RECOFTC Laos
Updates
Call for proposals: Explore research implementation grants
Explore is recruiting researchers from research institutes and universities in Southeast Asia to submit research proposals on forest landscape governance. All research...
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Indigenous voices in climate, conservation and carbon negotiations
It is critical for Indigenous voices to be integrated into high-integrity carbon markets. As the global community advances efforts to address climate change and...
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Nurturing knowledge: Empowering communities on forest fire management in...
Bokeo, the smallest province in Lao PDR, is rich in cultural diversity, with no fewer than 34 ethnic groups enriching the region’s vibrant cultural...
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Explore community of practice (CoP) workshop
BackgroundAs a regional research network, Explore is committed to delivering multidisciplinary, transboundary research that equips policymakers and decision-makers with the knowledge...
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Long-standing partnerships are crucial to strengthening forest tenure...
During the nine plus years that I worked at GIZ and over the nine plus months since my joining RECOFTC as co-director of RECOFTC Lao PDR, I have witnessed,...
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Lao PDR launches Transformative Land Investment project
A new initiative to empower local communities and promote sustainable land investments was launched through a memorandum of understanding signed on 6 June 2024, in...
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Lao PDR celebrates National Arbor Day 2024 with communities leading...
1 June 2024 marked the 44th celebration of National Arbor Day in Lao PDR. In Bokeo Province, RECOFTC Lao PDR participated in national planting activities...
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Effective climate change policies in agriculture and forestry need an...
Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions over...
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Explore researchers work with communities to support adaptation and...
On a warm day in March 2024, I traveled with a Lao PDR research team from the capital Vientiane to a remote research site bordering Viet Nam. After...
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Investing in people and forests for climate and nature goals: The case for...
At the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, the climate and nature agendas started to align like never before. To those of us who work with...
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Bolstering forest landscape governance research in Southeast Asia
In early December 2023, the team from the Explore Secretariat visited research groups and partners in Cambodia. This visit was to one of many Explore focus...
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Community-based solutions to fires protect public health, livelihoods and...
The Community-based Fire Management (CBFiM) project, launched in October 2022, could not be more timely and important to the lower Mekong countries....
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Regional learning lab explores integrated fire management and...
In late October 2023, the Community-based Fire Management (CBFiM) project, supported by the USDA Forest Service, hosted a regional learning lab event in Chiang...
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Learning Lab: Community-based Fire Management
RECOFTC, through the Community-based Fire Management (CBFiM) project, is hosting the Learning Lab, bringing together project representatives from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet...
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Nature based solutions: Old wine in new bottles or a necessary evolution?
There has been an unprecedented shift in global perceptions and appetite for action on climate change over the past several years. The shift is due to...
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Pelatihan yang Membawa Perubahan
Tahun 2019, sebelum pandemi Covid-19 melanda, Mardha Tillah menghadiri lokakarya kepemimpinan gender di Bangkok. Saat itu beliau menjabat sebagai direktur eksekutif RMI-Lembaga Hutan dan...
Publication
Introduction to forest landscape restoration
This guide is for forestry practitioners from local communities, governments, the private sector, civil society and academia in Southeast Asia. It explains the fundamentals of forest...
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Working towards fairness and safety for small businesses and workers in...
For workers in the small sawmills or furniture factories of Lao PDR, conditions can be far from fair. The company that employs you could suddenly close,...
Special Report
Introduction to forest landscape restoration in Southeast Asia
This guide is for forestry practitioners from local communities, governments, the private sector, civil society and academia in Southeast Asia. It explains the...
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Securing our future: A story of teak in Lao PDR
A story of teak farmers, smallholders and local government in Lao PDR who work together to ensure they can manage and benefit from their teak. This video is produced by RECOFTC...
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Reflecting on Partnership: How can we help the private sector better...
One of RECOFTC’s core values revolves around engaging multiple actors in a participatory approach to sustainable community forestry, and here at Lao PDR...
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ການແນະນຳ ແລະ ຮຽນຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບ ເຄື່ອງມື ແລະ ແບບຟອມ ເພື່ອກຽມພ້ອມລົງປະເມີນ...
ການແນະນຳ ແລະ ຮຽນຮູ້ ກ່ຽວກັບເຄື່ອງມື ແລະ ແບບຟອມ ເພື່ອກຽມພ້ອມ ລົງປະເມີນ ການຄຸ້ມຄອງປ່າ ໄມ້ "ທີ່ດີ", ແຂວງວຽງຈັນ ໂດຍ ສະມະຄົມ ຊີວະນາໆພັນລາວ (LBA) ອົງການ WWF ແລະ...
Berita Terkini
27 Sep 2024
From 29 to 30 August 2024, the government of Lao PDR hosted the fourth ‘National Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue (MSD4) on Responsible Agricultural...
22 Feb 2020
Local villagers from around Nam Poui National Protected Area discussed with Agriculture and Forestry Office at the provincial and district level for...
Kegiatan
Bokeo Province, Lao PDR
Chiang Mai, Thailand
1:30 p.m. ICT, Online, Zoom, Invitation Only, Meeting is in English
Cerita Terkini
Practitioner's Insights
During the nine plus years that I worked at GIZ and over the nine plus months since my joining RECOFTC as co-director of RECOFTC Lao PDR, I have...
Perspectives
Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions...