TPO – On September 28, the GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Center (GreenViet – under the Union of Science and Technology Associations of Da Nang City) organized a grant of livelihood support to the gray-shanked douc langur conservation community in Tam My Tay commune (Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province).
This time, GreenViet has given 4,400 saplings of Doi and Lim xanh and nearly 900kg of organic fertilizer to households to plant nearly 5ha of large timber forests. These are households whose fields are adjacent to natural forest areas that are prioritizing the conservation of the Gray-shanked Douc Langur.
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4,400 seedlings will be planted by households to green nearly 5 hectares of natural forest in the area. |
Previously, from February 2024, the Center coordinated with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nui Thanh district and the People's Committee of Tam My Tay commune to meet and select households with the desire, aspiration and qualifications to convert to growing large timber trees. At the same time, households were also trained by experts on tree planting and care techniques.
It is known that this is one of the activities to support community livelihoods to protect habitat and sustainably conserve the Gray-shanked Douc langur in Tam My Tay commune, implemented by GreenViet in coordination with the People's Committee of Quang Nam province.
The project will be implemented within one year (from February 2024 to February 2025) to reduce pressure on natural forests in Tam My Tay commune by improving livelihoods and sustainable income for local people. The total project implementation capital is 40 thousand USD (equivalent to nearly 987 million VND).
According to Mr. Vo Ngoc Danh (a resident of Tu My village, Tam My Tay commune), with support for converting livelihoods to growing large timber trees, local people hope to join hands to protect the habitat of the grey-shanked douc langur, while at the same time contributing to protecting forest areas, preserving land and water.
Mr. Le Ba Phong, Vice Chairman of Tam My Tay Commune People's Committee, highly appreciated the projects to conserve the grey-shanked douc langur in the locality. "In particular, the direction of supporting sustainable livelihoods for local people is really practical, supporting people to do sustainable economic activities under the forest canopy, encouraging the community to protect the forest, protect the habitat and living environment for the grey-shanked douc langur," said Mr. Phong.
Previously, the project also implemented activities to support sustainable livelihood development for local communities, including: piloting livestock livelihoods, supporting interest-free revolving loans, and improving livestock and crop farming capacity for people.
Specifically, the project supported 9 households to pilot raising 21 pigs and 1,000 native chickens; provided 850 kg of pig feed, 2,900 kg of chicken feed and disease prevention drugs.
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The project supports nearly 1 billion VND to transform sustainable livelihoods for the community of Tam My Tay commune to protect the habitat and conserve the gray-shanked douc langur. |
In addition, project experts always closely monitor and regularly support and advise people in the breeding process. As a result, the households' breeding pigs and chickens grow well, have a high survival rate, and some households have re-raised their herds based on the number of pigs and chickens supported.
The project also supports 10 households with interest-free revolving loans from the project's resources for livestock and crop farming, contributing to the development of family livelihoods from the project's capital of 100 million.
In addition, the project also improved livestock and crop farming capacity through technical training and livelihood training for local people. As a result, 19 households implemented livestock livelihood models, generating income and investing in herd restoration.
According to the census of experts and local pioneering community conservation groups, the natural forest of Tam My Tay commune (Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province) has about 75 individuals of gray-shanked douc langurs.
This is an endemic animal listed as critically endangered in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and is one of the "25 most endangered primates in the world".
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