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Contributing to conservation of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO Heritage, through enhancing the role and participation of local authority and community

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (NP) is located in Bo Trach and Minh Hoa districts, Quang Binh province. The NP?s area is about 85,754ha and it is the largest area of primary forests on limestone (karst) mountains in Viet Nam (about 65,000ha). With the very high forest coverage (96.2%) the NP has abundant biodiversity resources. Thanks to its endemic value, the NP was designated as a UNESCO Nature World Heritage in 2003.

As in other protected areas of the country, the NP faces the following challenges in management and protection.

? Inadequate awareness and knowledge, and limited participation of the local authorities and people in the NP conservation management;
? Poverty of the local people and their dependence on forest resources, for example, the backward practices: forest clearing for crops and hunting wildlife;
? Inadequate regulations on the forest and NP conservation and particularly the ineffective implementation of regulations due to poor and incomprehensive

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Women's Union of Bo Trach District

Country:

Viet nam

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 50,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 88,726.00

Project Number:

VN/04/004

Start Date:

1/2005

End Date:

12/2007

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Policy Influence

- - Establishment of sector jointing board consisting of nine members representing DPC, police, forestry, national park, judicial departments, women union, youth union, the People's Committee and Fatherland Front committee of Son Trach commune)

Capacity - Building Component

- 8 trainings on the legal protection, environmental protection, protection of national park resources - 12 technical training courses on planting, care of hybrid acacia for households - 1 study tour to learn experience in forest community based management model in Thuy Yen Thuong - Hue City (48 participants) - 16 technical trainings on breeding and disease prevention for cattle, pigs, goats - 6 technical trainings on planting and care of vegetable crops - 1 training for 50 women members on hygiene and food safety and marketing sales

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

National Park Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park was about 85,754 ha, with high forest cover (96.3%) and more abundant biodiversity resources. National Park was recognized as a world natural heritage in 2003. project implemented demonstration models in Son Trach commune. Total natural land area is 10,120ha, including 5,000ha of forestry land in the core zone of the national park management; 1,000 ha of forest land managed by the Bac Quang Binh Forestry company and 4,200ha managed by commune (960 ha of agricultural land, 319 hectares of specialized unused land and 2,414 hectares of unused limestone) Population was 9,579 people with 2,006 households. There were the Kinh and Van Kieu ethnic people living here. The economic development was low and people's life were even more difficult. Economics in Son Trach commune was agricultural (cultivation of rice, maize, peanut, sesame, batata, cassava, cattle, pigs, chickens). Services and other sectors were underdeveloped. Poor households accounted for 15%. Van Kieu ethnic were subject to 100% of poverty. Project would build models of household economic development contributing to raise income, and improve people's lives. Economic household models through loans include gardens model, animal breeding model (goats, bees, cows) and eco-tourism development

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

People living included Van Kieu ethnic people. Van Kieu ethnic peole were subject to 100% of poverty. So the project implemented in Son Trach commune would contribute to the development of economic life of the Van Kieu ethnic people

Policy Impact

Regulation and action plan for implementation of the legal regulation on management and protection of the environment and natural resources the national park was built, approved and issued

Notable Community Participation

The project focused on the participation of the community. In the course of the survey and design, project had a consultation on the most urgent issues and solutions to solve the problems in the management and protection of national parks and agricultural and forestry production. During project implementation, the project facilitated community participation in all training activities, workshop, technical assistance and financial resources to build the demonstration models. Community owned the achievements of the project.

Project Results

1. Law enforcement model:
- Advising the Bo Trach district People's Committee to issue decision to set up the inter-sector board with regulations
- To set up self-managed security in Son Trach commune to carry out patrol duty for protection of forest and Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (15 members)
- Construction of Son Trach commune radio station to provide with guidelines, policies and laws of the Party, the state and legal protection for local people
- General assessment of law enforcement model: is not satisfactory. When established, the inter-sector did not work as planned. Self-management security team only focus on duty to protect law and order in the village, less involved in forest protection

2. Community forest model
- Selection of 77 households participating in community forestry
- DPC hand land and the land use certificate for 77 households
- Planting 112 hectares of acacia and eucalyptus trees, currently growing at medium level. Project supported 4 million for each household (of which 3.2 million loan). By the time of evaluation (7/2009) the project had not yet recovered original loan.
- Overall evaluation is medium due to a number of forest management activities, conventions, protection, management plans, protection and development of forests which were not done.
3. Garden improved model
- The project selected 10 households. Each household was supported 4 million (3.2 million loans). To 7/2009 the project had not recovered loans
- Garden vegetables (bitter melon, beans, etc.) were well developed. Vegetable products were sold to local residents and restaurants to serve the tourist visitors
- Revenue increased from 800,000 e -1.2 million VND / 500m2 of garden every year.
- General assessment: fairly
4. Animal breeding model
- 26 households participated in the model (12 households breeding cows, 12 households breeding pigs and 2 households breeding goat). Total loan was 130 million.
- Cows, pigs and goats were in normal growth and development.
- Overall assessment: good. Model contributed to local economic development
5. Tourism business model
- 16 households participated in the model (selling souvenirs, drinks, meals). Total loans was 106 million
- Households participating business model run business effectively and responsibly
- However, there was no proposed solution to eco-tourism development, the overall assessment of model was medium

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