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ECO SYSTEM CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT

FOREST DEPARTMENT

SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR LIVELIHOOD ENHANCEMENT IN BUFFER ZONE VILLAGERS OF KDN COMPLEX.

ESCAMP/FD/Galle/KDN/2a-01

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I PROJEC PROPOSAL COVER SHEET PROJEC TITLE: Sustainable use of Natural resources for livelihood enhancement in Buffer Zone Villagers of KDN Complex. Name of the Primary Department/Organization: Forest Department

Mailing Address: Sampathpaya, P.O. Box 3, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka.

Physical Address: Sampathpaya, P.O. Box 3, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

Telephone: 0112866631/32

Fax: 0112866633

Email: [email protected]

Principal Officer: Anura Sathurusinghe,

Conservator General of Forests,

0112866616

Project Contact: Sarathchandra Kulatunga,

Additional Conservator General of Forests,

0112866624

If the proposal contains field-based activities, contacts of the responsible staff in the field:

Mohan Heenatigala, Divisional Forest Officer, Galle, 09123234306

Asitha de Silva, Range Forest Officer, Kanneliya, 0915630579


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II PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1. Project Background KDN complex is located at the Southern province of Sri Lanka about 35 Km Northeast of Galle, lies between latitudes 6° 09´ and 6° 18´ North and longitudes 8° 19´ and 8° 27´ East on latitudes. The total area of the forest complex (KDN) is 10,139 ha. (Kanneliya - 5305.4ha, Dediyagala - 3504.1ha. Nakiyadeniya -1329.5ha). Loss of the forest cover and forest degradation including lots of threats on biodiversity are the most challenging issues faced by KDN complex at present. Further, encroachers especially, large and small scale (home garden level) tea planters are another main threat to the forest. Not only encroaching the forest lands but also illegal removal of forest products especially cutting trees (e.g. Alastonia sp.) for timber requirements, cutting of Wallapatta trees (Gyrinops walla) for economic purpose is also another consequence result by the encroachers and marginal communities. Other important challenges include inadequate community support for forest conservation, soil erosion, and lack of proper management strategies, inadequate funding, and inadequate capacity of the Forest Department Officers to support the marginal communities and building positive relationships among them. Korelagama, Gallandala, Panagala, Orpatha, Hiniduma, Veerapana, Thavalama are main villages around the KDN forest complex. There are 532 families living in 4 GN divisions of Thavalama village and about 45% people are below the poverty line. Average annual monthly income of most of the villagers are less than Rs. 20,000.00 per month. Poor people from the above villages collect non-timber products such as bee honey, mushroom/ fungi, fruits and seeds which are considered as luxury items. Non timber forest collection is now mainly limited relatively little fuel woods are collected by the by people who live closer to the forest. KDN forests are an important source of medicinal items, and merchants from the towns and villages throughout the region visit local villages to purchase raw materials. It has been identified that KDN has considerable potential to promote tourism and community based eco-tourism can provide major beneficial effects to the local villagers to generate sufficient income. KDN and peripheral villages are closer to the South coast beaches and to the historic city - Galle and it is the major forest reserve in the southern wet zone. KDN complex is similar to Sinharaja, but being at the lower altitude, has developed significant differences in species composition and has been recognized as one of the prime sites for scientific and ecological tourism and research in natural history. Considering the all above mentioned, this project proposal proposes to support to the peripheral communities of the KDN complex to enhance their living condition and as an indirect benefit of it to develop their positive attitudes and participation towards conserving and protecting the forest complex.


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2. Project Objectives and Results Objectives:

1. To reduce pressure and forest offences by 40-50% by 2021 in Kanneliya forest complex from the adjacent villagers by supporting to enhance their income levels through providing of alternative or supplementary livelihood options.

2. Strengthening of CBO in nine (9) Grama Niladhari Divisions (GND) adjacent to KDN forest complex.

Output & outcomes:

Increase living standards of peripherals villagers (monthly income to be increased by 20-30% in base year 2017).

