Environmental policy and administrative management

The primary aims of the planning grant are to promote the participation of key stakeholders of the proposed project, including local authorities and relevant agencies and communities, and provide scientific assistance for the project development. Major activities of the project include conducting surveys on socio-economic conditions of the proposed project site, identifying proposed project objectives and activities and assessing their feasibility, and providing needed technical assistance in project design and writing project proposal which will be submitted to GEF/SGP for review and appraisal; and identifying possibilities for project synergies and resource mobilization. The project meets the goal of GEF/SGP by contributing to solving the problem of serious land degradation in the project area. It will be carried out in Binh Trieu Commune, Thang Binh District, Quang Nam Province. The barren coastal land accounts for 38% of the total land area in the commune. The primary purpose of the project is to prevent land degradation and desertification in the project area through developing an agroforestry model which suits the local socio-economic and physical conditions, especially the waste land which has lost agricultural potential, and the semi-arid climate and weather, hence contributing to regreening the area. The project key activities include to establish four (4) eco-eco models on barren coastal land and to transfer technology to the community in sustainable land management and development of eco-eco models. Appropriate crop structure which suits the physical and socio-economic conditions of the area will be introduced. Bentonite and peat sand, the resources which are available and abundant in the project area, will be tested and used together with other techniques in improving soil fertility. The project aims to raise awareness among the local authorities, relevant agencies and community about the issues of land degradation and desertification, and sustainable development.

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