Report of ERECON programs in 2010
1-4 Program on Reforestation and Bridge Renovation in Thung
Nang Dam Island, Thailand
Tsunami occurred in 2004 also damaged the bridge of Thung
Nang Dam Island, where 114 villagers are living. As the bridge to thedock was broken, not only daily goods but also reforestationmaterials were not transported effectively in Thung Nang Dam Island
So, this program dealt with the renovation of the bridge in Thung
Nang Dam Island as well as reforestation.

Following programs were implemented in the program year of2010 from April 2010 to March 2011.
1. Programs on environmental rehabilitation and conservationin Asian countries
1-1 Encouragement Program on Rehabilitation of Soil
Environment in Salt Affected Area of Northeast Thailand
This program aimed to rehabilitate soil environment in salt
affected area in Phra Yun of Khon Kaen province, northeast
Thailand through applying agro-forestry systems and managing
organic model farms. In 2010, fruit trees such as mangoes and rose
apples were distributed for applying agro-forestry systems in themodel farms.
1-2 Program on Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Bohol ofPhilippines
Corella and Tagbilaran in Bohol province are located in the
remote mountain areas, where local farmers conduct slash and burnshifting cultivation on deforested slopes (20 to 40 degrees slope)depending on rainwater. On cultivated slope land, massive loss of
surface soil that contains abundant nutrients and organic mattersoccurs with heavy rainfalls. It results in deterioration of farmland
quality. Therefore, effective and urgent actions to conserve andimprove soil conditions are strongly needed.
This program aimed to establish sustainable farming systemfor conserving soil and water environment with local farmers. In2010, the workshops on sustainable agriculture were held andpamphlets and posters were distributed.

Photo. 2 Bridge renovated in program (1-4) conductedin Thung Nang Dam, Thailand
2. Programs on sustainable use of natural resources in Asiancountries
2-1 Guidance of Sustainable Organic Agriculture andReforestation for Local Farmers (Phase 4)
The sloping area in Nan province has been damaged by heavy
rainfalls. The damage tends to be accelerated by deforestation andburning practices. For improving the situation, this program dealt
with the conservation of natural resources through reforestationand sustainable agriculture based on organic farming systems.
In 2010, following activities were implemented in Pua,
Chiang Klang and Bo Kluea districts of Nan province; promoting
organic agriculture through agro-forestry, setting up the pellet
compost center and conducting the workshops for local people toimprove understanding of the importance of sustainable agriculture
and reforestation.

Photo. 1 Program (1-2) conducted in Bohol, Philippines
1-3 Program on Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation
through Reforestation of Mangrove with Local Group in Tsunami
Affected Area in Southern ThailandThung Rak village in Pang Nga province of southern Thailand
was affected by Tsunami in 2004. Not only humans but also naturalenvironment were badly damaged by Tsunami. So, this program
aimed to rehabilitate mangrove forest through reforestation with
Thung Rak tree planting group.
In the year of 2010, the workshops on environment
conservation with reforestation were held for deepening theperception of local people on the functions of mangrove forest to
prevent disasters and to conserve ecosystem.

Photo. 3 Pellet compost center in program (2-1) conductedin Nan, Thailand１2-2 Program on Natural Resource Utilization and Management
through SATOYAMA Restoration in Rural Areas of Cambodia
In Kampong Cham, Mondulkiri and Battambang provinces ofCambodia, natural resources were badly damaged by illegal
deforestation and land conversion for agricultural purpose. So, thisprogram aims to promote reforestation for conserving soil andwater environment as well as the sustainable use of natural
resources through SATOYAMA restoration. Institute ofEnvironment Rehabilitation and Conservation (ERECON) has
been implementing this program under the collaboration withorganization members of International Partnership of SATOYAMA
Initiative; United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies(UNU-IAS) and Ministry of Environment, Cambodia (MOE).
Following activities were implemented in 2010; holding
workshops and seminars, investigating natural resources, setting up
tree nurseries, managing trees in the nurseries, conducting
reforestation for SATOYAMA restoration and leader training, anddistributing pamphlets for restoration of SATOYAMA.
2-3 Program on Capacity Building for Agricultural and RuralDevelopment for Increasing Productivity and Farmers’ Income
This program was conducted at Roung Kor village, Kampong
Cham province, Cambodia for supporting the Japan Associationfor International Collaboration of Agriculture and Forestry(JAICAF). The program aimed to increase agricultural productivity
and farmers’ income through promoting organic agriculture andimproving farming systems.
Through the implementation done by the experts, it wasconcluded that the introduction of organic fertilizer, especiallycomposting and bio-pesticide making, was significant, as local
farmers could reduce expenditures for chemical fertilizer andchemical pesticide.

3. Programs on environmental education in Asian countries
3-1 International Training Course at Northeastern and Southern
Thailand for International Green Volunteers
This training course was implemented in Khon Kaen provinceof northeastern Thailand, where salt accumulation is a serious
problem, and in Pang Nga province of southern Thailand, wheremangrove forest was damaged by Tsunami. The training period
was 8 days from 29 December, 2010 to 5 January, 2011.

Photo. 5 Program (3-1) conducted in Pang Nga, Thailand
In this training course, following activities were implemented;
observing reforested area by Green Volunteers of National Land
Afforestation Promotion Organization (NALAPO), planting trees
with local groups, observing daily lives of local farmers in thevillage through home stay and discussing importance ofreforestation in Thailand.

Photo. 4 Program (2-2) conducted in Kampong Cham, Mondulkiri
and Battambang provinces, Cambodia

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