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?
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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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