| Author | Min Htut Yin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AC-99-41 |
| Subject(s) | Community forests--Myanmar
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. AC-99-41 |
| Abstract | Community Forestry Instruction (CFI) had been issued by Forest Department in 1994 in order to promote the community initiative reforestation and conservation at grassroots level. In this context, all UNDP/FAO environmental projects in Myanmar have been making efforts to help the targeted community in establishing community or self-help woodlot based on their interest and participation. As CFI is relatively new not only to the grass-roots community but also to executing agency and staffs (e.g.; Forest Department, Local Administration Body, Project itself), "putting into practice" is still questioning to all concerned parties for comprehensive implementation and achievement. Especially in dryzone with the situation of erratic rainfall and unpredictable weather condition, of severely eroded and poor soil fertility, and of prolonged poverty deprivation of grassroots community, investing on "Community Woodlot" by poor household and individual as medium to long term benefit has been very much skeptical and reviewed as major challenge in implementing these programs. On the other hand, while agriculture potential has been diminishing under long run land degrading process, rehabilitating dryzone marginal land through community woodlot might be worthwhile effort to turn these land into productive in terms of ecological functioning and associated income opportunity and food security. The research focus implementation of the plantation establishment and natural forest conservation through people participation. Strengthening capacity building within the people organizations and self-reliance to the local people are also focus in the research. Moreover, the research expressed the internal rate of return from marginal land of plantation. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. AC-99-41 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural, Conservation and Rural Development (AC) |
| Chairperson(s) | Dale, Reidar; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Vitoon Viriyasakultorn ;Soparth Pongquan; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Katholischer Akademischer Auslander-Dienst (KAAD); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1999 |