“The training was very useful, it provided support on forest protection; I have learned how to mark the location and share information with stakeholders about the forest change” shared Mr. Ho Van Tuong, member of the community group of Lang Cat village.

“Women should actively participate since women play an important role in the community, such as monitoring and protecting forests, detecting cases related to deforestation and reporting to the village head” shared Ms. Ho Thi Duc, member of the Women's Union of Klu village.

"Previously I did not know how to use technical tools when on patrol, but now I can use them, marking landslides and not having to worry about the marks disappearing" shared Mr. Ho Van Xa On, head of Pa Tang hamlet.

     These are some of the comments from community group members after participating in the Training course on Forest Resource Monitoring System (FRMS) that was within the framework of the "Dialogue for Sustainable Forest Development in Vietnam" project at Dakrong district, Quang Tri province, Vietnam funded by the United Nations Democratic Fund (UNDEF) through the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) in collaboration with Quang Tri Forest Protection Department (FPD) and Quang Tri-Union of Science and Technology Association for Forest and Biodiversity from July 2020 to June 2022.

     We expect that, after training, members of CSOs and communities have learned and grasped techniques in using the system; know how to use GPS or smartphones to locate forest disturbances in the assigned management areas, and how to take note in monitoring reports.

    This activity takes place between 19 and 30 November 2020 in three communes of Dakrong, Huong Hiep and Ba Nang in Dakrong district with the expected participation of 120 members from many community groups.