Project on Community Conservation Area Establishment and Community Sustainable Development Demonstration at Heyuan Village, Yunnan Province
Heyuan village is a poverty-stricken community with annual income of $295 per capita. Local people mainly depend on agriculture and timer logging. Heyuan has significant ecological value for biodiversity conservation. It is located in the core area of three parallel rivers area which is known as World Natural Heritage site and also identified as biodiversity hotspots by National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan.
The project will address biodiversity conservation and community development by an integrated approach.
Main problems:
1. Under the pressure of economic growth and policy change on nature resource management, the original institutions have been destroyed and traditional public management mechanism is abandoned. On the other hand, the new institutions and public management mechanism are not created.Therefore, unsustainable natural resources utilization leads to deforestation and environmental degradation.
2. Local people have no alternative way but timber logging to improve their household income due to lack of knowledge and techniques of sustainable development
3. The community lacks of public management system and community institutions which causes environmental degradation.
Solutions/activities:
1) Establish CCA and promote public management institutions and mechanism.
2) Establish beekeeper cooperative and herb medicines cooperative based on existing farmers cooperative to promote beekeeping and herb medicines planting as alternative livelihood.
3)Install biogas facility to promote renewable energy utilization at local community.
4) Promote public health management and reduce the use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides.
Anticipated results/outcomes:
1)10-12 CBA established with a total area above 2500ha. under conservation.
2) 50 people gain the skills of beekeeping and herb medicines planting separately and their annual income increased $300 and $500 accordingly.
3) 15 tons of CO2 emission reduced per year.
4)100 household participated in chemical fertilizers and pesticides control activities.
The project will address biodiversity conservation and community development by an integrated approach.
Main problems:
1. Under the pressure of economic growth and policy change on nature resource management, the original institutions have been destroyed and traditional public management mechanism is abandoned. On the other hand, the new institutions and public management mechanism are not created.Therefore, unsustainable natural resources utilization leads to deforestation and environmental degradation.
2. Local people have no alternative way but timber logging to improve their household income due to lack of knowledge and techniques of sustainable development
3. The community lacks of public management system and community institutions which causes environmental degradation.
Solutions/activities:
1) Establish CCA and promote public management institutions and mechanism.
2) Establish beekeeper cooperative and herb medicines cooperative based on existing farmers cooperative to promote beekeeping and herb medicines planting as alternative livelihood.
3)Install biogas facility to promote renewable energy utilization at local community.
4) Promote public health management and reduce the use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides.
Anticipated results/outcomes:
1)10-12 CBA established with a total area above 2500ha. under conservation.
2) 50 people gain the skills of beekeeping and herb medicines planting separately and their annual income increased $300 and $500 accordingly.
3) 15 tons of CO2 emission reduced per year.
4)100 household participated in chemical fertilizers and pesticides control activities.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Beijing Sansheng Environment and Development Research Institute
Country:
China
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 50,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 10,820.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
CPR/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/BD/13/06
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Local community is the main participants and the project's target is to establish community public management mechanism for CCA.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
The Naxi, Bai, Pumi, Susu ethnic groups are the main participants.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Number of globally significant species protected by project
12
Biophysical
Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project
2500
Biophysical
Tonnes of CO2 decreased or avoided by energy efficient and renewable energy technologies or applying environmentally sustainable transport practices introduced by SGP Project
15
Empowerment
Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project
1
Empowerment
Number of CBOs / NGOs formed or registered through the SGP project
2
Empowerment
Number of women participated / involved in SGP project
1186
Empowerment
Number of indigenous people participated/involved in SGP project
2486
Livehood
Total monetary value (US dollars) of ecosystem goods sustainably produced and providing benefit to project participants and/or community as a whole (in the biodiversity, international waters, and land degradation focal areas as appropriate)
500
Livehood
Increase in household income by increased income or reduced costs due to SGP project
500
Livehood
Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project
50
SGP Country office contact
Ms. Meijia Lu
Phone:
+861085320743
Email:
Ms. Lixia Zheng
Email:
Address
No. 2 Liangmahe Nanlu
Beijing, Chaoyang, 100600
Beijing, Chaoyang, 100600
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