The following is a list of ITTO projects in the field of mangroves initiated since 1999. All budget amounts are in US dollars. For a complete list of all operational and completed projects financed by ITTO, please refer to the ITTO Annual Report.
In the project numbers given below, 'PD' denotes project and 'PPD' denotes pre-project. The suffix 'F' denotes Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management, 'M' the Committee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence, and 'I' the Committee on Forest Industry.
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Restoring the Ecosystem Functions of the Lake Toba Catchment Area through Community Development and Local Capacity Building for Forest and Land Rehabilitation
| Project number : | PD 394/06 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $549,974 Government of Indonesia: $192,430 Total: $742,404 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research and Development Agency, Ministry of Forestry |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
This project proposal is a follow up to the recommendations of the ITTO Technical Mission to Indonesia regarding rehabilitation of watersheds in Indonesia and the study by JICA on the development of Lake Toba catchment area. The project aims at contributing to the improvement and sustainability of ecosystem functions of the Lake Toba Catchment Area (LTCA) through prevention of continued forest clearing and promotion of rehabilitation programs on degraded forest and land in the area. Its specific objectives are to: i) reduce the rate of forest clearing for agricultural uses through community development; and ii) improve accomplishment of forest and land rehabilitation programs surrounding the LTCA through capacity strengthening of the local institutions.
The expected main outputs of the project include:
· Land productivity surrounding the catchment area increased;
· Options for household sources of income available;
· Forest and land rehabilitation models with forest prevention techniques established;
· Models of land tenure conflict resolution established and adopted by target groups;
· Local community awareness of ecosystem functions improved;
· Appropriate technologies for forest and land rehabilitation in the TLCA identified;
· Community groups trained on appropriate technologies for forest and land rehabilitation; and
· Coordination among local stakeholders strengthened in implementing forest and land rehabilitation programs.
Management of the Emerald Triangle Protected Forests Complex to promote cooperation for transboundary biodiversity conservation between Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
| Project number : | PD 289/04 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Thailand and Cambodia |
| budget : | ITTO: $688,208 Others: $863,735 Total: $1,551,943 |
| Submitted by : | |
| Implementing agencies : | Royal Forest Department (main agency) (Thailand); Forestry Administration (Cambodia) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Bali Partnership Fund (Sub-account A), Switzerland |
| Financed at session No : | 37 |
Summary
This project constitutes the second phase of PD 15/00 Rev.2 (F). It will continue efforts to conserve biodiversity in the Emerald Triangle Protected Forests Complex situated between Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR in the framework of a transboundary biodiversity conservation area. Its specific objectives are to: i) strengthen cooperation between Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for biodiversity conservation in the transboundary conservation area; ii) enhance protection measures and monitoring of the biological resources along the tri-national borders; and iii) strengthen the involvement of local communities and stakeholders to ensure the sustainable use and management of natural resources both in community enclaves within the conservation areas and in the buffer zones.
Timbers of tropical Africa part 1: group 7(1) within the PROTA program
| Project number : | PD 264/04 Rev.3 (M,I) |
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| Project country : | Ghana |
| budget : | ITTO: $577,886 PROTA: $626,703 Government of Netherlands: $403,710 Total: $1,608,299 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Finland |
| Financed at session No : | 38 |
Summary
As part of a program to document the 7,000 useful plants of tropical Africa arranged into 16 commodity groups, PROTA will make a synthesis of all existing but dispersed knowledge on the estimated 900 timbers of tropical Africa ('commodity group 7') in two parts. The first part will deal with the 350 'timbers of tropical Africa' from the more important timber-producing taxonomic families.
Development of Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary as a totally protected area, Phase IV
| Project number : | PD 288/04 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Malaysia |
| budget : | ITTO: $512,028 Government of Malaysia: $405,204 Total: $917,232 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Malaysia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Department of Sarawak |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 38 |
Summary
This project constitutes the fourth phase of an ITTO project that commenced in 1993. Its specific objectives are to: 1) strengthen sustainable management capacity of the Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary and Batang Anai National Park at the government and local community levels; and 2) enhance conservation and research, including through the strengthening of the transboundary initiative with Indonesia.
Biodiversity management and conservation in forest concessions adjacent to a totally protected area (Nouabale-Ndoki National Park) in northern Congo (Phase II)
| Project number : | PD 310/04 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Republic of Congo |
| budget : | ITTO: $742,241 Government of Republic of Congo: $168,450 WCS*: $684,032 CIB: $726,600 Total: $2,321,323 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Republic of Congo |
| Implementing agencies : | *Wildlife Conservation Society |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 38 |
Summary
This is the second phase of an ITTO project that commenced in 2000. It will concentrate on the adaptive implementation and monitoring of the wildlife, socioeconomic and reduced-impact-logging components of the forest concession management plan. It will extend wildlife conservation and integrated management to cover 21,000 km2 of the Ndoki-Likouala landscape in the Republic of Congo.
