Community Forestry E-News

We are pleased to welcome you to the October issue of CF E-News.

 

            

 

 

Project Coordination

        Thailand

        ThCCSP Website (in Thai)

        Indonesia

        Cambodia

 

 

 

Visit CBNRMtrain website

for free training manuals

and similar resources

 

RECOFTC is the Asia-Pacific partner for the VERIFOR project.

 

 

RECOFTC Core Donors

 

 

 

 

 

International Conference: FORTROP II—Tropical Forestry Change in a Changing World, 17–20 November 2008

 

RECOFTC is a co-organizer of FORTROP II, an international conference that will celebrate 72 years of forestry education in Thailand and provide a venue for the exchange of tropical forestry technology and experiences. Held on 17–20 November 2008 at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, this event will focus on how to ensure more sustainable uses of tropical forests and will look at how the changing global environment, both physical and social, will affect the future of those forests. Attendees will include tropical forestry stakeholders such as researchers, technicians, and other professionals.

 

RECOFTC will be co-organizing and contributing sessions that will focus on conflict transformation, social movements and local organizations, community participation, and policy and governance.

 

For a program schedule, please click here. For further information and to register, please visit the conference website.

 


FSC General Assembly Highlights Climate Change and Community Forestry

 

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has taken decisive steps to engage in two of the key issues currently facing the world of forestry: what is the role of forests in the challenge of responding to climate change; and how can the market for certified forest products translate into benefits for forest-dependent communities?

 

For the full article, please click here.

 


New Positions

 

1. Program Coordinator: Program Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation (PROCOME)

 

This is a new and key position at RECOFTC. The Program Coordinator will provide strategic leadership and facilitate RECOFTC’s activities in the areas of program coordination and synergies, country program development and implementation, and monitoring and impact assessment on the ground.

 

2. Regional Facilitator for Rights and Resources Institute (RRI)

 

To find out more about these positions, please visit our jobs page.

 

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Training Manual


Participatory Management of Forests and Protected Areas - A Trainer’s Manual

Sejal Woral

 

This manual is designed for forest and Protected Area managers, NGO professionals and academics working towards building capacity for strengthening participatory approaches towards forest and PA management. Its production has been a collaborative effort between RECOFTC and MS-Training Center for Development Co-operation with support from FAO, WWF, and CARE.

 

RECOFTC Strategic Plan


RECOFTC is pleased to announce the completion of People and Forests in a Time of Rapid Change, Strengthening Capacities for Community Forestry to Respond - RECOFTC Strategic Plan 2008–2013. RECOFTC invites all interested individuals and organizations to read this “living document” that will guide our work for the next five years.

 

RECOFTC Strategic Plan 2008–2013

RECOFTC Strategic Plan Brief

May E-News Commentary 

 

New Publication


Illegal Logging Current Issues and Opportunities for SIDA/SENSA Engagement in Southeast Asia

by Mikaela Rosander

 

This report was jointly prepared with Sida and the Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia (SENSA). It reviews existing initiatives to mitigate illegal logging, assesses gaps that remain to be addressed, and provides recommendations for Sida/SENSA engagement.