Decrease the number of forest offenses by 40-50% in 2021.

Every CBO in 6 GND will be functioning properly and CBO members are skill enough and knowledgeable in CBO functioning and management.

Positive relationship between adjacent villagers and Forest Department Officers

Challengers in Achieving Project Outputs and Management Objectives:

Attitudes and behaviors of some villagers

Lack of marketing opportunities for some products

Lack of awareness on alternative/supplementary livelihoods of some villagers

lack of proper management strategies, inadequate funding and inadequate capacity in most of the villagers.

3. Description of Project Activities Conduct Awareness Program

Awareness creation among different stakeholders related to livelihood development activities

Awareness building/advertising targeting local and foreign visitors for homestay program

Awareness on home garden development and maintenance

Providing of vocational training for community members

provide vocational training for youth, women and other interest persons on various optional/supplementary livelihoods

Facilitate to build links between service providers, community and CBO (Vocational training especially designs for villagers to improve their knowledge and skills in different entrepreneurships which identified during the PRA exercises).

Strengthening of peripheral CBOs

Training for CBO leaders for book keeping, financial management, and other aspects of CBO management.

Provide necessary books and stationaries for CBOs

Provide necessary other inputs for CBOs such as furniture and income generating assets.

Community hall development/infrastructure development


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Home garden development program

This program is designed based on the request of villagers, to link KDN forest with local civilians. Around 500 home gardens around KDN complex will be selected to develop and introduce suitable tree species. Some of fruit plants, coconut plants and other plants will be purchased from the Department of Agriculture or registered nurseries within the District. Relevant officers from the Divisional Secretariat and Dept. of Agriculture will be hired for technical advices and supervision proposes.

Homestead improvement program and Training

It has been observed that number of visitors especially local visitors have increased dramatically during recent past years. Lodging facility at the Kanneliya Forest Department premises is not adequate to meet the demand of especially local visitors of KDN and remaining hotel and homestay facilities around KDN is mostly targeting foreign tourists. Therefore, a considerable opportunity is remaining to develop homestead facilities under the guidance and supervision of the Government tourism authorities of the Southern province. Therefore, this project will develop homestay facilities in selected peripheral villages to boost their income. The selection criteria will be developed by the FD with the consultation of Tourist Board, PMU and CBOs.

Improvement of heritage tourism around the vicinity of Rajawangala Aranya Senasanaya

This site is a historic site which extends around the Era of King Walagmba. There are poor people around the site. By improving heritage tourism in the area, many poor local families can gain additional income by providing various services to the visitors.

Training on environmentally non-destructive other potential supplementary livelihood activities During the PRA conducted, some community members request for trainings on

Mushroom production Switching of Leach socks Heavy and light vehicle driving Training as Tour Guiding Training on masonry, carpentry, plumbing, air conditioning & electrical

wiring


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4. Activity Plan

Table: 1 Activity Plan No Activity Period Responsibility Locations

1 Expand Livelihood Opportunities for Buffer Zone Communities through Community Based Eco Tourism in collaboration with Tourism Industry People in and around KDN

1.1. Conduct awareness and training programs on Eco tourism 1.2. Provide t-shirts and caps for trained tour guides 1.3. Develop 20 Homestays

2018 - 2021

RFO under the supervision of DFO

4 GN Division near to Korelagama, Opatha

2 Provide training on 2.1. heavy vehicle/light vehicle driving and facilitate for receiving driving license 2.2 Facilitating for training on masonry, carpentry, plumbing, air conditioning & electrical wiring from reputed organizations and provide tool kits for successfully completed trainees. 2.3 Training for mushroom production, stitching, embroidery etc.

2017-2018

4 GN Division near to Korelagama, Opatha, Kanneliya, Tawalama staff

3 Home garden development 3.1. Purchasing/producing of seedlings 3.2 Provide awareness/training on sustainable home garden practices, soil conservation, organic fertilizer production etc. 3.3 Establishing of live fences where suitable with fruit trees in selected home gardens.