Strengthening national capacity and regional collaboration for sustainable use of forest genetic resources in tropical Asia (Malaysia)
| Project number : | PD 199/03 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Malaysia |
| budget : | ITTO: $343,440 Government of Malaysia: $51,000 APAFRI: $30,000 IPGRI: $150,000 Total: $574,440 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Malaysia |
| Implementing agencies : | Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI), International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
The tropical forests and forest genetic resources (FGR) in the Asia Pacific region are threatened by deforestation, forest fragmentation and habitat degradation as a result of unsuitable harvesting of forest products and the conversion of forests for agriculture and urban development. Although the importance of FGR conservation is recognized in many countries of the Asia Pacific region, the establishment of national FGR programmes has been hampered by a lack of commitment by policy-makers and limited national capacity to conserve and manage FGR.
The project aims to develop national and regional capacity to conserve and sustainably use FGR and share information among the countries of tropical Asia through the following specific objectives:
a) To develop a regional programme to coordinate national activities and support selected countries in their efforts to implement conservation of FGR for sustainable use; and
b) To develop a regional mechanism and capacity for sharing information on and use of FGR in seven selected Asian member countries of ITTO.
Expected outputs of the project include:
Regional Programme for FGR conservation and sustainable use developed;
Support provided to countries to implement FGR conservation programmes;
Status and information of FGR conservation and use documented in the countries;
Regional mechanism for FGR information sharing established;
Capacity building needs for FGR conservation developed; and
Human resources and institutional strengthening increased.
Bi-national conservation and peace in the Condor Range region, Ecuador-Peru – Phase II (Ecuadorian component)
| Project number : | PD 238/03 Rev.4 (F) |
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| Project country : | Ecuador |
| budget : | ITTO: $577,800 Ministry for the Environment: $22,000 Natura Foundation: $121,678 Conservation International: $37,000 Total: $758,478 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ecuador |
| Implementing agencies : | Ecuador Ministry for the Environment, Natura Foundation, Conservation International |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Bali Partnership Fund |
| Financed at session No : | 39 |
Summary
The Condor Range Region has unique features because of its biodiversity, endemism and conservation status. During the first Phase of the Project "Bi-national Conservation and Peace in the Condor Range Region, Ecuador – Peru" (PD 2/00 Rev.2 (F)), two Conservation Areas were officially established (the Condor Ecological Reserve and the Condor Shuar Territory), their management plans were designed and both areas were integrated into a framework of land use management and general master plans for conservation and sustainable development and municipal environmental management plans. Joint cooperation was strengthened between conservation stakeholders and institutions in charge of biodiversity conservation such as the Ministry for the Environment of Ecuador and INRENA of Peru.
This Second Phase envisions to continue contributing to the consolidation of the peace and integration process between Peru and Ecuador through the coordinated management of natural protected areas and promotion of the sustainable development of indigenous and rural communities in the Condor Range Region in accordance with environmental and sustainable development policies of Ecuador and the guidelines, criteria and indicators promoted by ITTO.
Specifically, it aims to ensure: a) the conservation of the National Protected Areas (NPAs) and the sustainable management of the natural resources in the Condor Region, with a view towards promoting the sustainable development of the Shuar communities, through the implementation of prioritized sub-programs contained in the management plans for the Condor Shuar Territory and the Condor Ecological Reserve; and b) the joint implementation of mechanisms and instruments for coordinated conservation management between Ecuador and Peru.
Major outputs include: i) the establishment of an institutional structure with technical and administrative capabilities in the Condor Range Shuar Territory to protect and biologically monitor the NPAs and implement the integrated management plan for the sustainable development areas; ii) a management system for timber harvesting, hunting and fishing in place for the Shuar Territory; iii) the joint implementation of mechanisms and instruments for coordinated conservation management between Ecuador and Peru; iv) the enhancement of community skills as regards land use and natural resource management practices; and v) a bi-national environmental services proposal for the Condor Range.
