Stories of Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations panel of climate experts, has struck an unfamiliar tone of aggressive urgency...
Stories of Change
RECOFTC’s ForInfo project is testing the feasibility of harvesting bamboo to produce renewable energy; the findings have been largely positive,...
Stories of Change
Enhancing local peoples' livelihoods through community forest enterprises has been both promoted and obstructed by NGOs, civil societies and...
Stories of Change
Houay Xai, Bokeo province, Lao PDR – In northern Lao PDR, RECOFTC’s ForInfo project is conducting trainings for local forestry officials. By...
Stories of Change
22 March is World Water Day 2014. To celebrate the day, RECOFTC is launching its new report Forests and water: A synthesis of the contemporary...
Stories of Change
Dr. Tint Lwin Thaung, Executive Director of RECOFTC, discusses one of the key challenges in community forestry. To meet expectations about the role...
Stories of Change
At a recent gathering of forestry professionals to discuss gender mainstreaming in forest policy, Dr. Tint L. Thaung, Executive Director of RECOFTC,...
Stories of Change
Deforestation-related conflict reflects the power relations between forest users. Whenever the media discuss the consequences of deforestation, they...
Stories of Change
The forestry sector is mid-stream in a fundamental transition, navigating the need to balance multiple priorities ranging from improving rural...