Report of ERECON Programs in 2012
Following programs were implemented in the program
year of 2012 from 1st April 2012 to the end of March 2013.

1-3 Project on Promoting Reforestation for Sustainable
Development in Bohol, Philippines
In Bohol, soil erosion and the loss of biodiversity areaccelerating due to the deforestation and the slash and burnshifting cultivation. Such events are very prominent insouthwestern part of Bohol. Accordingly, this program aims tomitigate soil erosion on sloping lands through tree planting.
Pamphlets about reforestation were edited and distributed toparticipants of workshops in September 2012, as well asreforestation activities for agro-forestry in the same month. Also,
additional tree planting was conducted in February 2013.

1. Programs on environmental rehabilitation andconservation in Asian countries
1-1 Project on Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Bohol,
Philippines (Phase 3)
At Corella and Tagbilaran in Bohol province, local
farmers have been conducting slash and burn shifting
cultivation on deforested slopes. Thus a massive loss of
surface soil occurs with heavy rainfall. Accordingly, landdegradation becomes one of the serious problems.
This project aims to promote sustainable farming systemfor conserving soil and water environment with local farmers.
In 2012, workshop about charcoal and wood vinegar making
was conducted. In addition to target farmers of the project,non-member farmers were invited, and the project activities
were introduced at model farms. For promoting sustainableagriculture in Bohol, the poster on charcoal and wood vinegar
making was also made and set on the model farms.
1-2 Project on Promoting Greening through Reforestation inTakeo, Cambodia
In commemoration of the International Year of Forests, thereforestation was conducted through planting memorial trees in
Takeo, Cambodia with the collaboration of the Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia and the Royal
University of Agriculture in 2011. In 2012, this project wascontinued to promote greening through reforestation near theprevious project site. Trees such as Acacia and Dipterocarp
were planted in degraded lands at 6 ha of Takeo province.
Additionally, tree nursery was set up to produce seedlings forreforestation in the area. Also, pamphlets on seed propagation
were edited and distributed to local people for promoting
sustainable forest conservation.

Photo. 2 Project (1-2) conducted in Takeo, Cambodia
2. Programs on sustainable use of natural resources inAsian countries
2-1 Project on Natural Resources Utilization andManagement through SATOYAMA Restoration in Rural
Areas of Cambodia (Phases 2 and 3)
In Kampong Cham, Mondulkiri and Battambang
provinces of Cambodia, natural resources were adverselyaffected by illegal logging and land conversion for agricultural
purpose. Thus this program aims to promote reforestation forconserving soil and water quality as well as sustainable use ofnatural resources through SATOYAMA restoration. Instituteof Environment Rehabilitation and Conservation (ERECON)
has been implementing this project with the collaboration oforganization members of International Partnership ofSATOYAMA Initiative; United Nations University, Institute ofAdvanced Studies (UNU-IAS) and Ministry of Environment,
Cambodia (MOE).
In 2012, seedlings for reforestation were produced at thenurseries in 3 different areas with the collaboration of local
farmers. Reforestation activity was also conducted in July2012 at 3 provinces. In addition, the seminars for restoring
and conserving SATOYAM A landscalpes were held fromJanuary to March 2013.

Photo. 1 Project (1-1) conducted in Bohol, Philippines

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resources at 11 villages in Samroung commune and 10
elementary schools in school cluster at Kampong Champrovince, Cambodia.

Photo. 3 Reforestation in project (2-1) conducted inMondulkiri, Cambodia
2-2 Project on Promoting Sustainable Agriculture throughEri-culture in Greater Phnom Penh (Phase 2)
Eri silkworms are sensitive to chemical pesticide.
Therefore, it was expected to reduce the amount of chemical
pesticide applied in farmlands through promoting eri-culture.
Also, farmers’ income is anticipated to increase by sellingpupas, as pupas of eri silkworms are rich in protein andvitamin. Thus eri-culture can incentivize local farmers toconduct sustainable agriculture.
In 2012, workshops about eri silkworms andbio-pesticide were conducted in 2 new villages. Seminars atelementary school and orphanage were also conducted forstudents in order to deepen the understanding of sustainableagriculture based on natural resource circulation. Rearing
houses were set up at 2 new villages and the orphanage.

Photo. 5 Pellet Compost Center in program (2-3) conductedin Kampong Cham, Cambodia
In 2012, the second year of this project, technicaltrainings on sustainable farming practices were conducted in
Thailand in October. Six farmers and 2 teachers visited local
Thai farms and learned organic farming techniques throughobserving ERECON project sites. In this project, 33 model
farms were set at 11 villages. Pellet Compost Center was alsoestablished in Samroung commune in order to promotesustainable agriculture using pellet compost. For the food,agriculture and environment education, teachers learned
techniques on environmental hydrology through technicaltraining.
2-4 Project on Capacity Building for Agricultural and Rural
Development for Increasing Productivity and Farmer’s
IncomeThis project was conducted at Roung Kor village ofKampong Cham province, Cambodia with the support of theJapan Association for International Collaboration ofAgriculture and Forestry (JAICAF). The project aimed toincrease agricultural productivity and farmer’s income
through promoting organic agriculture and sustainable farmingsystems. In 2012, direct sales shop for agricultural products
from Roung Kor village was set up near Prey Toteung Market.
And then, project monitoring and evaluation were conductedin December.

Photo. 4 Eri-culture in project (2-2) conductedin Kampong Cham, Cambodia
2-3 Project on Promoting Sustainable Agriculture inKampong Cham Province, Cambodia
Since 2000, the end of the civil war, mono-cropping
depending on chemical fertilizer and pesticide has been
spreading rapidly in Cambodia. Also, the rising costs foragricultural materials are causing economic difficulties forlocal farmers. Therefore this project aims to promotesustainable agriculture based on cyclic use of natural２3. Programs on environmental education in Asian
countries
3-1 Program on Internship of Asia Community TrustThis internship program aimed the human resource
development for promoting sustainable agriculture based onnatural resource circulation in Cambodia. An international
student, currently attending Tokyo University of Agriculture,joined ERECON as an intern from August 2012 to March2013.
Through this program, he acquired deep knowledge onsustainable farming practices as well as on importance ofinternational cooperation. He also joined in the International
Training Course for International Green Volunteers andcoordinated training course in Cambodia.

3-2 International Training Course in Cambodia forInternational Green Volunteers
This international training course was implemented for 8days from January 14 to 21 in Cambodia for Japanesevolunteers who were expected to take active roles ininternational greening activities. The participants observed theactivities of sustainable agriculture and SATOYAMA
restoration projects. Also, they joined reforestation activity in
Takeo, Cambodia with local people. In the last stage of thetraining course, Japanese volunteers joined the 4thInternational Conference on Environmental and Rural
Development and presented their statement on conserving
forests as well as the outcomes from the international trainingcourse.

Photo. 6 Internship in program (3-1) conducted at ERECON
Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan

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