RECOFTC
Stories
Practitioner's Insights
Some social and cultural norms in rural Cambodia permit women to be viewed as inferior to men. Low appreciation of women can make them a target of...
Stories of Change
Chhean Savry says she used to conform to a stereotype of what a rural Cambodian woman should be:. As a mother of three children in the village of...
Talk of the Forest
The strategy calls for more training to strengthen women’s confidence in contributing to the numerous management options, such as community forest...
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...
Practitioner's Insights
Indigenous Peoples and local communities are the traditional guardians and stewards of the forests and landscapes in which they live. Indigenous...
Practitioner's Insights
In December 2022, the EU agreed to adopt a landmark regulation on deforestation-free products. It will require companies in the EU to use a due...
In Focus
In recent years, millions of people across Southeast Asia have been empowered to manage local forests. But as countries in the region continue to...
Practitioner's Insights
In rural areas and villages across Southeast Asia, women depend on forest products for food, fuel, medicine and income. As RECOFTC’s focal point on...