PROJECT REPORT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Dear friend, Thanks to your support, a total of 83,200 trees were planted to restore 47.63 hectares of land in Gia Lai province, Vietnam. Planting trees in areas that have been degraded or deforested helps the environment by accelerating and assuring the re-establishment of healthy forests. Through reforestation, the canopy is restored, ecosystems are made whole, and biodiversity can thrive. None of this would be possible without you. On behalf of everyone at One Tree Planted, thank you! What follows is a report outlining the project you supported in Gia Lai province, Vietnam. I hope you enjoy reading it and truly feel the impact you have made.
OVERVIEW
The Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot, which covers Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and parts of southern China, is one of the most biologically-rich and highly threatened places on the planet. Planting trees in the area means we are supporting forest habitat restoration sites of significant global biodiversity. Given the extent, attitude, and condition of its forests, it offers an opportunity to bolster biodiversity conservation and maintenance of ecosystem functions in the southern section of the biodiverse Central Annamite Ecoregion, which is part of the highly-threatened Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.
TREES PLANTED 83,200
TREE SPECIES PLANTED 3
FAMILIES BENEFITED 129
HECTARES REFORESTED 47.63
WOMEN INVOLVED 197 NEW JOBS CREATED 94 PROFESSIONAL CREW 6
ACRES REFORESTED 117.69 WILDLIFE SPECIES BENEFITED 6 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM TRAINING 295
TREE SPECIES PLANTED This project uses a mix of tree species resembling the species variety and composition of adjacent intact forests. Using different approaches to planting, depending on the condition of the target forest lands, as follows:
Afforestation at sites where deforestation has taken place for more than ten years, with about 1000 trees per hectare Reforestation at sites where deforestation has taken place within the last ten years, with about 750 trees per hectare Enrichment planting at sites with standing but degraded forests, with about 270 trees per hectare Planting native tree species promotes sustainable development via forest conservation, contributing to the protection of the environment, ecology, and combating global climate change. Further, when the rainy season comes, it will help reduce erosion, soil washing, and prevent floods and droughts.
SPECIES PLANTED THROUGH THIS PROJECT Pterocarpus Macrocarpus (Giang Houng) Dalbergia Cochinchinensis (Trac Do) Macademia (Mac Da)
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO HELP ADVANCE COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION MEASURES IN THE BIODIVERSITY-RICH KHON HA NUNG LANDSCAPE.
INDO-BURMA HOTSPOT The Indo-Burma Hotspot is a priority area for conservation. It’s ranked in the top 10 hotspots for irreplaceability and in the top 5% for threat, with only 5% of its natural habitat remaining and with more people than any other hotspot. The Indo-Burma area can be described as Tropical Asia east of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Lowlands, excluding the Malesian region. The Indo-Burma Hotspot begins at the evergreen forests in the foothills of Chittagong in Bangladesh and extends through the Garo and Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India, then eastwards through the States of Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland to encompass most of Myanmar (except the extreme northern alpine areas), a part of southern and western Yunnan, China, all of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (P.D.R.), Vietnam, and Cambodia, the coastal lowlands of southern China, Hainan Island, the vast majority of Thailand, a small fraction of Peninsular Malaysia, and the Andaman Islands of India. The original extent of the hotspot is 2,373,000 km2. The richest forests, in terms of tree diversity and overall plant species numbers, are the lowland mixed wet evergreen forests, which occur in climates with one to four dry months. Indo-Burma has a complex geological and evolutionary history. The Indian intrusion into the Asian continental landmass has been responsible for the formation of most of the hotspot’s topography, including the general northsouth orientation of the mountains and main rivers. The wide variation in land form, climate, and latitude within the hotspot has led to the development of diverse natural habitats that support a high diversity of plant and animal species. The hotspot is home to a wide diversity of ethnic groups, cultures, and languages. Several language groups, including Mon-Khmer, Austroasiatic, and TaiKadai, originated and developed in the hotspot, and were later joined by the Hmong-Mien and Sino-Tibetan language groups van Dijk PP, Ashton P, Ma J. Indo-Burma. In: Mittermeier RA, Myers N, Mittermeier CG, editors. Hotspots: Earth’s biologically richest and most endangered terrestrial ecoregions. Mexico City: Sierra Madre; 1999.
