Chapter 1: Introduction

According to Asian Development Bank (ADB). Southeast Asia’s natural resources are among the
richest and most diverse in the planet. The region holds 20% of the world’s biodiversity, 14% of
the world’s tropical forests and 34% of global coral resources. The natural ecosystem and
biodiversity of the region provides numerous social and economic benefits, supporting food, water
and energy security and regulating the global climate. https://www.adb.org/features/natural-
resources-conservation-asia-adbs-take

However, rapid economic development, poor resource management, overexploitation of

resources due to the increase demand of human needs, illegal wildlife and trade, unsustainable
mining and logging and among others had a large destructive environmental impact on the
regions ecological system. Habitat loss and declining number of native species are just a few
examples of its destructive impact that many of the Southeast Asian youth and individuals have
observed and took interest of. Evidently, posting it into the social media is one of their resort of
informing and spreading it to the public.

This project, “BioCon” aims to cater possible grassroots solutions to the destruction of habitat and
declining number of wildlife through promotion of environmental education on resource and
wildlife management, in-depth experiential learning through project implementation, social media
write up and documentation and among others. The program will run a photo contest that address
the concerns and issues on “Environmental Resources and Wildlife Management and
Conservation” and create a solution or way of solving the concern through a project that can be
implemented. It is open to all Southeast Asian countries and the proponents must be from any
ASEAN countries in the age of 18 to 25 years old and must be in group that is composed of not
more than two (2) key persons.

The structure of the program ensures the personal involvement in implementation of the different
proposals will address the concern of environmental resources and wildlife management and
conservation in a grassroots level.

Chapter 2: Project Goal

Environmental resources and wildlife management and conservation is a broad scope of work
and aspect that parallels to the need of enough time and resources. We encourage the ASEAN
youth, in a form of grant competition in stepping up ways in addressing the issues related to
environmental resources and wildlife management and conservation in their respective country’s
environment. This project is created with the mind of connecting the youth that have the same
objectives and with the hope that they can the sets of values to be the paradigm for the people in
the community towards making a change in a form of involvement in management and
conservation.
- To remedy the lack of awareness in local level on environmental resources and wildlife
management and conservation through environmental education (e.g. exhibit in a
university) and using of social media write ups as a way of reaching passive individuals,
person in authorities and non-government organization.
- To address environmental issues in grassroots level in the Southeast Asian countries.
- To encourage the young Southeast Asian leaders to step forward as front liners in taking
actions in environmental issues.
 - Refine and sharpen individual’s project management and implementation skills through
prepared skill workshops and reinforced environmental resource and wildlife conservation
knowledge.
- To create a collaborative project all throughout the countries in Southeast Asian region
tackling environmental issues on resources and wildlife management and conservation.
- To let an individual experience and expose existing operation of conservation and
environmental management work in the country.
- To draft sustainable reports on the implementation of the individual project as a possible
way of continuity of their program.

Chapter 3: Project Objectives

 Specific:
Photography and writing skill exposure will be the initial objective. This objective will be
manifested by doing a Photography and writing skill exposure workshop in each
country.Raising awareness through social media platform and by hosting a project proposal
competition with the focus on environmental resources and wildlife management and
conservation and following the template of identifying the local issue using a personal photo
and description of it and suggesting a doable solution in addressing the issue (Phase 1). The
competition is open to all young Southeast Asian countries (Singapore, Philippines,
Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Brunei and Thailand) ages 18-25
years old. The proponent must be either in a group of two or individual. The organizer will
choose five (5) proposed projects for the grant competition will be invited to travel to Indonesia
to join the program proper of the program (Phase 2). Within the program, set of activities will
be conducted to hone their individual skills, reinforced environmental knowledge and attain
relevant strategies in conservation through experiential learning. The chosen grant winners
will be given a certain amount of money to implement the proposed project with the given time
period, conditions and guidelines. The beneficiary of this program will be in two forms: direct,
which are the winners of the grant proposal and indirect, the community of the chosen area
of their project.

 Measurable:
The following will serve as checklist of success indicators with respect to the objectives and
goal of the program:
Phase 1
- Number of applicants for the competition
- Preprogram survey
- Number of followers, likes and share on social media accounts for the write ups
- Media coverage
- Post program survey

Phase 2

- Sustainable report
- Number and quality of collaboration with local NGOs, government or related group
 Achievable:
The phase one is achievable and can be done in near future as technology can be an effective
tool to conduct the Phase 1 project. Also, for Phase 2 the program is achievable in all manners
except for one thing, monetary resources. Since the program involves the participation of all
interested young individual from all over the Southeast Asian region and would need to
support them in the implementation of their project using the grant money (Phase 2). As for
other factors, collaborative works and partnership will be done to lessen or defray other
expenses.

 Relevant:
The program is designed to effectively reach and address the issues in the grassroots level.
Lessening the broad scope of management and conservation makes a positive impact on
doing something and making a significance. The following are activities in the program that
address the overall project goal:
- The social media write up using environmental resources degradation and threatening
wildlife photo will help raise awareness in environmental resource and wildlife
management and conservation problems that happening around the region (Phase 1).
- The project proposal grant competition is an approach of addressing the issues directly
and with personal (Phase 2).

