Bio-diversity

Target Population / Location of project: 50 community members mostly farmers in four tambols of Muang District, Nakhornsithammarat Province in the vicinity of Khao Laung Complex - an ecological portion of the Malay peninsula of the Sundaic sub- region of the Biogeography Environment Problems and Livelihood: Affected by various types of modern development, biological diversity in project area has been dwindling.Agricultural yields gradually decrease, production and maintenance cost increase resulting in indebtedness. Promotion of traditional knowledge on plants of medicinal values , in conjunction with application appropriate technology is a solution to conserve and rehabilitate forest ecosystems , Objectives: 1.To promote conservation of biological diversity 2.To forge women-for-environment rehabilitation and conservation network Activities to be taken: 1. Launching conserving , rehabilitating and campaigning activities through - Open forum among networks in five provinces - Seed and Sapling Bank - Bee raising - Community rights forum - Reforestation - Youth camp 2.Launching capacity-building activities for target group through study tours, exchange forums and training on participatory management of environment Anticipated Outputs and Results: 1.Emergence of the followings: - One learning & sharing network of 80 members - 15 families planting herbs with lower cost - 10 families raising bee increasing garden product - Herb and agro-product drying facilities - Model for compost production facilities 2. Additional 30 species of herbs into the ecosystems 3. Core leaders demonstrating increased capacity in sustainable management and putting into practices 4. 30 core leaders from saving group demonstrating increase capacity through formulation and oversight of local environment management plan

Thailand