2018 RFO under the supervision of DFO. DS, Tourist Board


4 Capacity building of CBOs Strengthening of community based organizations.

4.1. Training of CBO members on financial management, book keeping etc. 4.2. Providing of books and other necessary inputs for CBO record keeping.

2018 - 2019

RFO under the supervision of DFO. DS/PMU


5 Improve drinking water facilities to the communities 2018 - 2021

RFO /Extension Officers , BFO,PMU,CBO

Korelegama

6 Establish live fence with suitable fruit plants along the forest boundary. This intervention will support for the adjacent villagers to collect fruits for home consumption, extra income generation and to prevent forest frugivorous animals coming into the villages.

2018-2019

CBO,9 FD Panangala, Korelegama, Gallandala

7 Develop new community halls 7.1. Maintenance and repairing of existing community halls 7.2. Provide furniture, and Provide assets to the CBOs (Chairs, Tent, Buffet sets) for making income to the CBOs

2017-2019

CBO, FD ,DS Tawalama, Panangala, Weerapana

8 Establish community based waste management system.

2018/ 2019

CBO, FD, DS , Pradeshiya saba

Tawalama , panangala, Korelegama


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9 Improvement of heritage tourism around the vicinity of Rajawangala Aranya Senasanaya.

9.1 Access road Improvement 9.2 Improvement of nature tails to ancient place (King Walagamba) 9.3 Improvement of other facilities (toilets, waste management, resting places) 9.4 Establishing of awareness boards

2018-2019

CBO, FD, DS, Buddhist Monks resident in the Temple

Ragaangala Aranya Senasanawa

10 Improvement of appearance and facilities of Nakadawila waterfall and bathing place for improving nature based tourism around the vicinity.

10.1 bathing place development 10.2 Dressing room facilities development

2018-2020

CBO, FD, DS, Tourist board

Weerapana

5. Partnerships Officers Economic Development Office, Grama Niladhari of Divisional Secretaries in Tawalama, Neluwa, as well as other relevant government officers, villagers, CBOs, Researchers, and Tourist Board will engage with this project as necessity.

6. Sustainability of the Project The project intends to support training and capacity development activities for a certain period with necessary equipment/tools which helps CBOs and communities to acquire an extensive knowledge and skills in different fields. Eventually, it helps villagers to improve their attitudes towards improving their living condition and participation for forest protection and conservation.

Villages who are providing homestay to foreigners will gain high income. They will be able to self-sustain after some period with the experience and knowledge gained through awareness and training programs.

Unemployed young generation will gain required knowledge and skills to engage in high income generating livelihoods.

CBOs will become capable enough to manage and continue the introduced livelihood activities under their supervision and guidance even after project funds are ceased.

Forest department officers together with other local level government officers will generate positive relationship with peripheral communities which will assists to protect and conserve the forest while reducing the forest offences. This relationship will positively affect to continue the introduced sustainable livelihoods even after the project period is over.

7. Ricks to Successful Implementation Unfavorable weather condition (extreme dry period, high rainy period)

People attitudes and thinking behaviors

Political influences, NGO environment groups attitudes

Transferring of forest staff.


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8. Implementation Plan and Time Frame Table 2: Implementation Plan and Time Frame

Activity Location Targets 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1. Expand Livelihood Opportunities for Buffer Zone Communities through Community Based Eco Tourism in collaboration with Tourism Industry stakeholders

1.1. Conduct awareness and training programs on ecotourism/tour guiding 1.2. Provide t-shirts and caps for trained tour guides 1.3. Develop 20 homestays


20 prog.

30 tour guides

20 home stays

2. Provide training on 2.1. heavy vehicle/light vehicle driving and facilitate for receiving driving license 2.2 Facilitating for training on masonry, carpentry, plumbing, air conditioning & electrical from reputed organizations and provide tool kits for successfully completed trainees. 2.3 Training on mushroom production, stitching, embroidery etc.


