APFED Booklet on Good Practices and Innovative Activities 2005 ...
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Papua New Guinea<br />
2007<br />
Ona Keto Community Reforestati<strong>on</strong> Project<br />
2009<br />
2008<br />
Project Site Locati<strong>on</strong><br />
Eastern Highl<strong>and</strong>s Province-Daulo District Community Council<br />
Wards 1, 2 <strong>and</strong> 3<br />
<strong>2005</strong> 2006 2007<br />
Background - Problems Addressed <strong>and</strong> Policy Resp<strong>on</strong>ses<br />
The targeted area c<strong>on</strong>sists of two tribes of people, Ona <strong>and</strong><br />
Keto, both of which grow coffee <strong>and</strong> practise small-scale<br />
subsistence farming for household c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong>. However, it is<br />
important to take into account the unique l<strong>and</strong> tenure system<br />
that allows l<strong>and</strong> ownership <strong>on</strong>ly by clans or communities, <strong>and</strong><br />
not by individuals. The area also faces a heat problem, water<br />
shortages <strong>and</strong> forest <strong>and</strong> grass fires during dry seas<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Area for Planting<br />
Project Outline - Objectives <strong>and</strong> <strong>Activities</strong><br />
This project is an initiative of the Ona <strong>and</strong> Keto communities, <strong>and</strong> is aimed at combating the spread of<br />
grassl<strong>and</strong> via engaging the community in tree planting (reforestati<strong>on</strong>) <strong>on</strong> their communual l<strong>and</strong>. In the<br />
pilot scheme, community members were trained in tree planting, tending <strong>and</strong> weeding. They then jointly<br />
planted tree seedlings <strong>on</strong> the collectively-owned l<strong>and</strong>, with the ownership thereof c<strong>on</strong>fered up<strong>on</strong> the<br />
l<strong>and</strong>owners.<br />
Impacts <strong>and</strong> Achievements<br />
Trees were planted <strong>on</strong> all infertile grassl<strong>and</strong>; L<strong>and</strong> management via individuals provided l<strong>and</strong> owners with<br />
tree management resp<strong>on</strong>sibilities; Small income generati<strong>on</strong> activities were established; Awareness-raising<br />
was improved.<br />
Future Challenges<br />
One of the challenges will be in maintaining the community’s interest in the project over the l<strong>on</strong>g term,<br />
as the benefits themselves are not realised over the short term. A further challenge will be to ensure that<br />
the future harvest of the plantati<strong>on</strong> will be appropriately managed to provide equitable benefit for the<br />
members of the community.<br />
General Informati<strong>on</strong><br />
Name of the Implementing Organisati<strong>on</strong>: Partners With Melanesians Inc.<br />
Type of Organisati<strong>on</strong>: NGO/CBO<br />
C<strong>on</strong>tact: Kenn M<strong>on</strong>diai, Executive Director of PWM<br />
PO Box 1910, Port Moresby NCD 121 Papua New Guinea<br />
Tel: 675 3236344 Fax: 675 3236345<br />
E-mail: km<strong>on</strong>diai@pwmpng.org.pg / chiefm<strong>on</strong>diai@yahoo.com.au<br />
Project Reviewer (NetRes / Collaborators) that m<strong>on</strong>itors the project:<br />
Biman Ch<strong>and</strong> Prasad, University of the South Pacific (USP) E-mail: biman_ch<strong>and</strong>@hotmail.com<br />
Remarks:E-mail: bola_m@usp.ac.fi<br />
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