Arbres locaux pour un monde meilleur | Local trees for a better world

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Community Payments for Ecosystem Services in Patako | Plan Vivo PDD 2012
clears the land becomes the de facto land ‘owner’, and this is how land may come to be in the
hands of a family of newcomers to an area. Fences may be used to demarcate land holdings. Tree
products on privately owned land belong to the person, who plants the trees, provided they are
the landowner. Guidance from the national level would appear to indicate that carbon
sequestered by trees on private land also belongs to the landowner.
To participate in the project, the landowner must demonstrate that he, she, or the group holds
title to the land. Formal land title documents are provided by the rural council.
6.3. Socio-economic context and anticipated impacts
Arlomom project activities are designed to protect the Classified Forest of Patako by improving the
livelihoods of local people. Over time, the vegetation in the area is anticipated to develop through
plan vivo activities which in turn, it is hoped, will reduce population pressure on riparian forest.
6.4. Community-led design and livelihood benefits
The Arlomom project has been developed through a participatory and inclusive approach. Through
local meetings, local people have been involved in decision-­‐making. They had decided which tree
species to plant and have steered the design of the land management systems. The sharing
sessions and awareness helped local people to get involved in making decisions and to be
responsible for the selection of sites, participants, species and systems (agroforestry, boundary
planting, plantations, and assisted natural regeneration). Participants chose native trees species
taking into account their livelihood needs, preferences, and concerns about the declining
resources of the Patako Forest.
The initial pilot sites and participants were selected based on a number of criteria; the
communities’ willingness to allocate land to women’s groups to have their own plan vivos, the
motivation of the individuals to participate in the activities, the availability of land and water, and
proximity to the Patako Forest.
Continuing activities
The Arlomom Association is responsible for project coordination. With support from the Forestry
Department, Arlomom will provide assistance to local communities, including organization,
training, land tenure security, production of seedlings, and development of income-­‐generating
activities and the sharing of benefits from the PES.
Monitoring and evaluation activities will be planted by the team in close collaboration with the
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. The support team will also focus on the management
of the forest of Patako and development of NTFPs.