AGROFORESTRY AND SUSTAINABLE GREEN COMMUNITY

2014 ICMCI Asia Pacific Hub Meeting

Dr. Thaung Naing Oo Deputy Director

Forest Department, Myanmar MICC – Nay Pyi Taw

28-4-2014

¢ To promote agroforestry & community forestry in mitigating climate change and sustainable green community

Major causes of Climate Change

Six Major GHGs (according to Kyoto Protocol 1997)

§  Carbon Dioxide-CO2 §  Methane CH4 §  Nitrous oxide N2O §  Hydro-Fluro-carbon-HFCs §  Perfluro-carbon-PFCs §  Sulphur hexafluoride-SF6

¢  Greenhouse Gas (GHGs)

CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE: IPCC ASSESSMENT REPORT (2007)

Causes of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases from different sources

FOREST AS A CENTRE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

¢  Recognizing the contributions of CF �  Cash/monetized contributions (timber & NTFPs) �  Non-cash contributions (ecosystem services) �  Employment �  Rural development as pathways out of poverty

q  Impertinent role of CF in multi-functions v  Biodiversity v  Climate change mitigation and adaptation v Multiple functions of forests including spiritual and cultural v  Food security and livelihood

q  Cross-sectoral linkages of Forests v  Agriculture v  Water v  Energy v  Transport v  Mining v  Health

COMMUNITY

FORESTRY AND

AGRO-FORESTRY

FOR SUSTAINABLE

GREEN

COMMUNITY

Beyond Conventional Forest Management ………..

COMMUNITY FORESTRY

Total Area = 47,992 ha No. of FUG = 745 No. of FUG members = 30,484 (as of 28-2-2014)

Ø  Empowerment of people for responsible, productive and sustainable management of local forest resources to meet their needs to stimulate local development. (FAO 2008)

Ø  Forestry operations in which the local community itself is involved: �  such as: establishment of woodlots where there is insufficient

fuelwood and other products for community use; Planting of trees and exploiting of forest products to obtain food supplies, consumer products and income at farmers level (CFI, 1995)

AGRO-FORESTRY

Agroforestry = Agriculture + Forestry + Livestock

v Agroforestry is an integrated approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops. v It combines agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy, and sustainable land-use systems.

v Parklands v Shade systems v Crop-over-tree systems v Alley cropping v Strip cropping v Fauna-based systems

v Boundary systems v Taungyas v Physical support systems v Agroforests v Wind break and shelterbelt

BENEFITS OF AGROFORESTRY

Agroforestry for sustainable green community

BENEFITS OF AGRO-FORESTRY

¢  Reducing poverty through increased production of wood and other tree products

¢  Contributing to food security by restoring the soil fertility for food crops

¢  Cleaner water through reduced nutrient and soil runoff ¢  Countering global warming and the risk of hunger by increasing the

number of drought-resistant trees and the subsequent production of fruits, nuts and edible oils

¢  Reducing deforestation and pressure on woodlands by providing farm-grown fuelwood

¢  Through more diverse farm outputs, improved human nutrition ¢  In situations where people have limited access to mainstream

medicines, providing growing space for medicinal plants

Agroforestry for sustainable green community

v  Agro-silvicultural system

v  Silvopastoral System

v  Agro-silvopastoral System

v  Multipurpose tree plantation system

Structural Classification of Agroforestry Systems

Farm

Natural Forest

Houses

User Group

Design of Community Forest established by agroforestry methods

Design of Community Forest established by agroforestry methods

Trees Crops

Houses

Farm

60 ft

60 ft

60 ft

Design of Agroforestry system

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Planting trees in boundary of the plot while crops are grown inside

24 ft

24 ft

24 ft

24 ft

24 ft

24 ft

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Design of Agroforestry system

Planting trees (24ftx24ft spacing) and crops are grown among the tree spacing

36 ft

36 ft

36 ft

36 ft 20

Design of Agroforestry system

Planting trees (36ftx36ft spacing) and crops are grown among the tree spacing

HOME GARDEN FOR RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Canopy layers % of total

Canopy cover

Dominant species

First layer (< 1 m)

20 % Vegetables and seasonal

Flowering plants

Second layer (1 – 2 m)

8 % Citrus, Papaya, Guava, banana,

Third layer (2 - 5 m)

30 % Avocado, Coffee, Mango

Fouth layer (>5m)

42 % Jackfruit, Avocado, dogfruit

Thaung Naing Oo, 2006

AGRO-FORESTRY FOR GREEN COMMUNITY

SCALING-UP AGRO-FORESTRY/COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND LINKING TO CLIMATE CHANGE (EG. REDD+)

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PROJECTS

SUBNATIONAL

NATIONAL

GLOBAL

Community Forestry/

Agro-forestry

SUSTAINABLE GREEN COMMUNITY

¢ A "sustainable community" seeks to maintain and improve the economic, environmental and social characteristics of an area so its members can continue to lead healthy, productive, enjoyable lives.

SUSTAINABLE GREEN COMMUNITY

¢  Protect, preserve and restore the natural environment. ¢  Establish true-cost pricing economics. ¢  Support local agriculture and local business products and

services. ¢  Develop clustered and multiple-use eco-communities. ¢  Utilize advanced transport, communication and production

systems. ¢  Maximize conservation and develop local renewable

resources. ¢  Establish recycling programs and recycled materials

industries. ¢  Support for environmental education.

Thank you very much!!!!!!