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Building the foundations for collaborative forest landscape governance in...
From 20 to 22 November 2024, Explore convened researchers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam at a...
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รวมพลนักจัดการป่าไม้ภาคพลเมือง...
ประเทศไทยเป็นหนึ่งในประเทศที่มีความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพสูงที่สุดในโลก โดยมีป่าเป็นถิ่นที่อยู่ที่สำคัญของพืชและสัตว์อย่างละกว่า 15,000 ชนิด ป่าหลายแห่งเป็น “ป่าชุมชน”...
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Addressing gender-based barriers to support women’s participation in...
Gender inequality shapes access to and control over natural resources, impacting how communities manage and benefit from their environments. In Cambodia,...
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Training of trainers: Community-based fire management in Asia
Recognizing the urgent need to strengthen fire management at the community level, the Community-based Fire Management (CBFiM) in Asia project is hosting a regional...
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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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Ambassadors engage with community-led forest management at Ngao Model...
On 14 November 2024, three ambassadors to Thailand visited the Ngao Model Forest in the north of the country. HE Ms Anna Hammargren, Ambassador of Sweden;...
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Stories from Ciwidey: Youth and social forestry in Indonesia
People aged 16–30 make up approximately 24 percent of Indonesia’s population. In the social forestry sector, their participation is crucial to ensuring that the vision...
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เริ่มเปลี่ยนที่แปลง สู่เปลี่ยนภูมิทัศน์:...
หลายปีที่ผ่านมา มีชุมชนจำนวนไม่น้อยในเขตป่าที่ไร้สิทธิ์ในที่ดินทำกิน ประเทศไทยผ่านยุคสมัยของนโยบายจัดสรรที่ดินทำกินเพื่อส่งเสริมความเป็นอยู่พร้อมฟื้นฟูพื้นที่ป่าเสื่อมโทรมมาหลายยุค...
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Bridging the needs of conservation and local communities
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties (COP) in Cali, Colombia, COP16, provides an opportunity to move closer to achieving the...
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Margowitan Model Forest: An integrated approach towards improved...
Located in East Java, Indonesia, the Margowitan Model Forest is a significant production forest landscape, with boundaries spanning four districts – Madiun,...
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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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Embracing community forestry and community-based fire management: Lessons...
An article published in The Guardian in May 2024 highlights two significant successes in the forestry sector of Oaxaca, Mexico – a decline in wildfires...
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Balancing act: Navigating livelihoods and conservation in Asia’s Model...
As we strive to keep pace with the rapid advances of the digital age, the relationship between humans and nature continues to be pushed out of balance....
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Towards transforming agriculture and forest investments in Lao PDR
Lao PDR endorsed the ASEAN Guidelines for Responsible Investments in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (ASEAN RAI) in 2018, setting off a wave of transformation in...
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Assessment of forest governance in six Asian countries
Good forest governance is essential for sustainably and equitably managing forest landscapes and enabling Indigenous Peoples and local communities to thrive. It is...
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Implications of the EUDR on rubber, timber and coffee smallholders: Case...
The European Union (EU) will start applying the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) on 30 December 2024. The regulation aims to reduce...
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A call for inclusive and meaningful engagement towards sustainable forest...
We applaud the global recognition of the role of forests in combating the growing challenges of climate change, land degradation and biodiversity loss....
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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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เตรียมพร้อมรับมือฤดูไฟป่า: โครงการจัดการไฟโดยชุมชนเป็นฐาน ในจังหวัดน่าน...
ฤดูไฟป่าในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้เริ่มต้นในเดือนมกราคม และรุนแรงที่สุดในเดือนเมษายน ควันไฟทำให้ปริมาณฝุ่น PM 2.5...
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ปลูก ดูแล ติดตาม เพื่อเปลี่ยนแปลง: “ต้นไม้ของเรา”...
ปัญหาของโครงการปลูกต้นไม้ในอดีต ไม่ว่าจะเป็นต้นไม้ตายเพราะไม่มีคนดูแล วัดความสำเร็จไม่ได้ หรือขาดความโปร่งใส อาจทำให้หลายคนลังเลที่จะสนับสนุน แต่การปลูกและติดตาม...
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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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Reaching to our roots: Traditional ecological knowledge to ratchet up...
The Global Stocktake which will underpin the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change presents a...
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Navigating the EU Deforestation Regulation: Perspectives from small-scale...
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which entered into force on 29 June 2023, exemplifies the EU’s commitment to reduce their contribution to...
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Carbon markets: Time to listen to Indigenous Peoples and local communities
The Africa Climate Summit held in early September has largely been deemed a success, but it was not immune to challenges. The lead up to the summit was...
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Community forestry models in Asia-Pacific
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22 Nov 2024
RECOFTC and the Wyss Academy for Nature are inviting proposals from scholars conducting fieldwork on community forestry in Southeast Asia. All...
30 Oct 2024
The Explore programme organized a monitoring and learning visit to partner organizations in the Philippines from 19 to 23 August 2024. Explore’s...
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In Nan province, Thailand, highland communities have long relied on fire for farming and foraging. However, uncontrolled fires can inadvertently lead...
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ประเทศไทยเป็นหนึ่งในประเทศที่มีความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพสูงที่สุดในโลก โดยมีป่าเป็นถิ่นที่อยู่ที่สำคัญของพืชและสัตว์อย่างละกว่า 15,000 ชนิด...
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