Notes from the Field
Saraswati Aryal’s parents were never disappointed that they did not have a son. Despite the patriarchal nature of Nepali society, they were happy...
Talk of the Forest
The O Taneung community forest, a leafy, 613-acre stretch of shade and birdsong about 65 kilometers outside Kratie city, Cambodia, is a tranquil...
Special Report
Imagine waking up one day and being told you no longer have a right to live in the village where you, your parents and even your grandparents were...
Talk of the Forest
The math doesn’t add up for Kong Sothea, the patrol team chief of Or Boun Leu Community Protected Area in Cambodia. “I am so worried because I don’t...
Stories of Change
Mereka adalah pelopor perhutanan sosial: petugas pemerintah yang berusaha selama bertahun-tahun untuk meningkatkan penghidupan dan bentang alam di...
Talk of the Forest
To Khoun Mon, the forest that shades him as he talks with delegates from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) is radically different than that of...
Talk of the Forest
By the time Choup Saroeurn arrived in Kratie Province for a community forestry credit scheme workshop, she had already made up her mind to quit her...
Talk of the Forest
Nearly 80 percent of Cambodians live in rural areas and depend on forests to survive. However, Cambodia’s forests and their livelihoods are...
Talk of the Forest
In Cambodia it is common to hear only men speak about forests and natural resource management. That’s because for generations, forestry institutions...