Bi-national conservation and peace in the Condor Range region, Ecuador-Peru – Phase II (Peruvian component)
| Project number : | PD 237/03 Rev.4 (F) |
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| Project country : | Peru |
| budget : | ITTO: $577,800 INRENA: $117,600 CI Peru: $157,789 Total: $853,189 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | National Institute for Natural Resources (INRENA) in association with Conservation International (CI) - Peru and with the participation of indigenous organisations |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Bali Pertnership Fund |
| Financed at session No : | 39 |
Summary
The ecosystems of the Condor Mountain Range and the traditional forest utilisation systems applied by indigenous communities in the buffer area are threatened by inappropriate uses of natural resources. The Peace Treaty signed between Ecuador and Peru led to the establishment of an ecological conservation area in the Condor Mountain Range Region in order to promote the integration of the peoples of these two countries and conserve their environment. The first phase of this Project (PD 3/00 Rev.2 (F)) was implemented within this framework and its major outputs were the establishment of a Sub-System of Natural Protected Areas in the Condor Range Region and the development of its corresponding master plans.
The second phase of the project envisions to continue contributing to the consolidation of the peace and integration process between Peru and Ecuador through the coordinated management of natural protected areas and promotion of the sustainable development of indigenous communities in the Condor Range Region in accordance with the National Strategy for Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) and with the Guidelines, Criteria and Indicators promoted by ITTO.
Specifically, it aims to conserve the flora, fauna and landscapes of a representative sample of tropical mountain forests within the context of indigenous Awajun-Wampis cosmovision through the implementation of the master plan for the Condor Range National Park and, at the same time, enhance the capacity of indigenous communities for the sustainable management of the natural resources of the Condor Range Region.
Condor Range National Park protected and biologically monitored; ii) participatory management of the Condor Range National Park by native communities, local authorities and civil society; iii) joint implementation of transboundary ecosystem research programmes by Ecuador and Peru; iv) joint implementation of mechanisms and instruments for coordinated conservation management between Ecuador and Peru; and v) the re-establishment of cultural links between the Shuar (Ecuador) and Awajun-Wampis (Peru) indigenous communities and an improvement in their land use and natural resource management practices based on sustainability criteria.
Management of the Phatam Protected Forests Complex to promote cooperation for trans-boundary biodiversity conservation between Thailand, Cambodia and Laos (Phase I)
| Project number : | PD 15/00 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Thailand |
| budget : | ITTO: $629,624 Government of Thailand: $281,430 Total: $911,054 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Thailand |
| Implementing agencies : | Royal Forest Department |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland, USA, France |
| Financed at session No : | 28 |
Summary
This project is developing a strategy for transboundary biodiversity conservation and preparing a management planning system for the Phatam Protected Forests Complex in northeastern Thailand.
Bi-national conservation and peace in the Condor Range region, Ecuador-Peru: Phase I (Ecuadorean component)
| Project number : | PD 2/00 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Latin America |
| budget : | ITTO: $701,701 NATURA Foundation: $144,459 Ministry for the Environment: $20,000 Conservation International – Peru: $60,000 Total: $926,160 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ecuador |
| Implementing agencies : | Ecuadorian Ministry for the Environment in cooperation with the NATURA Foundation and Conservation International – Peru and with the participation of local organisations |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 28 |
Summary
The peace treaty signed between Ecuador and Peru in 1999 led to the establishment of an ecological conservation area in the Condor Mountain Range region. This is designed as a mechanism to both settle the conflict and promote the development and integration of the peoples of these two neighbouring countries. This three-phase, five-year project is generating a participatory environmental management model for the region.
Bi-national conservation and peace in the Condor Range region, Ecuador-Peru: Phase I (Peruvian component)
| Project number : | PD 3/00 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Peru |
| budget : | ITTO: $701,502 INRENA: $20,000 CI Peru: $130,831 Total: $852,333 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | INRENA in cooperation with Conservation International – Peru and with the participation of local organisations |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland, USA, Korea |
| Financed at session No : | 28 |
Summary
The first phase of this five-year project is developing a participatory quantitative and qualitative information model for the Santiago-Comaina Reserved Zone and surrounding areas on the border between Ecuador and Peru through the use of land-use maps, biological inventories and monitoring programs.
Biodiversity management and conservation in a forest concession adjacent to a totally protected area (Nouabale-Ndoki National Park), northern Congo
| Project number : | PD 4/00 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Congo |
| budget : | ITTO: $1,022,084 Gov't of Congo: $222,000 World Conservation Society: $634,400 CIB: $410,900 Total: $2,289,384 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Republic of Congo |
| Implementing agencies : | World Conservation Society |
| ITTO funding sources : | Switzerland, Japan, France, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 28 |
Summary
This project is planning and implementing participatory management of the buffer zone (1,385,800 hectares) adjacent to the Nouabale- Ndoki National Park (390,000 hectares) for sustainable timber production and biodiversity conservation.
