NORTH AFRICA BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME, PHASE III INTERNAL REVIEW Meg Gawler Final Report June 2003 Cover photo: Salvia officinalis (sage), used for colds, sore throat, asthma, etc. © Meg Gawler / ARTEMIS Services Report prepared by: Tel: +33 4 5040 7870 Fax: +33 4 5040 7379 Email:
[email protected] Web site: http://www.artemis-services.com Founding Director: Meg Gawler North Africa Biodiversity Programme, Phase III – Internal Review Final Report – June 2003 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With the support of SDC, IUCN has been engaged since 1996 in a programme aimed at promoting: A) the conservation of biodiversity in North Africa, B) a network of institutions from the region in support of this objective, and C) the role of women in biodiversity conservation. The programme is carried out by IUCN State and NGO Members in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Phase III of the IUCN North Africa Biodiversity Programme covers the period of 1 November 2001 to 31 October 2004, with a budget over the three years of CHF 1’910’000. Of this, the project budget for each of the five implementing countries is on the order of CHF 60’000 per annum. In many countries, the projects also benefit from co-funding secured locally (in cash or in kind). The overall objectives of Phase III are to: 1. Promote the conservation of endangered and economically useful plants in North Africa, with special reference to medicinal and economically useful plants. 2. Promote indigenous knowledge and the equitable participation of people in the management and conservation of endangered and economically useful plants in North Africa.