A Demonstration Program of Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Forests by Means of Differentiated Management in Hainan Island, China - Phases I, II and III

China

The project was intended to explore ways of realizing sustainable management of tropical forest by taking Hainan Island as an example.

The project consists of 6 subprojects as listed below:

Subproject 1: Demonstration area for tropical plantation
Subproject 2: Demonstration area for sustainable management of tropical natural forest
Subproject 3: Demonstration area for artificial agriculture-forestry-pasture ecological system
Subproject 4: Demonstration area for tropical primary forest protection
Subproject 5: Investigation on information
Subproject 6: Human resource development, extension and demonstration

The project was completed in 3 phases, lasting for 8 years in total. The total project duration was actually 10 years by adding the pre-project period and the project summarization period. 6 subprojects in 3 phases have produced 68 outcomes by carrying out 300 activities. The total investment was 40 million RMB including 3.28 million US$ from ITTO. In addition, the fund for the pre-project was 0.025 million US$ from WWF. The key project members were 40 fulltime experts and project leaders. The project also involved about 200 external experts and 1500 workers.