Bio-diversity

Target Population / Location of project: 1,367 families with 5,231 members,in six villages situated in watershed of Huay Mae Rid Creek- an integrated ecosystems of the Gulf Of Thailand. 80 % practice paddy farming and fruit gardening. Making brooms from biomass is the only main supplementary income. 1,300 persons are targeted as direct beneficiaries of the project. Main Anticipated Result: 1. Evinced increased community participation in managing natural resources, in term of both use and protection in a sustainable way 2. Emergence of 25 model families practicing sufficiency economy as a centre for sharing experience 3. Cooperate actions to address environmental issues at the basin-wide Main Activities: 1.Building capacity of target population on conservation and sufficiency philosophy and revival of traditional knowledge 2. Launching rehabilitation activities: demarcation of area and classification of five forest areas, setting up five seedling banks reforestation and fire-break zones and biological resources inventory 3. Producing dissemination materials for outreach Other major stakeholders: 1. Naresuan University 2. Khon Phiangphrai Foundation 3. Rajabhat University Uttaradit 4. Phum Phalang Chumchon Thai Foundation 5. Lower Northern Network for soil, water and forest 6. Uttaradit Urban Community Network 7. Lower Northern Environment Working Group

Thailand