 Time-bound
Proposed timeline (one year)

Table 1. Timeline for Phase 1

Table 2. Timeline for Phase 2

Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Initial Preparations
Introductory Part
Mid Preparations
Program Proper
Project
Implementation and
Post evaluation
 Chapter 4: Action Plan

Phase I: Workshop on Social Media flat form write up and photography on Environment
Activity 1: Initial Preparations
Activity Descriptions c/o
The team will be preparing all the necessary
things needed for the program (partnering
 Initial preparation
universities and institutions, identifying
and finalization of Everyone in the group
speakers, guest, partners and among others)
the program
and finalized the content and set of activities of
the program.
Sending out official letters to respective
 Contacting
partners, invited speakers, guest and also
speakers, partners Everyone in the group
mobilizing university volunteers for the program
and volunteers
in each of the chosen country.
 Procurement of
Procurement of goods that are needed and
goods and Everyone in the group
necessary for the program
services
 Social media
A social media account (facebook and
account and phase Everyone will help in the
instagram) will be created as a startup of the
I project launching launching and promotions
project.
and promotions

Activity 2: First phase Program Proper

Activity Descriptions c/o
 Workshop on
Each country will be doing a workshop on
social media flat
social media flat form write up and photography Everyone in the group
form’s write up and
on environment.
photography
For a week, social media campaign (posting
 Social Media
environmental issues photo and write up on Everyone in the group
Campaign
social media) will be done.
 Opening of project After a week of social media campaign, we will
proposal grant open the grant competition to all Southeast Everyone in the group
competition Asian nation
After the given deadline of application, the
team will assess individually all applications
 Assessment of Everyone will rate all
and will choose three (3) projects to be part of
applications applicants
the workshop and won the grant money for the
implementation of the project.
The team will send out gratitude email to all the
 Initial
applicants as a sign of gratitude and will send
announcement of Logistics
out congratulatory email and program
winning grants
guidelines to the winning applicants.
 Final The winners of the project proposal competition
announcement of will be published on the social media accounts Logistics
winning grants of the program
 Phase 2: Environmental Resources and Wildlife Management and Conservation
Activity 1: Initial Preparations

Activity Descriptions c/o

The team will be preparing all the necessary
things needed for the program (initial
 Initial preparation
identification and canvass of goods, identifying
and finalization of Everyone in the group
speakers, guest and partners and among
the program
others) and finalized the content and set of
activities of the program.
Sending out official letters to respective
 Contacting partners, invited speakers, guest and place to
speakers, partners visit during the program and also mobilizing Everyone in the group
and volunteers university volunteers for the program from the
chosen country.
Procurement of goods will be done in the
 Procurement of
country where the program will convey and
goods and Finance officer
booking of hotel, transportation and areas for
services
the activities.

Activity II: Mid Preparations

Activity Descriptions c/o

All the winning participants, speakers and
guest will be booked a plane ticket to the
 Booking of flights Finance officer
chosen country that we will be conducting the
workshop.
 Setting up of the Final preparations for the area where the
Volunteers and Logistics
workshop area workshop will convey

Activity III: Second phase Program Proper

Activity Descriptions c/o

An environmental resource conservationist
 Environmental
champion will give a talk on the how he/she
resource Speaker
does his/her work and sharing of life/work
management
experience.
An environmental wildlife conservationist
 Wildlife champion will give a talk on the how he/she
Speaker
management does his/her work and sharing of life/work
experience.
A speaker will conduct a project management
 Workshop on
workshop that will help the grant winners on the
project Speaker
important matter in conducting or managing a
management
project.
Two speakers will conduct a conservation
 Conservation (habitat and wildlife individually) workshop that
Speaker
Workshop will help the grant winners understand well on
conservation.
 The participants will go on a trip to the
 Field trip to the
conservation areas in the country observe and
conservation areas Organizers
learn conservation based on the experiential
in the country
learning.
 Guidelines and
The organizers will re-orient the participants on
Project proposal Organizers
the guidelines about the grant won.
re-orientation

Activity IV: Project Implementation and Post evaluation

The winners shall implement the proposal that

 Implementation of
the program
 Liquidation
 Sustainability
Report
they have submitted and a some members of
Grant winners
the organizers will assist and observe on the
implementation of the project
The winners shall liquidate all the expenses
Grant winners
done on their project
The winners will make a sustainable report on
their project Grant winners

Chapter 5: Budget

Phase I: Workshop on Social Media flat form write up and photography on Environment

Line of Item Descriptions Cost Multiplier Total

Professional Fees for the
speakers of the workshop on $ 30.00/speaker 2 speakers x
Honorariums $ 300.00
social media flat form write up and /country 5 countries
photography on environment.
$ 1.00/pax 60 pax x
Supplies Kits of the participants $ 300.00
/country 5 countries
Rentals Venue and sound system rentals $ 50.00/country 5 countries $ 250.00
Expenses for transportation and
Miscellaneous $ 30.00/country 5 countries $ 150.00
errands
Total: $ 1000.00

Phase II: Environmental Resources and Wildlife Management and Conservation

Line of Item Descriptions Cost Multiplier Total

Professional Fees for the different
Honorariums speakers for the BioCon -- -- --
Workshop
Supplies Kits of the participants -- -- --
Venue, Services, sound system
Rentals -- -- --
rentals and among others
Transportation Airfare, van and among others
Services Hotel, tour and among others
Grant money for the project and
Miscellaneous -- -- --
among others
Chapter 6: Timeline

Phase I: Workshop on Social Media flat form write up and photography on Environment
Activities Months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Initial Preparations
First phase program
proper

Phase II: Environmental Resources and Wildlife Management and Conservation

Activities Months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Initial Preparations
Mid Preparations
Second phase
Program Proper
Project
Implementation and
Post evaluation