I. On February 13-15 , 2006 , representatives from 20 grantees of year-5 gathered to gether at Namnao National Park to attend training on knowlege managment where seven members of NSC also participated.

II. The first progress report was received on 16 October 2006 with following summarization.

Activities carried out:

1. Organizing forum for summarizing lessons learnt on ?Systematic Global Environment Solution? on 12-14 February 2006
2. Compiling changing data & information of 25 projects through learning media and internet
3. Establishing mutual communications amongst the 25 projects
4. Paying visitation to projects as appropriate

Results and indicators:

1. Organizations and members gaining insights on approaches for more systematical and sustainable environment development
2. Emergence of models and examples on holistic participatory environment development by applying ?Story Telling? from each project
3.Emergence of systematic baseline and incremental data & information leading to knowledge management process
4. On-going sharing of data & information through documentation, tract and internet (www.gotoknow.org)
5.More intact cooperation being witnessed through new emerging ideas and concept for environmental approach

III.During 18-20 October , leaders of the project participated in the mid-course evaluation. The observation is as follows:

Baan(village) Busai, one of the target village of an OP2, year-4 project, was a venue of the workshop where 45 attendants from 13 projects of OP3 year 2, NSC members, NC and PA gathered together to meet. Literally, these 13 projects were dubbed among SGP Thailand as GEF SGP Class 7/1 with project number starting from THA-05-01 to THA-05-13.

Workshop AT-A-Glance

As the venue was situated in target area of a back project THA-02-18 and adjacent to that of THA-04-22 which had been launching activities to reverse land degradation in watershed area of Lower Mekhong ecosystems, participants had learnt and shared experience with leaders of the two projects during field visits and briefing session. That was the first day.

First session of the following morning saw the NC occupying the floor confirming strategy of GEF SGP: Environment Protection , Community Empowerment, and Poverty Reduction. Then the floor was handed over to participants to conduct the session on sharing and discussion. Each project was given 30 minutes to relate background, activities undertaken and immediate results, problems/issues as well as questions and answers. The session was able to effectively cover 10 projects. That was the second day.

The morning of third day was given to the three remaining projects to cover their stories, to the NSC for observation and suggestion , to the NC to remind the grantees of what to do next according to the MOAs and finally to the grantees to collectively plan activities to strengthen this fledgling SGP environmental network and friendship. At the end, the chairperson , vice-chairperson and coordinator of Thailand GEF SGP class 7/1 emerged to take up coordinating role for all 13 projects. That was the final day of the workshop.

Each grantee was capable of articulating details of undertaken activities and their immediate results to the audiences. Project results were rated as promising. Some even gained recognition and financial supports by other stakeholders. Community members of two projects were able to increase their technical capacity in biogas technology. At an average, three projects were ahead of their proposed timeline , three a little bit behind, and seven just on time.

Nine projects presented through Power Points and audio-visual equipment, even though they are of Community ?Based Organization and not a national, tighter organization. There were four projects who accomplished their jobs by sets of photos and detailed documents.

III. The completion report was received on July 24, 2007, with following details:

Activities carried out:

1. Organizing forum for summarizing lessons learnt on ?Systematic Global Environment Solution? on 12-14 February 2006
2. Producing disseminating materials

Results and indicators:

1. Core members of 25 projects of year-5 and 10 academics sharing and learning on specific approaches to re-apply and replicate for future environment activities and forging network
2. Produced sets of VCD , websites and related data and information
3. Five projects sharing the same ecosystems synergizing efforts to advance environment activities to protect three adjacent sub-basin of the Mekong, i.e. the Phong ?Sern ?Chee basin