FOREST HABITAT
RESTORATION
The forest habitat restoration site is of global biodiversity significance. Given the extent, altitude, and condition of its forests, it offers an opportunity to bolster biodiversity conservation and maintenance of ecosystem functions in the southern section of the biodiverse Central Annamite Ecoregion, which is part of the highlythreatened Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. Indo-Burma is home to many endangered species, some of which have rarely been seen by human eyes.
LANDSCAPE
IMPACT ON THE MAP The project is located in a high conservation value landscape, between two protected areas, and comprising the location of a third proposed community-based conservation area. The two main impacts of the project involve restoring essential forest habitat for several threatened (Endangered and Critically Endangered) species and supporting the creation of sustainable livelihood options for ethnic minority Bana communities in 16 target villages.
K’Bang district
Gia Lai province
Dak Roong commune
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AS THE PROJECT DEVELOPS AND EXPANDS INTO THE TARGET LANDSCAPE, ITS IMPACT ON LOCAL BIODIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS WILL BECOME MORE SIGNIFICANT AND RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT, HELPING ADVANCE THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION AREA.
HABITAT IMPROVEMENT Indo-Burma is home to many endangered species, some of which have rarely been seen by human eyes. Threats to these species include illegal wildlife trade and loss of habitat. The situation is exacerbated by a lack of political will, resources, incentives for effective law enforcement, conservation planning, and action. The northern restoration sites in the landscape correspond to a biodiversity corridor linking the Kon Ka Kinh National Park and the Kon Chu Ran Nature Reserve, forming a larger conservation complex of about 80,000 ha and the core of the newly established Kon Ha Nung Biosphere Reserve. A wide diversity of ecosystems is represented in this hotspot. The site is home to 46 recorded threatened fauna, 23 mammals and 23 birds. This project supports two critically endangered primates:
Nomascus annamensis - habitat improvement Pygatrhix cinerea - habitat improvement And one endemic bird species: Garrulax konkakinensis Here are some of the main outcomes supported by this project, related to ecological and biodiversity aspects: Improve conservation management capacity through reforestation. Improve research on habitat restoration supporting an important hostpot worldwide. Conservation and monitoring of habitat restoration activities by tracking and ensuring a survival rate of over 80% of the planted trees. Also, including three years of maintenance, with higher application frequency during the first year and decreasing towards the third year after planting. Enhance capacity to develop sustainable livelihoods for the community supporting with planting of an average of 20 ha of agroforestry in each of the 16 village lands. Awareness raising about conservation and environmental education.
COMMUNITY
BENEFITS
Conserving and protecting these hotspots leads to gains not just for nature, but also for human communities and economies. Healthy ecosystems provide fundamental inputs to the production of all kinds of goods and services, and they also provide “nature-based solutions” − cost-effective, reliable protection against natural hazards which also contribute to long-term sustainability. Planting 83,200 trees, we support establishing an average of 20 hectares of agroforestry, with multiple purpose tree inputs, per village, for a total of 320 ha in the 16 villages in the landscape. Further to the above, this project secures most, if not all, tree plantation stock from village nurseries. Training and facilitation were given to villagers so that village plantation groups can harness any possible margins from producing the sought planting material for the project. Indo-Burma may have been one of the first places on the globe where agriculture developed, creating a long history of forest burning and clearance for shifting or permanent small-scale cultivation.
U.N. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS THIS PROJECT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS:
WHAT ARE SDGS? Sustainable development entails seeking out solutions that not only boost the economic outcomes of developing and poorer nations, but also work to limit (or eliminate) our impact on the planet. Trees are one such solution. From creating jobs and reducing hunger to improving gender equality, cleaning air and water, absorbing carbon, protecting life on land and water, and more, planting trees can address all 17 sustainable development goals.
"Planting trees here will protect, restore, and conserve Vietnam's forest and related resources. As the trees grow, they will improve soil and water conservation, store carbon, moderate local climate by providing shade, regulate extreme temperatures, increase wildlife habitat and improve the land's capacity to adapt to climate change.”
Angelo León Pérez
Global Project Coordinator
KM Reyes
Project Manager Asia Pacific