Conservation and development in the natural protected areas system of Tambopata (Peru) - Madidi (Bolivia)
| Project number : | PD 17/00 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Peru and Bolivia |
| budget : | ITTO: $969,563 Government of Bolivia: $56,000 Government of Peru: $56,000 Conservation International: $193,209 Total: $1,274,772 |
| Submitted by : | Governments of Peru and Bolivia |
| Implementing agencies : | INRENA (Peru) and SERNAP (Bolivia) in cooperation with Conservation International and with the participation of local organisations |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 29 |
Summary
The System of State-Protected Natural Areas (SPNA) of Tambopata - Madidi comprises the Tambopata Candamo Reserved Zone and the Bahuaja Sonene National Park in Peru and the Madidi National Park in Bolivia. The first, 2-year phase of this project is collectimg environmental and socio-economic information on the SPNA and incorporating this into a geo-referenced database. This will form the basis of coordinated participatory processes between the two countries to ensure the planning and management of conservation areas and the development of sustainable economic alternatives such as ecotourism and, in buffer zones, the supply, processing and marketing of forest products.
Management of Kayan Mentarang National Park (KMNP) to promote transboundary conservation along the border between Indonesia and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak - Phase I
| Project number : | PD 38/00 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $1,187,930 Government of Indonesia: $187,278 Total: $1,375,208 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, Ministry of Forestry and Estate Crops |
| ITTO funding sources : | Switzerland, Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 29 |
Summary
The conservation values of the 1.4 million-hectare Kayan Mentarang National Park in East Kalimantan are threatened by cross-border illegal logging and hunting. This project established an operational management unit for the KMNP and initiated cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia in order to conserve the Park's biodiversity values. Project activities included the construction of a limited park infrastructure, a biodiversity expedition and a public and local communities' awareness program.
Establishment of the Mengamé-Minkébé Transboundary Gorilla Sanctuary at the Cameroon-Gabon border
| Project number : | PD 66/01 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Cameroon |
| budget : | ITTO: $770,751 Government of Cameroon: $197,340 Total: $968,091 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Cameroon |
| Implementing agencies : | Directorate of Fauna and Protected Areas, Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 31 |
Summary
This project is putting in place a collaborative management process for the gorilla sanctuary to ensure its protection and initiating a process of cooperation between Cameroon and Gabon for the joint management of the sanctuary. Activities include the collection of reliable data for sanctuary management, raising the awareness of local communities, and controlling poaching.
Integrated plan for the consolidation of the Bagre Highlands Biological Corridor, Province of Darien
| Project number : | PD 14/00 Rev.5 (F) |
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| Project country : | Panama |
| budget : | ITTO: $698,662 ANCON/ANAM: $454,670 Total: $1,153,332 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Panama |
| Implementing agencies : | National Association for the Conservation of Nature (Asociacion nacional para la conservacion de la naturaleza, ANCON) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 32 |
Summary
This project aims to secure the Bagre Highlands Biological Corridor as permanent forest estate. An integrated management unit is being established for the sustainable harvesting of timber and non-timber forest products and the protection of water, soil and biodiversity. A rehabilitation and restoration plan is being developed for degraded lands and buffer areas in the biological corridor.
Support for the development of a project for the participatory follow-up and evaluation of the forestry, protected areas and wildlife policy in Honduras
| Project number : | PPD 33/01 (F) |
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| Project country : | Honduras |
| budget : | ITTO: $29,998 Government of Honduras: $8,750 Total: $38,748 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Honduras |
| Implementing agencies : | National Forest Administration (AFE/COHDEFOR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | USA |
| Financed at session No : | 31 |
Summary
This pre-project is evaluating the progress made on policy and legislative and National Forestry Plan issues related to forest conservation areas in Honduras and, on the basis of this evaluation, developing a project proposal for a participatory follow-up to these forestry-sector planning instruments.
The implementation of a community-based transboundary management plan for the Betung-Kerihun National Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Phase II
| Project number : | PD 44/00 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $764,954 Government of Indonesia & WWF Indonesia: $149,391 Total: $914,345 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Park Management Unit of Betung Kerihun National Park & WWF Indonesia |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland |
| Financed at session No : | 30 |
Summary
This project is establishing a community-based conservation and development program for maintaining the long-term integrity of the Betung Kerihun National Park. The aim is to create a respected, well-managed and well-functioning national park where local communities and other stakeholders actively participate in the management and receive fair benefits. Activities include the establishment of park boundaries and management zones, the installation of basic infrastructure, studies on traditional knowledge and other socio-economic aspects, design of a database and information system, and ecological studies.
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