1. 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

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

3. 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)

5. CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE:
IPCC ASSESSMENT REPORT (2007)
Causes of Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases from
different sources

6. 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

7. COMMUNITY
FORESTRY AND
AGRO-FORESTRY
FOR SUSTAINABLE
GREEN
COMMUNITY
Beyond Conventional Forest Management ………..

8. 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)

9. 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

10. BENEFITS OF AGROFORESTRY
Agroforestry for sustainable green
community

11. 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

12. 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

13. Farm
Natural
Forest
Houses
User Group
Design of Community Forest established by
agroforestry methods

14. Design of Community Forest established by
agroforestry methods
Trees Crops
Houses
Farm

15. 60 ft
60 ft
60ft
Design of Agroforestry system
15
Planting trees in boundary of the plot while crops are
grown inside

18. 24 ft
24 ft
24 ft
24 ft
24 ft
24 ft
18
Design of Agroforestry system
Planting trees (24ftx24ft spacing) and crops are grown
among the tree spacing

20. 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

21. 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

22. SCALING-UP AGRO-FORESTRY/COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND LINKING
TO CLIMATE CHANGE (EG. REDD+)
22
PROJECTS
SUBNATION
AL
NATIONAL
GLOBAL
Community
Forestry/
Agro-forestry

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. Thank you very much!!!!!!