Trust and Mission

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Within its core competence, EEF's aim is to assist underprivileged rural populations in developing countries and economies in transition to manage their natural resources, including soil, water, vegetation, livestock, biodiversity and renewable sources of energy in a sustainable way. It provides expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national, regional and global levels. In alliance with partners, EEF seeks to help shape a future that ends global poverty and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world's natural resources.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Trust</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >Within this framework</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>, EEF-Switzerland</B></FONT> acknowledges the importance of market-based instruments for achieving agricultural, forestry, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation and economic development goals of developing countries and emerging economies. EEF-Switzerland also strongly trusts that access to adequate and objective information is a key element for economic growth, sustainable natural resources management, environmental conservation and poverty reduction. It also believes that a genuine integration of forestry, agriculture and sustainable natural resource development into the global trading system will promote a higher level of environmental conservation.</div> <bR> <div> Furthermore, achieving sustainable development and environmental conservation require systematic observations of the earth that could only be derived from a more intensive use of new advances in EO information technologies. EO Information Technologies - including Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS) -, which are powerful tools to manage effectively our limited earth resources. Adding together present computer technology, the connectivity of the Internet, and the availability of EO data <I>equate</I>s to great economic opportunities, notably improving the effectiveness and efficiency of sustainable development policies, natural resource management project and programs and conservation activities and humanitarian aid and economies of scale.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Mission</B></div> <bR> <div> Within its core competencies, EEF-Switzerland's aim is to assist underprivileged rural populations in developing countries and economies in transition to manage their natural resources, including soil, water, vegetation, livestock, biodiversity and renewable sources of energy in a sustainable way. It provides expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national, regional and global levels. In alliance with its partners, EEF-Switzerland seeks to help shape a future that ends global poverty, famine and hunger and delivers and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world's natural resources.</div> <bR> <div> EEF-Switzerland's endeavors in the field of poverty alleviation, food security, natural resources management and environmental conservation and secirity are to contribute to:</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800dcff000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Policy recommendations</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > to increase productivity of natural resources to boost income, improve access to land, expand business opportunities, contribute to the equal development of men and women, and promote sustainability and alleviate poverty;</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800dcff000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The promotion of Earth Observation industries and information projects</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > based on the use of airborne and high-resolution spaceborne applications in support of sustainaible development, environment conservation and security.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800dcff000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Projects and programs</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > enhancing ecological and economic sustainability and land husbandry systems based on the sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity conservation in stable natural ecosystems;</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800dcff000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Capacity building programs</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > to strengthen the efficiency of public institutions, cooperatives, farmers' associations, and non-governmental organizations; and</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800dcff000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Extension and communication/information</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > activities to facilitate technology transfer (agriculture, forestry and processing) and raise public awareness for the sustainable use of natural resources, promotion of value-added initiatives and biodiversity conservation.</FONT></div> <div>  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>