The small-scale bamboo processing handicraft of Sre Preah Community Protected Area in Pu Char Village, Sre Preah Commune, Keo Seima District, Mondulkiri Province has helped people to love the forest for future generations. This comes after community members received vocational training in souvenir processing from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) with the support of the Ministry of Environment to boost the family economy instead of entering the forest illegally.
His Excellency Neth Pheaktra, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment, led a delegation from the Ministry of Environment and journalists to inspect and understand the organization of the REDD + project and the management of the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province from October 3 to 5. Vocational training to process bamboo into various consumables is part of boosting the local economy and providing new livelihood options for the people.
"In the past, people in this community went into the forest to harvest forest products and by-products, and some activities are illegal, but now he has changed his occupation from going into the forest to hunting or logging," he said. To collect non-timber forest products to process souvenirs or items made from bamboo.
Nem Loh, the leader of the bamboo processing group, said that those who became members of the nature protection community had new options and did not return to their old occupations. Wood When he saw that members of his natural forest protection community were earning money from processing souvenirs, he started applying for membership.
Mr. Ngem Loh stated, "My community does not go to cut down trees, they do not go to destroy forests, they take land and occupy anything. We want to keep the trees standing because we want this role of wood to be useful to our children And for generations to come. ” HE Neth Pheaktra stated that the Ministry of Environment and WCS training people to process this souvenir are on the right track in protecting and conserving natural resources by creating a local economy, increasing community livelihoods and this is part of income. We also include the benefits he receives from the annual carbon credit scheme, each village receives 10,000 USD, and in Sre Preah commune receives a total of 5 villages. More than $ 50,000 to develop infrastructure for water supply.
Source: Ministry of Information (Cambodia)
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