In
honored of International Day of Forests (21 March) of the year 2014, Taungoo
District Forest Department and ITTO REDD-plus Project, jointly organized Public
Education Talk on Forest Conservation, Natural Forest Protection, Forest
Restoration and REDD-plus Activities at Saingya Forest Base Camp of Yedashe
Township on 21st March 2014.
In this occasion, three presenters from Forest Department, who are also Project Members of ITTO REDD+ project which is currently implementing in Taungoo District, talked about the concept and importance of REDD+ and climate change, Role of community forests in rural development and current efforts of Forest Department in forest conservation and restoration.
It was attended by (60) participants
including related stakeholders, forest plantation supervisors, village leaders,
local farmers and villagers from Yedashe Township.
