News from the Field

On August 12^th, 2011, refugees from Myanmar, with support from the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) and partners, planted 4,500 bamboo and other tree seedlings in and around Nupo Refugee Camp, in Umphang District, Thailand. Earlier this year, TBBC initiated a partnership with RECOFTC to jointly implement a pilot project in Nupo and Mae Ra Ma Luang Refugee Camps to strengthen refugee and local Thai community cooperation in natural resource management. The project explores sustainable and environmentally sensitive livelihood opportunities for both refugees and Thai villagers using a community-based natural resource management model. Building community capacity in this area ensures that key forest resources will endure for use by future generations, while also helping to lower the potential of conflict with neighboring villages that share these resources.

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