Bio-diversity

Implementing NGO/CBO: Khlongrua Tree Bank (KTREEB): Initiated as a result of dialogues and open forum from 2006 to present, aiming to plant trees in human s heart and establish a tree bank . With its first 52 members, the bank launched activities on native species nursery for distribution to members to plant in their plots. In addition, there has been networking activities with other tree banks and general public. KTREEB launched a study on REDD++ and applied appropriate approaches/methodologies for sustainable forest management in Thailand. Location of project: Baan(village) Khlongrua, in Chumporn Province s Patoh District, which is a portion of the Malay peninsula of the Sundaic sub-region of the Biogeography. Unregulated promotion of quick cash crops such as oil palm and para-rubber in project location had resulted in ecosystems degradation thus lack of biological diversity. The nearest protected area is the Patoh Watershed Management Unit. Target Population: 56 from 81 families in project location majority of whom earn their living by agricultural practice: coffee plantation, orchard, para-rubber and oil palm, with providing services to tourism and integrated farming as supplementary sources of income. The per capita income is THB: 50,000 (US$: 1,597.95) Main activities to be carried out 1.Launching technical capacity building of targeted population through meeting 2.Launching demonstration of conservation activities through resources inventory, promoting planting native species/integrated agriculture and monitoring 3. Launching dissemination of project results 4. Launching participatory evaluation Anticipated Results and Indicators 1. Increase awareness and capacity of targeted population witnessed by active participation in project activities 2. About 170 ha of agricultural landscape being enriched with at least 80 species in Baan(village) Khlongrua and at least 100 species in landscapes of 12 network members who visits the project 3. Emergence of technical data & information for reference for replication and scaling up.

Thailand