I. The progress report was received on March 3 , 2005, with photos, summarizing immediate outputs of activities as follows:

1.Increased rice farmers practicing organic farming reducing chemical farming
2.Evinced reduction of field burning after harvest and more integrated farming practice

II. Another progress report was received on 30 January 2006, with 11 photos.The essence of report was summarized as follows:

Activities carried out :

1. Launching eight committee meetings amongst public and private sectors
2.Conducting meeting on natural resources and environment issues in 73 areas of Phatthalung province
3. Reforesting of target forested land by 10 members/day of vulnerable group
4.Launching public relation
5. Launching organic farming
6. Reforesting watershed area
7. Adopting renewable energy by building solar heaters

Immediate outputs/ Results:

1.The activities leading to the formulation of 73 community master plans with natural resources and environment as the main issue. The plans were expected to complete within 31 March 2006
2. Trees in reforested area seemed to thrive successfully
3. The Phatthalung Province declaring itself as one of the province with entire organic farming
4. Emergence of one organic fertilizer producing plant
5. Community member learning to produce organic fertilizer for use
6. Emergence of eight organic farming schools and organic fruit tree Schools
7. The solar heater being affected by the recent severe storm thus needing repairing before putting back to use and evaluate


Project impacts:

1.Personnel: Five members of this GEF/SGP Project were among 20 persons who had established the Centre for Coordination to Support the Poverty Eradication Scheme by private sector (CCSPES)within Phatthalung Province
2.Premises: The governor of Phatthalung Province allowed one government building to be used as the project office
3. Budget: The support were received from
-The Thailand Research Fund supporting each and every step of capacity building
- CCSPES supporting the formulation process of community master plans for 73 areas.

III. The completion report was received on 28 September 2006, with details as follows:

Activities carried out :

1. Launching seminars and study tours on rehabilitation and conservation of land and forest
resources
2. Putting into practice what would be learnt: reforestation and maintenance of 48 ha of
community forest and marginal public lands
3. Demonstrating chemical-free farming for one and a half ha
4. Demonstrating production of organic compost
5. Producing charcoal from rice husk
6. Using solar energy for food processing

Results:

1. Emergence of at least three volunteer groups, with 15 members each, overseeing the
reforested area
2. At least 3,000 trees in addition
3. Resource mobilization at least once with expected amount of Bath: 100,000 mobilized
4. Emergence of one research work on conservation and rehabilitation of land and forest
resources
5. At least 48 ha of paddy field are free from chemical substance but applied with organic
fertilizer
6. Evinced additional income of project members


Dissemination / Public Relation of project:

The project was aired through local radio ,every Wednesday during January-June 2004.

Participatory Evaluation: Conducted periodically but the final one on 30 July 2006, 13:00-16:30,
together with THA-04-19 located in the same province
Participants: 34 persons comprising project members, staff members of Phatthalung Provincial
Buddhism Office, Phatthalung Provincial office for Social Development and Human
Security, and staff members of local NGOs?
Methods: Seminar , free flow questions and answers.
Impact: 1. Evinced increased awareness of target population regarding addressing
environmental and natural resources issues, as follows: Emergence of an organization
at provincial level which was mandated to address environmental problem
throughout the province , while the project coordinator was assigned to lead the
environment and natural resources programme of the province. The areas of
responsibility were environment, water resources, organic farming, renewable energy
and tourism. These were incorporated in the Tenth Plan without committed financial
resources yet. The governor provided his generous gift through allowing the
organization to use one of the province premises.

2. The project contributed to the modification/emergence of several provincial
policies , such as renewable energy from animal manure, solar energy, complete
cycle of coconut , Jetropha Oil, organic rice for health, etc.

3. Affected for change of provincial administrative system witnessed by emerging
community level master plans later becoming provincial community strategy