50 pro

3.Home garden development 3.1. Purchasing/producing of seedlings 3.2. Provide awareness/training on sustainable home garden practices, soil conservation, organic fertilizer production etc. 3.3 Establishing of live fences where suitable with fruit trees at selected home gardens.

Korelagama, Opatha, Kanneliya

100 Home gardens

4.Capacity building of CBOs Strengthening of community based organizations.

4.1. Training of CBO members on financial management, book keeping etc. 4.2. Providing of books and other necessary inputs for CBO record keeping.

Kanneliya, Tawalama Range, 6 GND adjacent to KDN, Korelagama

15 CBOs

5.Improve drinking water facilities to the communities

Korelagama, Weerapana

2 system

6. Establish live fence with suitable fruit plants along the forest boundary. This intervention will support for the adjacent villagers to collect fruits for home consumption, extra income generation and to prevent forest frugivorous animals coming into the villages.

Weerapan , Opatha, Halwitigala, Panangala

10 km

7.1 Develop community halls and other facilities of community halls. 7.2. Maintenance and repairing of existing community halls

Tawalama, Halwitigala, Weerapana

3 halls

Panangala Opatha

2 halls


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7.3. Provide furniture, and Provide assets to the CBOs (Tent, Buffet sets) for making income to the CBOs 7.4. Improves existing road facilities

10 sets

3km

8. Establish community based waste management system.

Panagala, Halwitigala

2 units

9. Improvement of heritage tourism around the vicinity of Rajawangala Aranya Senasanaya

9.1 Access road Improvement 9.2 Improvement of nature tails to ancient place (King Walagamba) 9.3 improvement of other facilities( toilets, waste management, resting places)

2km

2km

10. Improvement of appearance and facilities of Nakadawila Ella and bathing place for improving nature based tourism.

10.1 bathing place development 10.2 Dressing room facilities development

Weerapana 12 dressing rooms

9. Monitoring and Evaluate Plan Detailed M&E plan will be developed for the approved activities of this proposal under the guidance of PMU.

1. Improve drinking water facilities - Number of families and visitors receive good drinking water facilities

2. Conduct awareness programs - Number of programs conducted, awareness material prepared

3. Home stay - Number of home stay developed, percentage of increased income of the people

4. Provide vocational training - Number of programs conducted, number of participant who completed the courses successfully, number of employees after receiving the training, income generated by the individuals

Monthly meetings and continuous filed observation will be conducted to achieve project targets. Monitoring will be done by RDCF, Divisional Forest Officer and Range Forest Officer. Evaluation meetings will be conducted with the Kanneliya field staff, DFO, and implementing staff in twice a week. Evaluation will be done with the indication and identified positive and negative impact arisen during the implementation period. Suggestions and advices will be given by CGF, CF, DFO, and RDCF. Also community members and head of the villagers, religious honorable monks will be participated to ministering activities. Progress and problems and solutions will be discussed at the District committee and divisional committee meeting as well. In addition to that, progress of the relevant activities will be discussed in the CBO committee meetings, annual meetings with hoteliers and Safari jeep operator’s. Finally, the World Bank review missions would also help in monitoring the progress and in taking necessary action for any shortfall in activities. It is proposed to gather baseline data on socio economic situation of the peripheral communities, forestry related activities, capacity of the Forest department and its officers etc.


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Activity Date of

completion Output

Improve Livelihood Development(Home Stay) -20

31/122019 20 homestay developed

Collaborate with Tourism Industry People for Better Support in Nature Tourism.

30/12/2020 15 stakeholder meeting conducted

Conduct awareness programs 30/12/2021 20 awareness programs conducted

Provide vocational training Providing Driving license Providing of instrument and materials for cottage industries (weaving machines, poly bag (9”x6”) for nurseries, Juggery manufacturing instrument, instruments for antiques preparations etc.)

