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Green Corridor Closing Workshop |
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Thursday, 01 January 2009 |
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 The final review and evaluation workshop for the Green Corridor project was held on the 16th December 2008, after four and a half years work from local stakeholders and WWF staff. The project was regarded as highly successful by Thua Thien Hue PPC and other stakeholders who attended the meeting. Major outcomes were the implementation of biodiversity surveys to establish high conservation priority areas which was used in provincial demarcation of three forest types;
establishment of new protected eras and an extension to Bach Ma National Park; Provincial Action Plans for Forest Fire, Wildlife Trade and Biodiversity; working with Govt 661 pro gramme to pilot Restoration schemes; conducting over 70 training courses for communities and government ranging from enforcement to nursery techniques, and conducting awareness events at school, provincial and national level.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Chairman of Thua Thien Hue PPC, said that the project had made significant achievements to strengthening management of the Green Corridor area. A DVD has been made which includes over 60 project reports, powerpoints, training materials and photographs and can be obtained from WWF or through downloading on this website.
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The Green Corridor is the area between Bach Ma National Park and Phong Dien Nature Reserve in Thua Thien Hue Province in Central Vietnam. Through regional biological assessments the forest area has been identified as one of the highest conservation priorities in Vietnam. It is one of the last remaining lowland wet evergreen forests, and supports populations of threatened species. It also includes some of the longest remaining stretches of Lowland River, within intact forest habitat, in Vietnam. 
Established in June 2004, the Green Corridor project is a four-year project implemented by the WWF Vietnam programme and Forest Protection Department of Thua Thien Hue province, supported by the World Bank - Global Environmental Facility (GEF), with co-funding from the Dutch Development Organization (SNV), the People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province, and WWF. The aim of the project is to strengthen the capacity of local stakeholders and to conserve the landscape of the Green Corridor area.
