Forest area in Vietnam dropped from 1,400 ha in 1945 to 930 ha in 1995 due to prolonged war and population increase. As a result, strong wind and blown sand have been damaging agricultural crops, infrastructure, and daily life of people in the coastal area. Government of Vietnam worked out a national plan of the development of 500 ha forestry, while Government of Japan assisted the plan by providing a grant to the Project for Afforestation on the Coastal Sandy Area in Southern Central Vietnam in 2005. it is followed by Phase II, which is going to afforest 892 ha in provinces Quang Nam and Quang Ngai under the supervision of Kokusai Kogyo.

Its completion will reduce the damages caused by strong wind, blown sand and sand movement to farmland, residential area, roads and railways and improve local environment.

The dry zone is inhabited by about 15 million people, one third of the national population. An increase in population accompanied by an increase in the demand for fuel wood has led to a drastic reduction of forest resources. Furthermore, the reduction in forest lands has led to soil degradation, which has brought about a decrease in the productivity of agricultural lands.

In order to establish an afforestation model and to extend planting activities in the dry zone, Kokusai Kogyo developed an afforestation plan for Myethindwin Protected Public Forest in Nyaung Oo Township in the Mandalay Division. Specifically, we planned the land development of the afforestation area, the construction of an administration and extension activities office and a workshop, the procurement of equipment necessary for forestry management, and afforestation in an area of about 2,000 ha.

Subsequently, Japanese grant assistance was approved to materialize the aforementioned plan under the supervision of Kokusai Kogyo. The project included the procurement of tractors and trucks necessary for afforestation, the development of 43-km-long temporary road, the construction of deep wells with elevated water tanks and a management office, and the planting of 760,000 trees. Further, participatory activities were carried out whereby the local residents were encouraged to jointly manage community forest so that they could make a living without cutting afforested trees. Although the project encountered difficulties of social instability due to political confusion and natural disasters, it was successfully completed and we received a citation from Ministry of Forestry of Myanmar.

Agriculture is one of the key industries in Swaziland, providing work for approximately 60% of the population. However, the rapid acceleration of land degradation in recent years has been threatening this important industry.
The objective of the study was to rehabilitate degraded land in the Highveld and Middleveld regions and realize sustainable land use. Specific works included: i) preparation of a master plan to improve degraded land in the three areas of Kukhanyeni Inkhundla, Shiselweni I Inkhundla, and Ngwempisi Inkhundla, giving consideration to raising income, improving the living environment, and environmental conservation, ii) capacity building of administrative bodies, Tinkhundla (multiple communities), and communities through pilot projects in order to establish a soil management system, iii) formulation of guidelines for improving degraded land, and iv) technology transfer for procedures and methods to plan projects for improving degraded land.