Mapping and land rights in Malaysia
SummaryThe Uma Bawang Resident's Association (UBRA) represents a community that has successfully used innovative mapping efforts, to legally defend land rights and access to forest lands.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $242 was raised for this project. |
Received $242 from 21 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Projects supported by UBRA provide incomes to small communities without endangering forest resources and are complemented by work in reforestation and restoration of damaged forest lands.
Activities
Activities include communal rice farming and milling, pig-rearing, handicrafts marketing, growing pepper and fruit trees, and developing sustainable teakwood plantations.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $242
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $242 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $33,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
UBRA helps communities learn skills that provide cash income.
Project Message
UBRA has planted 4,000 tree seedlings in degraded areas, with an average of 200 fruit trees planted per family, and is leading a new reforestation initiative focused on native species.
- Sean Southey, Manager, Equator Initiative
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sean Southey
Manager, Equator Initiative
405 Lexington Avenue
4th floor
New York, NY 10174
United States
212-457-1709
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
One United Nations Plaza 21st Floor
New York,
NY
10017
United States
212-906-5000
http://www.undp.org
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Malaysia
and can also be found under 
Environment.
For more information about Malaysia, read the Human Development Report on Malaysia or the Wikipedia entry for Malaysia.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 16, 2003
