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

establishment
of
a
Conservation
Economy
in
the
CarBi
planning
domain
and
beyond,
is
one
of
the
prioritized
themes
to
be
pursued
in
our
new
CarBi
Communications
Strategy.
A
summary
is
attached
as
Annex
2.
The
continued
focus
on
our
Forest
Guards’
achievements
(also
in
Quang
Nam
and
Laos),
as
well
as
some
special
focus
on
20
years
of
Saola
Conservation
(as
a
symbol
of
the
undiscovered
biodiversity
of
the
Annemites)
and
the
Xe
Sap
biological
survey,
which
will
unlock
a
wealth
of
new
biodiversity
data…and
lots
of
media
attention,
are
some
of
the
low
hanging
fruits
to
be
pursued
in
the
coming
months.
The
CarBi
website
www.panda.org/greatermekong/carbi
has
also
been
completed
and
is
active
since
December
2011.
Some
minor
calibrations
may
still
be
required
based
on
comments
received,
but
we
are
confident
that
this
medium
will
also
provide
us
with
an
ideal
platform
to
showcase
CarBi’s
value
offering
and
achievements.
We
will
also
explore
possible
ways
to
ensure
more
recognition
for
our
donor
by
using
this
platform.
The
continued
deployment
of
the
current
professional
communication
capacity
within
WWF
GMP
will
be
quite
fundamental
in
taking
us
to
the
next
CarBi
communication
level.
5.
TECHNICAL
PROGRESS
The
Goal
of
this
project
is:
For
a
species‐rich,
trans‐border
forest
complex
of
four
conservation
areas
in
Vietnam
and
Laos
(around
200,000
hectares)
and
priority
areas
in
Vietnam
in
two
connected
corridors,
a
more
sustainable
management
will
be
developed
and
implemented
Indicator
1:
GHG
emissions
that
stem
from
forest
degradation
and
loss
will
be
reduced
by
1,800,000
tons
CO2
in
5
years
through
improved
protected
areas
management
(50%
by
project
end,
measured
through
a
combination
of
recognized
instruments,
such
as
the
application
of
tracking
tools
from
the
World
Bank/WWF)
and
forest
regeneration
in
corridors.
Indicator
2:
Mammal
species
diversity
and
numbers
in
particular
for
ungulate
species
show
upward
trends
in
the
protected
areas
in
the
region.
Indicator
3:
The
“trans‐border
trade
of
illegally
cut
timber
in
Laos
and
Vietnam
will
be
reduced
by
40
%
in
the
project
region
by
end
of
2014.
Indicator
4:
The
sustainable
management
of
natural
forests
and
mechanism
to
compensate
for
the
losses
induced
by
restricted
use
and
effective
forest
conservation
contributes
significantly
to
improve
income
of
a
minimum
of
400
households
(annual
income
will
rise
up
to
15
%
due
to
project
activities).
SPECIFIC
RESULT
1
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