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United Nations UNEP/GEF South China Sea Global Environment Environment Programme Project Facility UNEP/GEF/SCS/RWG-M.9/8-Trat Date: 8th February 2008 Original: English Ninth Meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Seagrass Sub-component of the UNEP/GEF Project: “Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand” Beihai, Guangxi, China, 2nd - 4th April 2008 Report of Achievements, Lessons Learnt; and Plan for Completion of the Trat Demonstration Site UNEP/GEF/SCS/RWG-M.9/8-Trat Page 1 STATUS OF ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN TRAT DEMONSTRATION SITE COMPONENT 1: MANAGEMENT 1.1 A comprehensive management plan For the habitats and resources of Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site, these projects collect the data of uses resource and mangrove demonstration site conservation to study the socio-economic, mangrove biodiversity resources and land uses of habitat community around the mangrove demonstration site to prepare the draft management plan management of demonstration site conservation. The study area includes eight villages of four sub-district that was belong to two district; namely Ban Pred Nog, Ban Pred Nai, Ban Khlong lot, Ban Hung Nam Khao, Ban Khunna, Ban Tha Taphao, Ban Phrong Lum Bit and Ban Bak Khlong Nam Chieo. Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is use in mangrove resource study. Mangrove Biodiversity Resources, Pred Nai mangrove forest, the biggest component of Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site was focus with factors as a basic information to understand mangrove forest structure that essential useful for suitable manage, restore, conserve and develop ecological and environment for prevent mangrove degradation. This mangrove biodiversity resources survey opens local people community to participate and learn the scientific method from technical working group that direct advantage them in monitoring mangrove resources in the future. For Socio-economic data, the primary survey was one of the activities by semi-interview from key informants and questionnaire were tools for study. Report of survey and collecting mangrove resources and socio-economic data was published on March 2008. 1.2 Meeting of organize appropriate conservations at community Meeting of village chairperson or head for clearance output from conduct an evaluation of current stakeholders’ patterns of use through site level need agreement and discuss on a draft of management plan and was occur at 20 April, 2007 at Pikul Meeting Room, Ban Poo Resort, Amphur Muang, Trat Province. This activity include informed the attendance to know the project background and organize appropriate consultants at community for clearance of the outputs of GIS. The main objectives of the meeting that needed the community which live in the project area have the participation in auditing of economic, social, and resource data. From GIS exploration of the project, it led to the community demonstration management plan of the community. Conclusion of the important strategy considers these points were managed for fair and conservative use. Manage and consider mangroves, mangrove resources, and coastal areas. Moreover, set the activities and co-stage. Moreover, Network development and support between communities and seeing totally view in Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site, setting plan and rule to be co-accepted with each community plan and rule. 1.3 Finalization Management Plan Management Plan is the most important plan for manage that need all level participation, Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site is going to subcontract with Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC) by Thailand Collaborative Country Support Programme (Thailand CCSP) Section who is expert in Participatory leaning in resources management process in Thailand. Thailand CCSP assists the process for build Comprehensive Management Plan through the participation meetings that occurred at 13-15 March 2008 at Ban Poo Resort, Trat Province. Draft of comprehensive come from the extend network of mangrove management from 8 villages, 4 sub- district in demonstration Site to 17 villages of 8 sub-distinct in Trat Province. The Main content in Management Plan are assembly data, information and idea in each community to set a role in mangrove utilization. Also, joint classified conservation area, set an implementation plan of mangrove rehabilitation activity and set administration of community mangrove forest together. 1.4 Midterm Evaluation: Meeting of Senior Management Board of with PCU and visiting of site level at Trat Province of Trat Demonstration Site The meeting was chaired by Governor of Trat province, 40 participants. The meeting objective is progress project for the mid-term period evaluations that will enhance push the activities of implementation of Trat Demonstration Site under limited time schedule. This meeting occurred at 1st February 2007 at Trat Chamber building, Trat Province. Whereas 2nd February 2007, evaluator came to visit local stakeholders that related and involved in Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site. Financial status, the Six monthly Progress and Expenditure report of the second half of 2007 (July-December 2007) and Audit report of Year 2007 were submit to PCU. UNEP/GEF/SCS/RWG-M.9/8-Trat Page 2 COMPONENT 2: MANGROVE REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION: REHABILITATION ANDPROTECTION OF THA TAPHAO AND NAM CHIEO MANGROVE FOREST 2.1 Final draft of Document in investigation, guideline and practice of mangrove reforestation technique Including, evaluate previous experience of mangrove restoration in Thailand identify appropriate techniques for tailing in Trat Province and Document the processes, success and failures of activities and process involved in developing co management of mangrove forests, in the Trat mangrove forest was release but waiting the consultant from Department of Marine and Coastal Resources review and edit again. 2.2 Meeting of design in full consultation with local communities a long term Programme of replanting and mangrove restoration This in the area was set on July, 13 2007 at Hung Num Chow Community Bank, Muang, Trat Province. 20 participants from Mangrove Conservation Groups and Government organizations and related community office in Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site discuss and share opinions in joint survey before have joint rehabilitation plan by community. The conclusion was displayed that preparation of the replanting and mangrove restoration in the area will occur by discussion combination of small groups in each the village and study database and plan the methodology of each community for proposal of the next meeting of every groups together to produce Nam Chieo That a Phao mangrove forest. However, this plan still absent header and committee. Need joint meeting between community participants in every month with RECOFT and UNEP/GEF/SCS officer as advisers. 2.3 Preparing the meeting for make understand in the activity “Establish a patrol system and undertake community based patrols” It will be held at 7 April 2008 among local communities in Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site. In addition, implementation plan of a patrol system was expected to setting before running activity in every month until the end of the project in June 2008. COMPONENT 3: BUSINESS PLAN Under development of business plan for Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site in mangrove sustainable financing is an important aspect of long-term management. There are three subcomponents in this business plan; Identification of new revenue streams and new opportunities for diversification of income sources of poor people was under subcontract with Department of Cooperative Economic, Faculty of Economics, Kasertsart University. Investigate the feasibility of ecotourism locally to generate incomes; including use of existing learning centre was under subcontract with Department of Conservation, Faculty of Forestry, Kasertsart University. And development and implementation of business plan for sustainable management of Trat mangrove was under subcontract with Department of Agricultural Economic, Faculty of Economic, Kasertsart University. All are going to start activities around March 2008 and will finish around the end of June 2008. COMPONENT 4: PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING 4.1 Public Awareness Newsletter-Three issues of newsletters were released. The main objective of each issue to inform activities how is going in demonstration and improves awareness that make related to local people and all stakeholders. There are four issues were release. The first issue was release in November 2006. The content was composed of Open house of Trat mangrove Demonstration Site and 55 years anniversary of the Thai-Cambodia diplomatic relations. Souvenir form mangrove: beautiful mangrove flowers were show. Correlations between research and management of mangrove resources and people in Trat mangrove and the mangrove-replantation programme for His Majesty the King were focus. The second one was release in the end of March 2007 that comprise of five main contents. The highlight section is sound refraction from local community that open for head of village and conservation group in Trat Mangrove Demonstration Site present opinion in participation in mangrove conservation. Moreover fauna diversity in mangrove forest was showed. UNEP/GEF/SCS/RWG-M.9/8-Trat Page 3 The third issue was release in August, 2007. There are six components in this publishing; Vision of Cooperative participation between community and government were given by Education administration
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