Bio-diversity

Implementing NGO/CBO: Khwae Noi Watershed Protection CBO (KNCBO): Khwae Noi Watershed Protection CBOs: (KNCBO): Established in 2002 through participation of communities from three villages in Nakhornthai District, Phitsanuloke Province ,with cooperation from community schools, youth groups and Phitsanuloke Regional Forestry Office, KNCBO launches activities on revival of traditional practices and belief. Annually, there is reforestation activity and traditional environment rituals within the project location. KNCBO was a grantee of OP 4 year 1 which implemented a project to address land degradation issues. Location of project: Three villages in Phisanuloke Province s Nakhornthai District, situated in plain areas among high mountains which is classified as watershed area supplying water to the Nan River and the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea. The villages are grid-connected and have easy access to other types of fossil fuel. Target Population: 400 from 419 families who depend upon agricultural practices (quick cash crop, paddy and horticulture) and conventional energy including fire-woods. The per capita income is THB: 9,000 (US$ 287). Main Activities: 1.Launching capacity building of targeted population through meeting, training and seminars 2. Building/installing renewable energy systems and putting into use: high efficiency stoves, biogas, wind Turbine and carbon sink 3. Launching dissemination of project results 4. Launching participatory evaluation Main Anticipated Result: 1. Increase technical capacity of 20 core members witnessed by ability to transfer biogas/biomass/wind technology to the targeted 500 members 2. Emergence of renewable energy units for daily use as follows: Wind energy producing electricity for charging battery to 80 off-grid families Wind energy for water pumping Biogas energy for one school and temple Biomass stove replacing fire-woods 3. A degraded area of about 32 ha being re-vegetated with 700 native tree species of multipurpose 4. Anticipated reduction/avoidance of CO2 emission as follows: 29,200 kg/month from biomass stove 4,104 kg/month from wind energy 672 kg/year from wind water pump 5. Compiled knowledge on species of ecosystems provision for sustainable use 6. Emergence of sustainable community energy plan for implementation.

Thailand