FOREST OF THE LOST CHILD, DUS AILAL & DAHAS: RECOGNIZING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN FOREST MANAGEMENT AS MEANS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION

A project on Community Participation for Conservation Success developed by WWF, Xuan Mai Forestry University and FPD used Khe Tran as one of the training sites in buffer zones. It was designed to increase the effectiveness of conservation programs in Vietnam by promoting community participation through community- based environmental education (CBEE). The project, started in 2003, aimed to increase the immediate and long-term capacity of government to incorporate CBEE training into mainstream training institutions. It also contributed directly to conservation actions in two priority sites in the Central Annamite, by integrating CBEE activities into the implementation of protected area conservation projects...