F.a: Making Dai Indigenous Conserved Area to have local forest areas with three main activities; capacity building, research and advocacy As Myanmar is turning to a democratic State from dictatorship system, the laws and policies are also changing along the regime. It was believed that the State’s political transition would be an opportunity for indigenous forest communities to express, wo
rk and demand their traditions, customs, cultural rights and identity for the national level recognition from authority. However, the land laws and land related policies of Myanmar is threatened the lives, land and cultural tradition of forest communities.
 Currently, some community leaders come to aware of the possible consequence of governments’ land and forest policy on the one hand and the threat of companies, capitalists and investors on the other hand. The forest of these communities is still untouch
ed but approaching to be extracted by businesspeople by getting permission from the government. Thus, the preceding of having a formal and official common community protocols among several village communities is the only and effective way and movement in r
esponse to the upcoming threats. The project will do five main activities: environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights awareness trainings, workshops, advocacy activities (movement), research. Training will be two parts: exclusive training for community
 mobilizers who are in leadership role and representative from each local communities and public awareness training in eight selected villages. The workshops on discussing for community protocols will be conducted in four selected villages where other vill
ages in and around can join.  After that, advocacy plans of making to understand and aware the community protocols in 12 villages and town level. Public campaign and village movement activities will be held, and public tree plantation will be held in the t
argeted villages. The township level authority will be advocated for the future sustainability of CCP. Publication the community protocols and research findings are also part of the project. The project will be benefited directly people from 15 villages fr
om that areas. Approximately, the 15 villages has around 700 households with around 3500 population. The project areas and number of beneficiaries is going to rise as it is essential tool for protecting the biocultural rights of Dai indigenous people in th
e long run. The project will be implemented jointly by POINT and SDRA/Dai Indigenous Network with some personal expertise such as and trainer and researcher, www.pointmyanmar.org.