Bio-diversity

Implementing NGO/CBO: Sea Concern Group (SEACON): Originally established a few decades ago as a voluntary coastal community group whose members comprised fishermen and community leaders with mandate to seek approaches for reversing degradation trend of marine and coastal ecosystems in the locality. Later in 2004, the group changed the name into the Sea Concern Group. Location of project: A coastal community in Trad Province in the Gulf of Thailand, a flat land terrain with hilly/mountainous area sloping to the sea. Once rich in coastal and marine resources, now the location and community livelihood are under mounting threat by modern fishery and land speculation and land use. Target Population: 55 families who make living through agricultural practice, fishery and providing general services. The per capita income is THB: 85,000. Main Activities to be carried out: 1.Launching capacity building of targeted population including youth group 2. Launching demonstration of conservation activities through building habitats and demarcating conservation zones 3. Launching dissemination of project results 4. Launching participatory evaluation/knowledge management Anticipated Results and Indicators: 1. Increase awareness and capacity of youth group and community members witnessed by the emergence of an 8-member youth groups who would continuously conduct survey and monitor the status of under- water natural resources 2. Increase awareness and capacity of community members witnessed by compilation of local knowledge for re-practice 3. Demarcation of conservation area of 2 sq.km 4. Evinced increased in coastal and marine resources witnessed by 30 % increase of community income

Thailand