joined the team in 2024, and takes part in studies and projects, particularly on shea and for more inclusive sectors for women and young people.