Component 2: Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI)
Task Leader: Dr. Hasan Moinuddin

Aim: By 2008, at least five biodiversity corridor pilot sites established, poverty reduction measures and ecosystem restoration undertaken, and ecosystem service payment mechanisms developed.

Activities

• Initiate biodiversity corridor pilot sites within GMS economic corridors.
• Link biodiversity conservation to poverty reduction at pilot sites.
• Harmonized land management and governance regimes.
• Restoring ecosystem connectivity.
• Capacity building.
• Sustainable financing of the biodiversity corridor interventions.

Progress to date

• Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Xishuangbanna Biodiversity Conservation Corridor Initiative Pilot Site, China [Report] [Presentation at ERSEC International Conference - Beijing, 4 May 2009]
• Socioeconomic assessments and identification of livelihood interventions in process: approximately 230,000 people are expected to benefit directly or indirectly through livelihood improvement interventions.
• On ground delineation of corridors underway.
• Documentary films:
• Forests for Our Future: Documentary film (26 minutes) on GMS Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI) ... Select language version | English | Chinese | Khmer | Lao | Thai | Vietnamese |
  
• Cardamom Mountains: Documentary film (15 minutes) on Cambodia's Last Wilderness ... Select your Internet connection speed | High speed (512kbps) | Medium speed (256kbps) |
  
• Cambodia's National Committee Meeting on CEP-BCI, 21^st May 2009, Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• BCI Subregional Exchange Meeting (BCI-SEM) for Implementing Agencies, 14-16 September 2008, Bangkok, Thailand.
• International Symposium Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative: 27-28 April 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.
• GMS BCI Strategic Framework and Technical Assessment [PDF: 5.03MB | 222 pages]

BCI Pilot Sites

• Pilot Site Implementation Status Report 2007 [PDF: 1.76MB | 61 pages]
• BCI Contacts [PDF: 40KB | 3 pages]

1. Cardamom Mountains: Cambodia/Thailand
   [Profile]
   [Status Report 2007]
2. Eastern Plains: Cambodia
   [Profile]
   [Status Report 2007]
3. Xe Pian-Dong Hua Sao-Dong Ampham: Lao PDR/Cambodia
   [Profile]
   [Status Report 2007]
4. Xishuangbanna: PRC/Myanmar
   [Profile]
   [Status Report 2007]
5. Tenasserim: Thailand/Myanmar
   [Profile]
   [Status Report 2007]
6. Khao Yai-Thaplan National Park: Thailand
7. Ngoc Linh-Xe Sap: Viet Nam/Lao PDR
   [Profile]
   [Status Report 2007]