sub-regional workshop for gef focal points in asia hanoi, vietnam 10-12 march 2010

Sub-Regional Workshop Sub-Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in for GEF Focal Points in

Asia Asia Hanoi, VietnamHanoi, Vietnam

10-12 March 201010-12 March 2010Presented by:Presented by:

H.E. LONH HEAL, General DirectorH.E. LONH HEAL, General Director

Ministry of Environment, CambodiaMinistry of Environment, Cambodia

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Outline

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Country Drivenness Drivenness

Lessons learned learned

Future Cooperation

Conservation Areas Through Landscape Conservation Areas Through Landscape Management in Northern Plains of Management in Northern Plains of

Cambodia (CALM). Cambodia (CALM).

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Country Drivenness Drivenness

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Duration, Implementing Duration, Implementing Agency and FundsAgency and Funds

• Duration: 8 Years (2005-2012)Duration: 8 Years (2005-2012)• Implementing Agency: Forest Administration (FA) Implementing Agency: Forest Administration (FA)

and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)• Funded By: UNDP/GEF, WCS, MDLFFunded By: UNDP/GEF, WCS, MDLF

Total AmountsTotal Amounts• Allocated Budget of UNDP-GEF PDF B: Allocated Budget of UNDP-GEF PDF B:

US$2,300,000.00US$2,300,000.00• Co-financing of WCS: Co-financing of WCS: US$1.600.000.00US$1.600.000.00• Financing estimation over 8 years: Financing estimation over 8 years:

US$3,900,000.00US$3,900,000.00521/04/23

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ThreateningThreateningIllegal Logging and hunting

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Hunting Forest encroaching and Illegal trade of Wildlife

ProjectProjectActivities and ResultsActivities and Results

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Forest Rangers ActivitiesForest Rangers ActivitiesForest Administration OfficersAnd Province Armed Forces

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Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement- Preah Reach Kram No. NS.RKM 1296/36 dated

24 December 1996, Announcing to use the Law on the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Management

- Preah Reach Kram No. NS.RKM 0802/016 dated 31 August 2002, Announcing to use the Law on the Forestry

- Preah Reach Kram No. NS.RKM 1296/36 dated 15 February 2008, Announcing to use the Law on the National Protection Areas

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Increasing WildlifeIncreasing Wildlife

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White shoulder’s Ibis and Giant Ibis

Lesser Adjutant and Sarus Crane

White-ramped Vulture and Red-headed Vulture

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Vulture Feeding FieldsVulture Feeding Fields

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Type of Vultures in Cambodia• White-ramped Vulture, Red headed Vulture and Brown Vulture (Resident)•Black Vulture and Himalaya Vulture (Immerged)

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Wildlife Survey and Monitoring ActivitiesWildlife Survey and Monitoring Activities

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14 Birds were marked and 3 birds with PTT

YearsYears TimesTimes

20032003 8 8

20042004 99

20052005 1111

20062006 1212

20072007 1313

20082008 1313

20092009 1414

-Vulture Feeding Field program 53 times-PTT on the birds: 3 timesNumber of Vultures-Minimum: 1 Volume-Maximize: 89 Volumes in Preah Vihea

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Vulture CensusVulture Census

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Placement of Automatic Camera Placement of Automatic Camera and Wildlife Monitoringand Wildlife Monitoring

Wild OxWild Ox ElephantElephant Wild duck white Wild duck white wingwing

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Education and Training CourseEducation and Training Course

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-Promoting Forest’s Law to communities there are people, polices, armed forces, solders, monks and students;-Providing awareness on Specific type of wildlife’s classifies and its value

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Conservation ActivitiesConservation Activities

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Water resources Protection and New Water Water resources Protection and New Water Resources Creation:Resources Creation:-Repairing old flood dike in Dorng Plet Village-Make agreement with communities on Stop using Natural water resources by provide new wells

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TourismTourism

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Veal Kruos, OKoKi and TmatBoeyEco-tourism area

$30/Tourist$30/Tourist$8/Guide$8/Guide$10/Night$10/Night$5/Cook$5/Cook$5/Worker$5/Worker21/04/2321/04/23

Wildlife attracts Tourism and Wildlife attracts Tourism and Helps Sustain CommunitiesHelps Sustain Communities

Veal Krous & Okoki Statistic

2007 9 pax $ 270 00 N/A

2008 28 pax $ 840 $ 3,567

2009 31 pax $ 930 $ 2,735

Pax C.C Income

Tmatboey Ecotourism

Q1 2007 52 pax $1,560 $1,899

Q1 2008 92 pax $2,760 $5,341

Q1 2009 90 pax $2,700 $4,903

Pax CC Income

Ecotourism is an opportunity for local communities and conservation to benefit from

tourism.

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Permanent Demarcation of Permanent Demarcation of Forest AreasForest Areas

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Results:-3085 Permanent Demarcation -Total Length : 70,803 m

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Country Drivenness Drivenness

Lessons learned learned

Future Cooperation

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Lack of coordination between

project implementing agency and GEF Focal Point after project approval

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Lessons learned Lessons learned

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OutlineOutline

Country Drivenness Drivenness

Lessons learned learned

Future Cooperation

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• GEF-5: Base on GEF-4 we are in the critical situation of Co-financing

Future CooperationFuture Cooperation

• Seeking the cooperation from GEFSEC and GEF Agencies in this matters base on Programmatic approach

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