Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project (TA - 1st Supplementary)
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Project Description
The ongoing Biodiversity Conservation Corridor Initiative (BCI) is the flagship program of the Core Environment Program (CEP-BCI) of the GMS endorsed by the GMS Leaders at the Second GMS Summit in July 2005. The intended outcome of BCI implementation is that by 2015, GMS countries will endeavor to maintain and improve the cover, condition, and biodiversity of forestlands and associated ecosystems in priority biodiversity conservation landscapes intersecting ADB supported GMS economic corridors. The GMS governments, with support from ADB and nongovernmental organization (NGO) partners, have identified the most important biodiversity conservation landscapes in the subregion that are vulnerable to increased development pressures and environmental degradation. The original PPTA comprised (i) an updated situational and stakeholders analysis in the target BCC initiative ecosystems in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam; and (ii) design of investment project. The ensuing loan for $69 million for the GMS BCC Project was approved on 10 December 2010. In June 2012, additional funding was approved for: (i) $0.600 M to enhance climate resilience in Cambodia; and (ii) $0.500 M for sustainable ecosystem services. Additional financing of $0.150 M was approved in 2013 to maintain and restore forest biodiversity ecosystems and related watershed processes in the Central Annamite region of Viet Nam.
Progress (as of March 2021)
Project closedContacts
| Contact 1 | |
| Contact Name | Ranawana, Sanath |
|---|---|
| Organization | Asian Development Bank |
| sranawana@adb.org | |
| Contact 2 | |
| Contact Name | - |
| Organization | - |
| - | |
News and Multimedia
The countryside of Da Nhim displays a mix of virgin forests and cultivated land.
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Cil Yu Ha Vuong, Kâho native, who patrols the forests along with fellow community members. He remembers the old life they used to live before the implementation of the ADB-funded project. âIn the past, we had a difficult life. We depended on slash-and-burn agriculture, clearing the forest, farming a spot for two years, and then shifting to another spot. We didnât have enough food to eat.â Alternative incomes offered by the program have enabled them to pursue non-destructive forms of livelihood.
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Forest rangers pose beside a replanted pine tree in Da Chais commune. Conservation, protection and police work comprises the work of these individuals.
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Rangers head out to patrol the forests near Da Chais. The jungles in Lac Duong are an essential watershed that feeds nearby hydropower plants, and supplies water to towns and cities in Lam Dong Province.
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Kâho villagers from the Da Chais commune prepare to go out on patrol with forest ranger Pham Huu Nhan at a Forest Protection Station in Giang Ly town.
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Villagers from the Kâho ethnic minority patrol a pine forest near the Da Nhim commune as part of Payment for Forest Environment Services (PFES) rendered for the national park authorities.
The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.
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Kâho rangers take a breather after spending a day out in the forests. Around 4 to 5 villagers accompany full-time forest rangers on regular patrols that involve general conservation and law enforcement work.
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Kâho villagers from the Da Chais commune prepare to go out on patrol in Da Nhim.
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Hillside in Da Nhim shows some evidence of logging. Despite its status as a protected area, the cutting of trees is still permitted on a very limited scale at the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.
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