INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
2006 Clients
Some of the companies and organizations that participated
in our 2006 program.
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks. For the second year WCS has engaged a number of Haas IBD consulting teams.
Rural farmers in the Zambez i Valley have discovered a natural elephant deterrent to help protect their crops. Chillies not only deter elephants from crops, but also serve as a lucrative cash crop for the farmers. The Elephant Pepper Development Trust was established to
promote chilli pepper production by the communal farming community in areas of Southern Africa where conflict exists between wildlife and farmers. (A WCS sponsored project)
Pioneering New Solutions for Conservation and Rural Development in Zambia (A WCS sponsored Project)
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is
a contract research organisation involved in many international
assignments. With its 3000 employees, VTT provides a wide
range of technology and applied research services for its
clients, private companies, institutions and the public sector.
VTT is again engaging IBD teams this year.
The Sewalanka
Foundation was established in 1993 as a development NGO
with a mandate to address the needs of the most vulnerable
communities in the most neglected and disadvantaged regions
of Sri Lanka. It works with internally displaced persons, whether displaced by civil war or natural disaster.
Administered by the College of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley, the Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station in Moorea, French Polynesia welcomes international researchers.
This program offers an exceptional learning
opportunity to mid-career professionals and policy makers
to gain expertise, enhance their skills and broaden their
perspectives on sustainable environmental management.
For the third year, graduates of the BELP are engaging IBD
teams through the Beahrs Small Grants Initiative. This year
we will be woking in Egypt . Previous years saw teams inNepal, Kalimantan,
Indonesia, Cameroon and the Republic of South Africa.
The mission of the Longevity Project is to increase the life expectancy and quality of life of the general population of Ghana.They do this by encouraging individuals to take responsibility for their own health and well-being and by supporting their efforts to do so.
Tekes,
the National Technology Agency is the main public financing
and expert organisation for research and technological development
in Finland. Tekes finances industrial R&D projects as
well as projects in research institutes. Tekes especially
promotes innovative, risk-intensive projects.
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) – founded in 1978- has invigorated the ancient practice of growing trees on farms, using innovative science for development to transform lives and landscapes.
Last updated February 8, 2006
