I. The progress report was received on March 18 , 2005, with following details:

Activities carried out :

1.Launching ecosystems survey followed by seminars, study tours, analyze , open forums
2.Formulating plan for development of the basin

Immediate results:

1.Compilation of data & information on geographical condition of the river from watershed to the point
of convergence to the Moon River
2. Evinced increased capacity of project members on history of environment degradation vs.
government development programmes (forest concession)
3. Emergence of core leaders in each participating village
4. Promulgation of one village as a conservation zone
5. Emergence of Se Buy Basin Development Plan (attached with the report) and incorporated in the
more holistic Amnartcharoen Provincial Development Plan for the year 2006

II. On October 25, 2006, the NC and one member of NSC paid a monitoring visit to the project. Findings and observation are as follows:

The first result of activities witnessed was at Baan (village) Na Muang, one of the five participating villages . The visiting team visited a plot of one members who allocated half-an-acre of degraded cultivated land for re-vegetation and sustainable agricultural process. The plot was filled with several growing native species which could be useable in the following years. Next to the plot was a marginal secondary forest of several ha , allowed to re-generate. 26 project members in the village were said practicing the same. About one kilometer east of the village is the community forest of about 90 ha. Strolling around the forest , the visiting team witnessed its comparatively healthy condition. Back in the village, an on-going project nursery was still filled with various species and providing seedlings to members upon requests. This high forested area was situated only about a few miles from the river. Villagers depends more on forest and its provisions.

Another participating village, Baan Tha Yang Chum , is of a bit different ecological system. Here, community members depend mostly on the river and its provision. A discussion with the members and a short boat trip a long the river convinced a current comparatively healthy condition of the river, where it provided water species for consumption of communities. There are 32 creeks draining water into the Se Buy. Marginal forest area in the village was a kind of connecting orchards so called ? Family Forest? supplying various kind of native edible species.

Since Baan Tha Yang Chum is situated in lower land , the construction of over 30 weirs and one big dam across the river along its 223-km.course , in the year 2000 resulted in an annual flood to paddy fields , at various degrees. This less well plan public policy had prompted communities to initiate participatory correcting measures at provincial level which was rated as successful.

Community members of the visited villages demonstrated their increased capacity , both in term of technical ( nursery and re-vegetation) and institutionally ( solution of conflict at the provincial office ) aspects. One feature of this village seemed to be their capacity to still maintain , at a certain degree, tradition life style. In general, the communities expressed satisfaction to the project results.

III. The completion report was received on 26 February 2006, with following details:

Activities carried out under project:

1.Launching ecosystems survey followed by seminars, study tours, analyze , open forums
2.Formulating plan for development of the basin
3.Launching nursery, production of organic fertilizer and toxic-free agriculture
4.Summarizing lessons learnt on local economy
5.Launching open forums, seminars and community radio programme for campaigns

Results and indicators:

1.Emergence of six leaders with right capacity in each target village as coordinator
2.Emergence of the development plan of Se Buy and Se Bok Basin being pushed into the Provincial
Development plan through cooperation of the Amnartcharoen Provincial Organization and the Centre for Non-formal Education
3. Demarcation of 90-ha conservation zone of plant species around the banks
4.Forty families practicing nursery of native species, each family planting 100 trees/years ( 40 families)
5.Approximately 40 % reduction on family expense on chemical fertilizer
6.Emergence of a network on New Theory Agriculture
7.Emergence of new environment and natural resources networks focusing on forest, land and
water in Amnartcharoen Province

Source of Mass Media / visitation:
1.Community Radio
2.TV Channel 11 recording and airing on natural resources management
3.Local Newspaper
4.There were five visits from various organization within the province and Ubonratchathani Province

Participatory Evaluation: Conducted periodically , the final one was on 30 October 2009
Participants: 60 persons comprising project members, representative from the Centre for Non-formal Education, representatives from TAOs? , youth group and representatives from concerned government agencies.
Methods: Visiting project locations followed by exchange forum
Impact: Before GEF SGP support, the five target villages had not been well recognized by government agencies or other development agencies (being likened as less significant villages). After GEF SGP intervention for about one and a half year, average communities began to gather together to show awareness in conservation of environment and ecosystems. Several agencies paid special interest and participated by providing financial supports to communities.

Future Plan: Realizing some accomplishment using one village as a spearhead in one Tambol, the next step would be to push the development at multi-village or Tambol level, with old successful communities as foundations . The development at this level would be managed by the Tambol Administrative Organization.