Six Monthly Technical Progress Report July 2011December ... - WWF

contracted
and
started
to
develop
the
Guideline
for
site
mapping,
plantation
design,
afforestation
and
natural
forest
regeneration
techniques.
Consultation
workshops
on
the
implementing
of
the
Restoration
Component
were
conducted
in
Quangnam
and
ThuaThien
Hue.
Comments
from
related
partners
and
consultants
on
implementing
methods/system
for
key
activities
of
the
Restoration
Component
and
lessons
learnt
from
other
restoration
and
CFM
projects,
especially
KfW6
in
Quangnam,
also
contributed
positively
to
the
guideline
development
process
towards
actual
implementation.
A
fundamental
mechanism
for
the
implementation
of
the
forest
restoration
activities
in
Quangnam,
has
also
been
discussed
with
the
PMU,
and
it
was
concluded
that
relevant
agencies,
boards,
sectors,
and
authorities
will
actively
participate
in
the
planning
and
management
of
activities.

The
District
Forest
Restoration
Management
Board
will
for
instance
be
responsible
for
supporting
the
forest
plantation,
enhancement
and
forest
protection
activities;
District
FPD
will
support
CFM
activities
on
the
basis
of
the
plan
approved
by
District;
Natural
Resource
and
Environment
office
will
support
the
VLUP
activities,
etc.
This
agreement
was
fundamental
in
unlocking
the
synergy
and
goodwill
required
for
successful
implementation
of
this
important
CarBi
Component.
Challenges
and
solutions
The
qualified
consultants
(working
experience
with
KfW
projects)
were
quite
busy
with
other
projects
and
could
not
support
CarBi
as
initially
planned.

Alternative
qualified
and
experienced
consultants
have/will
be
sourced
to
address
this
issue,
and
the
KFW
experienced
consultants
will
also
be
considered
if
and
when
required
once
they
become
available
again.
The
project
implementing
structure
for
CarBi
does
not
provide
for
project
staff
at
district
or
commune
level
to
facilitate
implementation
and
monitor
progress
in
close
cooperation
with
communities
and
government
counterparts.

This
situation
was
integrated
into
the
discussions
with
the
PMU’s,
and
stronger
implementation
involvement
from
their
side
has
been
agreed
upon.

We
will
also
optimize
on
potential
synergy
with
other
related
KFW
projects,
and
discuss
this
with
KFW
during
their
upcoming
visit
to
Vietnam
in
February
2012.
Intermediate
result
3.2
Additionally
3000
ha
are
under
performance
based
protection
contracts
in
the
buffer
zones
in
both
provinces
by
12
months
after
project
start.
Progress
A
list
of
villages/communes
are
now
being
selected
for
forest
restoration,
including
protection
contracts.
The
guidelines
for
Village
land
use
planning
have
been
developed,
and
commented
upon
by
relevant
partners
in
Hue
(September
and
December
2011)
and
Quangnam
(September
2011).
The
guidelines
have
been
revised
by
the
consultant
and
submitted
for
approval
to
the
relevant
agencies.
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