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Developing data portals for community forest data in ASEAN Member States
While some ASEAN countries have well-developed community forestry information systems, there remains significant untapped potential value in enhancing data...
Publication
WAVES: Weaving Leadership for Gender Equality 2019–2022
WAVES, or Weaving Leadership for Gender Equality, is a RECOFTC initiative on gender equality in the governance of forest landscapes in Asia–Pacific. It was created to...
Story
Local communities and forests at COP27: What you need to know
Leading into this year’s UN climate talks, known as COP27, there has been much discussion on priorities and how emphasis on implementation as opposed to negotiation...
Story
Knowledge and networks are key to defending community forests in Cambodia
When a local businessman tried to seize part of the O’Plovlok community’s forest land in Cambodia’s Kampong Thom Province in January 2021, local people...
Story
Forest restoration requires smallholders and their access to safe and fair...
The Royal Thai Government announced plans, in 2020, to increase the national tree cover to 55 percent by 2037. It is an ambitious target. Across the...
Special Report
Rising to the challenges of climate change
As the world marshals to mitigate climate change, RECOFTC is working with forest communities to capture the benefits of carbon markets while reducing risk to communities and the...
Special Report
Scaling up community forestry for climate, biodiversity and social...
It has never been so urgent that we implement solutions that approach health, social and environmental challenges in a holistic way. We are fortunate that we...
News
Explore research teams discover ways to strengthen their communication and...
Communication is fundamental to successful research. But for forest landscape governance, communication is even more important. It can also be more...
Special Report
RECOFTC's response to COVID-19
As the world marshals to fight the new coronavirus we must also continue to fight climate change and a third crisis emerging stronger than ever— injustice. Our response is community forestry.
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03 Nov 2022
Two new five-year ecotourism development plans will improve incomes in forest and fishery communities while contributing to sustainable resources...
03 Nov 2022
Explore’s Advisory Committee today announced the winners of its first research grants to improve forest landscape governance in the Asia-Pacific...
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Bangkok, Thailand
Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Blue Zone, Room Thebes (150), 11.30–13.00 EET and Facebook Livestream
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The Learning Center contains frequently asked questions about community forestry, our current training schedule, as well as additional online learning material and courses.
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Practitioner's Insights
How did it start? In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the adoption of community forestry laws has varied over time. Some...
Practitioner's Insights
Take your pick of buzzwords, be it youth leadership, youth engagement, youth inclusion or youth empowerment. They have been quite popular within the...
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