Download Eastern Plains / Dry Forest

Group 3: Eastern Plains Dry Forests
Location: Roberto
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1. Ms. Amalia Maling
2. Mr. Masphal Kry
Facilitators:
3. Mr. Nick Cox
4. Mr. Simon Mahood
• 1. Mr. David Emmet
5. Mr. Sovanny Chhum
• 2. Mr. Jonathan Cook
6. Dr. Sovuthy Pheav
7. Mr. Warren Brockelman
Lower Mekong Dry Forests:
Eastern Cambodia
21 July 2009
Core Values (1)
Critically endangered/threatened species:
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Giant and white-shouldered ibis; adjutants
Slender-billed, white rumped, red-headed vulture
Asian elephant
Wild cattle (banteng, gaur)
Wild cats (tiger, clouded leopard)
Primates (e.g. yellow-cheeked gibbon)
Core Values (2)
Important range of habitats:
• Largest contiguous block of deciduous/dry
dipterocarp forest in SE Asia
• Dry/seasonal evergreen forest
• Seasonal wetlands
• Open grasslands
• Riparian forests
• Upland evergreen forests (dry season refugia)
Core Values (3)
Broad range of ecosystem services:
• Carbon sequestration
• Watershed regulation for Mekong tributaries
• Ecotourism
• Cultural/traditional values
• Livelihoods for local communities, e.g.
– Food (agriculture), NTFPs, timber, fisheries, etc.
Development and Other Non-Climate
Changes (Present/Planned)
• Mining (small and large-scale,
gold/bauxite)
• Economic land concessions
• Agriculture (large-scale: rubber,
biofuels; small-scale: rice, cassava)
• Roads (+ secondary effects such as
forest clearance, wildlife trade,
invasive species)
• Hydropower (2 major dams planned)
• Migration (expected from lowland
areas )
Potential Impacts from Climate Change
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Increased temperatures throughout year
Longer dry season
Greater variability in timing of rainfall
More extreme events (droughts/floods)
Potential changes in fire regimes
Potential Indicators for Monitoring
Impacts of Climate Change (1)
• Species
– Gibbons [range] – extent of evergreen forest
– Ibis and stork [presence/absence] – extent of
seasonal wetlands
– Carnivores, e.g. dhole/leopard [range] – overall
ecosystem stability and impacts on prey species
– Other, e.g. amphibians/invertebrates – shorterterm fluctuations (population explosions)
Potential Indicators for Monitoring
Impacts of Climate Change (2)
• Habitats
– Forests
• Dry dipterocarp, semi-evergreen, evergreen
• Monitor extent and type through remote sensing
• Monitor tree mortality, recruitment, and growth through
permanent plots on elevational transects
– Permanent waterholes
• Map location
• Monitor annual changes
– Fire monitoring
• Dry season duration
• Rainfall fluctuation
Potential Indicators for Monitoring
Impacts of Climate Change (3)
• Ecosystem services
– Human livelihoods for local communities
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Crop yields
Planting times
Location/extent of agricultural land in existing villages
Changing importance/values of different NTFPs [e.g.
fish/frogs/honey/resin/bamboo]
• Local market surveys at set times of year
– Watershed regulation
• Flow regimes for small rivers within watershed
ADAPTATION STRATEGIES – DRY
FORESTS
• 1. Review of national protected areas to assess
viability and coverage of conservation values when
taking climate change into account
• CI document for Cardamoms – can be replicated and
expanded – partners include REDD team in FA,
government adaptation team in MoE, WWF, WCS,
development NGOs,
• 2. Review suitability of land, taking climate change
into account – develop a diverse climate resilient
landscape, e.g., for agriculture, including new crops.
• Potential for WWF to expand existing work
• 3. Ensure the permanence of wetlands across the
landscape – review locations and permanence of
wetlands, expand wetlands if necessary to ensure
they remain permanent even in times of reduced
rainfall and longer dry seasons
• WWF, WCS, Birdlife, FA, MoE
• 4. Assess potential for adaptation by local
communities – conduct studies to assess existing
adaptation strategies used by local communities.
• WWF, WCS, FA, other
• 5. Ensure dry season refugia for wildlife
(evergreen forests) are protected and
accessible to wildlife – increased protection,
reduced logging, maintain/develop corridors
• FA, MoE, WWF, WCS, Birdlife
• 6. Fire management in an effort to reduce
forest loss – pilot study, assessment of positive
and negative effects, expand to protected
areas as appropriate
• 7. Ensure effective management of freshwater
for livelihood needs throughout the year –
ensure water access during dry season by
expanding existing small reservoirs, improving
irrigation, water containers, diverse and
intensified crops and livelihoods – integrate
into existing commune-level planning
processes
• Development NGO, other