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,...
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...
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...
Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions over...
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...
The Community-based Fire Management (CBFiM) project, launched in October 2022, could not be more timely and important to the lower Mekong countries....
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...
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...
The Community-based Fire Management (CBFiM) project is helping communities and governments in the Asia-Pacific region reduce the frequency and intensity of forest fires and build resilience to climate change by building...
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...
In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, Mardha Tillah travelled to Bangkok for a workshop on gender leadership. At that time, she was the executive director of the...
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...
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,...
This guide is for forestry practitioners from local communities, governments, the private sector, civil society and academia in Southeast Asia. It explains the...
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...
One of RECOFTC’s core values revolves around engaging multiple actors in a participatory approach to sustainable community forestry, and here at Lao PDR...
Local villagers from around Nam Poui National Protected Area discussed with Agriculture and Forestry Office at the provincial and district level for...
Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions...