Approved village regulations have been distributed to five target villages in Laclo watershed

Participatory land use planning (PLUP) and climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) activities started in 2024, have been completed in early 2025 in five target villages in Laclo watershed.

In the PLUP/CCVA activities, the community groups considered ways to sustainably use forests, water sources, agricultural land, and other natural resources for the future, and compiled the results in a "future land use map" which shows natural resources and land use through zoning. In addition, to realize the future land use map, "Village Regulations" containing rules for the conservation and use of each zone were formulated through a series of discussions participated by the community group members. These "Village Regulations" were officially signed and put into effect by the central and local governments and village leaders at the traditional ceremony "Tara Bandu".

The project will support the holding of monthly meetings to monitor the implementation of the village regulations for the next two years. To ensure that the village rules are disseminated to the residents and fully utilized, the project prepared copies of the rules and entrusted the village leaders with distributing them to the community people. Similar activities will continue in target villages in other watersheds.