I. First progress report (August 24, 2009)
Activities undertaken:
1. Collective coastal & marine resources inventorying and demarcating exact zones
2. Regenerating blue swimming crabs and sea crabs
3. Building capacity of networks through meetings/seminars and developing cooperating mechanism
4. Building capacity of CBOs in sustainable management of coastal resources through sharing experience and lessons learnt

Results of activities:
1. Compiled exact data and GIS maps of project location on natural resources bases, land use patterns , surveyed plots, local administrative zones, land areas under public management, communication routes and mangrove
2. Several meetings and seminars resulting in confirmation of plans for the next three months on regenerating blue swimming crabs and sea crabs, building capacity of networks members and youth groups,

Project communication:

Experience ,lessons learnt, problems and issues:
During the reporting period, the project focused on convincing and confirming all stakeholders about planned activities and their priorities. Quarterly meeting of the network as a participatory evaluation was rather delayed thus requiring adjustment.

Building capacity of youth groups through training twice might not be enough to ensure sustained youth network . It was agreed that additional financial support from each Tambol for more training be required. Consequently, each Tambol was requested to give THB: 3,000 , totaling THB: 18,000 as co-finance to the activity.

Inventorying coastal & marine resources earlier planned to be launched continuously from the beginning of project towards the end of this reporting period could not be carried out , due to unfavorable weather condition. The new schedule was planned on October onwards.

Project expense:
The project reported the expense of THB: 126,428.50 out of the first disbursement of THB:406,357.50.

II. Second progress report (March 22, 2010)
Activities undertaken:
1. Collective coastal & marine resources inventorying and rehabilitation (Mangrove, Nipa, sea grass and clams )
2. Regenerating blue swimming crabs and sea crabs
3. Building capacity of networks through meetings/seminars and developing cooperating mechanism
4. Building capacity of CBOs in sustainable management of coastal resources through sharing experience and lessons learnt

Results of activities:
1. Community-based research team (comprising academics and community leaders) 15 persons in total agreeing to collective plans on knowledge transfer, community participation , methodology of data collection, formulation of maps and M & E
2. 20,000 Nipa fruits being collected in project location for nursery and forthcoming reforestation
3. Approved plans and successive budget for crab bank activities for all six tambols
4. 126 youth members showing increased capacity witnessed by initiation to formulate a session for replication
5. Updated detailed information and situation regarding coastal and marine ecosystems degradation in project location for network members to refer to

Project communication:
Youth group activity during October 12-14, 2009 appeared in a local newspaper of Trad Province , the October issue.

Experience ,lessons learnt, problems and issues:
During the reporting period, the project received adequate sectoral cooperation and support such as the Centre for Mangrove Conservation Learning (Unit 1 eastern region) and Mangrove Resources Development Station Unit 4 ( Namchiaw-Trad), including the Provincial Fishery Office. Regarding project crab bank, network members showed enthusiasm conducting resources inventory , with no major emerging issues, so far. One outstanding issue on this crab bank, however, concerned the nature complexity of a too big network managing rotating fund to be received from selling crabs and water species premium. It was found that the return from the sales was of smaller sum than the initial investment which had been mainly used to increase numbers of the species in the ecosystem , rather than to be a cash available in the network. Network members agreed that the accomplishment would require more time.

Project expense:
The project reported the accumulate expense of THB: 296,924.12 out of the sum of first & second disbursement of THB:795,773.89.

III. Monitoring visit by NC & NSC (June 26, 2010)
Findings and observations:
The first progress of activities witnessed involved capacity, both technical and institutional, of network leaders, where the visiting team spent about two hours discussing and learning about history of project location and communities and how their efforts had produced current results. In response to questions and comments of the visiting team, it was fairly evident that each leader shared the same views of local problems and development strategy. In solving conflicts of natural resources uses, or any other aspects , talking face-to-face among those who shared was the best way.

Proceeding from the meeting room to the field, the visiting team dropped by Baan (village) Namchiew, a Muslim village in the coastal area, where the ?Upstream Youth Group? emerged as a result of the project. Members of the group launched activities to clean up solid waste in the village every Sunday and reforest mangroves at a degraded area and other species further inland. The village appeared comparative cleaner.

An activity on regenerating blue swimming crabs and sea crabs was witnessed in Baan Phrong Lambid, a village downstream of Baan Namchiew. A ?crab house? to regenerate black crab was similar to the one designed by the project THA/SGP/OP4/UNEP-SCS/08/02 of the same grant cycle in an adjacent province of Chanthaburi. Selling crabs to maintained income was witnessed.

After interaction with project members, the visiting team discussed, shared thoughts and idea. It was agreed that the history of the project was interesting since it long involved community efforts, and success to a certain extent, to reverse degradation imposed by mismanagement of public policy and practices. Project experience should be replicated in other areas along the coast to make policy makers budge. It was also recommended that ?local history inventorying? be conducted for preparation of dissemination mechanism to be used in the future.

