| Overview : Inle Lake Conservation and Rehabilitation Project was launched in 2012 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with financial assistance from the Government of Norway. The project is based on the five-year Action Plan of Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Management of Inle Lake (2010-2015) of the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MoECAF). The original project duration was from January 2012 till Dec. 2013, and continued till June 2015. The project aims to restore the environmental sustainability and to improve the quality of life of local communities in and around the area of Inle Lake. The community-based project activities are focused on five major sectors, namely Agriculture, Soil and Water Conservation, Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Fishery and Livestock and Socio Economic Sectors. The project covers 71 villages in Nyaungshwe, Kalaw and Pindaya Townships and targeting 9500 households to be benefited through environmental friendly community-based development activities, and environmental conservation practices. UNDP is supporting and encouraging local Non-Government Organization and Community Based Organizations to participate in Inle Lake Conservation and Rehabilitation Activities with the aim to promote institutional capacities of communities for conservation and development activities in the long term and to improve the quality of life of local communities. There are commendable success stories of the communities compiled by UNDP during the project implementation. These success stories are ought to be documented properly and disseminated so that they could be replicated by the communities, Communities Based Organizations and Implementing Agencies (Government/ Non-Government Organizations) to integrate community level environmental conservation practices in the local development plans and implementation. | 