31/12/2021 30/12/2019

20 training program conducted 50 driving license provided 10 weaving machine , 10000 poly bags, 10set of tools, provided

Strengthening of community based organizations

30/12/2019- Monitor up to 31/12/2021

Well-functioning 10 CBOs established

Home garden development/CBO

30/12/2021 50 home garden developed

Improve drinking water facilities

30/12/2018 2 system , established two drinking water supply network

Establish live fence along the forest boundary 31/12/2019 10km live fence established

Develop new community halls Maintenance and repairing of existing community halls. Provide furniture, tent,

31/12/2018 3 new community hall, 3 existing community hall repaired, 10 set of equipment provided

Establish community based waste management system

30/12/2019 2 waste management unit established

Improvement of heritage tourism around the vicinity of Rajawangala Aranya Senasanaya Access road Improvement Improvement of nature tails to ancient place (King Walagamba). Improvement of other facilities( toilets, waste management, resting places, awareness boards)

30/12/2020 2 km road and trails developed , 2 toilets developed.

Improvement of appearance and facilities of Nakadawila waterfall and bathing place for promoting nature based tourism in the area. bathing place development changing facilities development

30/12/2020 1 bathing place, one observation place, one changing room developed.


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III PROJECT BUDGET Table 3: Project Funding Summary (in Rupees ‘000)

Funding Source Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total

Amount requested from ESCAMP 2,300 6,600 6,343 3,300 2,618 21,161

Department budget 200 400 600

Other contributions (specify including in-kind)

Total Cost 2,300 6,600 6,343 3,500 3,018 21,761

Table: 4 Project Expenditure (in Rupees ‘000)

Expenditure Category 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Civil Work 650 3,100 2,900 2,200 1,650

Goods 1,300 2,100 2,243 1,100 868

Consultancy servicer 50 100

Training 100 1,000 900 200 100

Workshop

Operational Costs 200 300 300 300 400

Total Cost 2,300 6,600 6,343 3,800 3,018

IV PROCUREMENT PLAN Table 5: material requirement for home garden development at Korelagama and Opatha area (4 GNN division adjacent to Kanneliya Forest.

# Description Quantity Unit cost Estimated Cost

1 Goods

1.1 Fruits Trees ( Mango, Avecardo, Margosa) 100 600.00 60000.00

1.2 Memoty, Racks, Swipes, 100( set) 5000.00 500000.00

1.3 Water tanks (1000L), Taps, 100unit 15000.00 1500000.00

1.4 S –lon pipe ( 1”, 0.5”, .75”, 1.5”) 1500ft 500.00 750000.00

1.5 Organic Fertilizer 150kg 6800.0 20400.00

Organic Chemicals 25L 1000. 25000.00

1.6 Compost bag (50kg) 500 500 250000.00

9”x 6”polythings bags 2500 5.00 12500.00

1.7

Waiving machines Tools( grinders, drills, saw , multipurpose carpenter machines

10 10

4000 15000

40000.00 150000.00

1.8

Furniture’s( plastic chairs, tables), tent , befell sets

10 5000.00 50000.00

Total Cost 2,682,900.00

Table 6: Material requirement for home stay development at Korelagama and Opatha area (4 GNN division adjacent to Kanneliya Forest)

# Description Quantity Unit cost Estimated Cost

2 Goods

2.1 Cement, 800 920.00 736000.00

2.2 Sand , Gravels 500 cub 18000.00 900000.00

2.3 Metals( 10mm, 12mm, 6mm) 1000( set) 750.00 750000.00

2.4 Bathroom set and fittings 50set 70000.00 3500000.00

2.5

Furniture( 1Bed,1 towel rack, 3”*3”*3” 1 table, 1cabinet, 4furniture,)

50 set 60000.0 3000000.00

2.6 T shirt ,caps, shoes 90 sets 5000.00 450000.00

Total 9336000.00


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V Annexes 1. Map of the area 2. Social and Environment Screening formats 3. PRA reports/CAPs

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