IV. Interim Report (September 20, 2010)
Activities undertaken:
1. Collective coastal & marine resources inventorying
2.Rehabilitating marine and coastal resources ( Nipa, coastal erosion and native clams )
3. Regenerating blue swimming crabs and sea crabs
4. Building capacity of networks through meetings/seminars and developing cooperating mechanism
5. Building capacity of CBOs in sustainable management of coastal resources through sharing experience and lessons learnt

Results of activities:
1. Increased technical capacity of target population on marine and coastal resources inventory methodology witnessed by ability to produce reports and to collectively interact to make further use of the inventory and follow up activities to see ?changes? in the ecosystems
2. Approximately 500 m of coastal area being selected and protected with bundles of automobile tyres with primary satisfactory result
3. The density of Nipa being increased by 30 %
4. Witnessed increase of baby crabs from crab-houses , thus a number of crabs in project location by 25 %
5. More collective activities and cooperation among network members , resulting in two more tambols being added in as new members - now eight tambols in total
6. Lessons learnt from capacity building ( two current SGP projects) prompting target population to put into practice to promote integrate coastal management

Project communication:
The project was made more visible and understood by organizing an event on 30 July 2010 to throw balls of Effective Micro-organism in to the Ao(gulf) Yai, aiming to reverse degradation trends of water quality . In the event, local television station aired the story.

Experience ,lessons learnt, problems and issues:
The only issue encountered by the project concerned the activity on regenerating crabs. Uncontrollable weather and atmospheric condition was the main hindrance to smooth implementation and causing deaths of a numbers of young crabs. The concerned fatal factors included water salinity , degraded water quality form pollution and more interestingly, increase water temperature . The issue was solved by postponement of activities to October, when the water quality would be better.

Project expense:
The project reported the accumulate expense of THB: 1,154,999.1 out of the sum of first ,second and third disbursement of THB: 1,166,303.25.

V. Completion report (April 18 ,2011):
Date of Participatory Evaluation( March, 2011):

Number of Beneficiaries/ Participating personnel:
Women: 14,172
Men: 13,635
Children: 9,355

Number of persons trained/ attending seminars, joining study tours:
Women: 125
Men: 210
Children: 537

Expense:
Amount received from SGP (3 disbursements): THB: 1,166,301.25
Total amount spent out of SGP budget: THB: 1,327,827.10
Balance: THB :( -161,523.85)
Amount authorized for the final payment: US$: 3,815.55

Amount Received from others: THB: 287,800 (in cash)
THB: 16,471,200 (in kind)

Activities undertaken:
1. Collective coastal & marine resources inventorying and demarcating exact zones
2. Protecting shore erosion and degrading habitats by used automobile tyres
3. Regenerating blue swimming crabs and sea crabs
4. Building capacity of networks through meetings/seminars and developing cooperating mechanism
5. Building capacity of CBOs in sustainable management of coastal resources through sharing experience and lessons learnt
6. Disseminating results of projects

Results and indicators:
1. Increased technical capacity of communities on relevant issues witnessed by ability to train/share experience on resources inventorying with neigbouring and far-away communities
2. Emergence of compiled reports and maps of habitat demarcation as follows:
? Two sets of database on mangroves
? One set of database on sea grass and sea weed
2. An area of four acres being demarcated as a demonstration plot for conservation of native crams and mangrove
3. The project being selected as a model for conservation of coastal ecosystems at national level
3. Additional 25,000 Nipa fruits being planted and under close maintenance ? a prospect to target population to make use of
4. Evinced increase of catch as well as established mechanism of crab bank
5. Increased institutional capacity of network witnessed by emergence of plans and agreement and additional numbers of members from other communities ( two more tambols being added into the network)
6. Emergence of youth network being recognized nationally ( two TV programs documenting and airing story of the youth network

Project Communication:


Plans and Activities for Sustainability:
In spite of project completion, community activities were being kept on through supports of the TAO. Major activities being kept on involved keeping the established network mechanism operational ,network meeting every three-month, and annual youth camp in project location to ensure conservation awareness in young generation. In addition, there were following organizations and transaction to keep on conservation activities:
1. A public organization ? Community Organization Development Institute? provided THB: 103,800 to support the establishment of crab banks as seed money.
2. Trad Mangrove Development Station 4 would continue supporting coastal area rehabilitation then making sustainable use (planting nipa) , especially, those areas of deserted encroached shrimp farms.
3.The network would coordinate with other coastal communities in the province to make know any data & information on would-be destructive fishery from big entrepreneurs from other provinces , such as from Samutsakhorn, and Petburi.
4. Regional Community Forest Training Centre in Bangkok developed a proposal to get additional funding to scale up from Mangrove for the Future.
5. The network initiated a project on re-use/recycle of community waste and establish community garbage bank to generate additional income for communities.

Experience , Lessons Learnt , Problems and Issues:
1. At the beginning, due to wider target location, the project encountered some delay on coordination & cooperation with stakeholders. It was, however, worthwhile , as planned activities were double checked and producing satisfactory outputs.
2. Some technical aspects, e.g. on resources inventories was rather difficult for community to understand and follow once the activity start. Close mentoring from experienced stakeholders, such as university staff/research staff , were necessary.
3. Planting nipa was a new experience for community. After learning by doing, the plantation of this species was successful.
Direct planting using mature fruit of nipa was rated as 20 % survival.
Nursery of mature fruit to get seedlings for planting, the percentage of survival was 70 %.
4. Coastal erosion reduction in project location (which is 120 km -very long) required much more support, both in term of technicality and finance.