I. Progress report (31 May 2013 ):
Activities undertaken:
1.Launching capacity building through training , study tour & meetings, RE: renewable energy and ecosystems conservation
2. Launching demonstration of activities: Enhancing green and blue carbon stock, solar biomass and manual energy adoption
3. Launching dissemination of project results
4. Launching participatory evaluation

Results of activities:
1. Increased capacity of targeted population regarding renewable energy & energy efficiency, integrated farming and ecosystem degradation reversal, witnessed by several of them possessing ability and skill to be resources persons, put into real practice , formulate action plans and propose thoughts & ideas to amend laws & regulation on fishery and marine & costal resources
2. Marine & coastal resources in project location being under joint surveillance of community and responsible agency
3. Completion and function of 10 check dams to slow down soil erosion and increased vegetation of carbon-sinking quality
4. Additional 1,000 sea grasses by plantation and 20,000 shrimps by juvenile release
5. Completion and function of the followings:
- 200 Biomass Stoves in three locations resulting in over 60 % fire-wood saving
- 200 saving bulbs resulting in reducing electricity from grid
- one set of bicycle water pumping reducing grid/fossil energy used in marine species
nursery (Blue Swimming Crab)
6. Produced dissemination materials on biomass stoves at two locations
7. Compiled data & information of GEF SGP as well as photos depicting undertaken activities at http://www.saveandaman.org/index

Project Visibility and Communication by other organizations/individuals:
1. On 26-27 Jan 2013,students and staffs of Rajabhat University Suan Dusit at Trang, and staffs from Channel 7 and 9 participated in building check dams, enhancing carbon stock in water shed and sharing relevant knowledge and experience
2. On 10 Mar 2013,staffs of Siam Cement Groups Co., Ltd and Siam Cement Foundation participated in public hearing regarding seagrass protection the proceeded to visit the project in Koh Libong Island

Emerging problems and issues:
1. Higher project expense of budget for project coordination (boat and car) , especially from mainland to islands was reduced by integrating selected activities (check dams) with activities of a macro ? GEF in the location (INCA) and of Tambol Administrative Organizations.

2. Weather condition during monsoon slowed down activities on plantation of sea grass and mangrove. This was addressed by rescheduling plantation of sea grass and mangrove during December- April of each year.

Project experience and lessons learnt :
1. During the past 6 months, activities on promotion of renewable energy & energy efficiency were carried out as planned. This was due to technical assistance received from Trang Provincial Energy Office , in conjunction with in-depth coordination of the grantee. As to the activities on protection of coastal and marine resources, integration among communities and responsible authorities had occurred satisfactorily resulting in a smooth operation of the project.
2. As mentioned earlier, activities on the islands and coastal area had a rather high expense on communication, so, integration and co-financing with other projects / stakeholders were required to ensure sustainability.

Project expense:
The project reported the expense of THB: 334,513 out of the first disbursement of THB: 499,022.65.
II. Project Site Visit (November 15, 2013):
Findings and Observation:
At a premises of the grantee in Trang Provincial Town, the visiting team was briefed about the general situation including energy consumption of targeted population by two project leaders and a senior staff member of Trang Provincial Energy office, a major stakeholder of the project. Notably, the leaders & staff member related that after technical capacity building of the project on energy efficiency, majority of targeted population displayed awareness and increased technical capacity on energy efficiency, especially on a choice to use a type of gasoline which emitted less CO2 than the ones previously in regular use.

In order to witness some results of activities, the team was led to Koh Libong Island, one of the three targeted locations in Kantang District. Sailing from mainland to the island, the team was shown a zone of about 20-ha mangrove under co-management of communities and Hard Chao Mai National Park. The management involved community forest surveillance, meticulous use of biodiversity in mangrove and, if necessary, reforestation of degraded portion. Sailing beyond the mangrove into the open sea, a community conserved area of sea-grass of about 40 ha was witnessed. Being a habitat of a number of a rare species, dugong, this sea grass area was said to be the biggest in the province, and currently under the official regulations of communities or Tambol act.

Interacting with several members of the Women Community Fishing Group, a main targeted population in Koh Libong Island, increased awareness and capacity on energy efficiency was confirmed. Visiting one member?s family, the team was explained how household energy efficiency would be achieved and how to record the relevant figures, as an M & E process. Trang Provincial Energy office had been providing technical supports to this process.

In term of mitigating climate change effects, the team was led to witness a completed-in-construction and functioning check dams in watershed areas. Community members confirmed that the dams had slowed down erosion and fresh water from watershed into the sea, thus supporting plant growth and biological diversity status return to the ecosystem.

As activities on other types of renewable energy such as manual, solar and biomass, project leaders related that Koh Libong Island had been in progress but not completed yet, while on other locations,which the team was not able to visit, i.e. Koh Muk Island, these activities had been in more progress.

The visiting team agreed that capacity of targeted population in Koh Libong Island, especially of the women?s group, was quite notable notwithstanding only a few hours of interaction. And it was of special interest to see how these people would cope with the high prices of gasoline which nearly all families heavily depended upon in their daily mobility.

III. Completion report ( September 4, 2014 ):
Date of Participatory Evaluation( June 4, 2014 ):

Number of Beneficiaries/ Participating personnel:
Women: 632
Men: 458
Children: 350

Number of persons trained/ attending seminars, joining study tours:
Women: 499
Men: 175
Children: 2

Expense:
Amount received from SGP (2 disbursements): THB: 904,234.50
Total amount spent out of SGP budget: THB: 1,012,445
Balance: THB: ( -108,210.50)
Amount authorized for the final payment: US$: 3,257.33
Amount Received from others: THB: 236,400 (in cash)
THB: 940,865.05 (in kind)
Activities undertaken:
1.Launching capacity building through training , study tour & meetings, RE: renewable energy and ecosystems conservation
2. Launching demonstration of activities: Enhancing green and blue carbon stock, solar biomass and manual energy adoption
3. Launching dissemination of project results
4. Launching participatory evaluation

Results and indicators:
1.Increased capacity and awareness of target population ( 150 persons) witnessed by ability to participate in planning, & put into practice what being learnt
2. Enhanced areas of carbon stock as follows:
- 100 ha of green carbon stock (3,500 grown trees in watershed and cultivated area)
- 3,680 ha of blue carbon stock (mangrove & sea grass)
3. Reduction/avoidance of CO2 emission as follows:
- 158 tons/year from gasoline use
- 6.18 tons/years from grid electricity
- 24 tons/year from fire-woods
- 0.41 tons/year from manual energy
4. Absorption of about 30 tons/year from blue carbon stocks
5. Emergence of a network of 40 coastal communities, as well as provincial mechanism overseeing marine & coastal ecosystems
6. Compilation of project results being publicized in a website

Project Communication:
In addition to the previous communication, there were 5 events where the project was visited and the project activities were aired.

Problems and Issues:
The same problems and issues as in the progress report were related.

Experience , Lessons Learnt :
Through intimate contact and coordination with various sectors, especially, the Trang Provincial Energy Office, activities on renewable energy/energy conservation fared smoothly. As to conservation/protection of marine & coastal resources, there emerged integration among CSOs and relevant government agencies, also resulted in a fairly smooth implementation.

Plans and Activities for Sustainability:
The project planned to push continued activities on community energy demonstration into the 3- year budgetary plan of Koh Libong Tambol Administrative Organization. As to the marine & coastal surveillance , the same would be for Trang Provincial Administrative Organization.