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Community-based Fire Management

Strengthening community-based solutions for managing wildfire for healthy, biodiverse, and resilient landscapes in the Asia-Pacific region

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October 30, 2024

Community-based fire management: Trends, needs and next steps for...

Forest fires pose a significant threat to Southeast Asia’s environment, economies and communities. The resulting transboundary haze affects public health and...

Participants at the ToT workshop work with community members to clear the underbrush to create fire breaks in the nearby forest in Namyonemai village, Bokeo Province, Lao PDR. Photo by RECOFTC

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January 28, 2024

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...

ชาวบ้านจากบ้านกิ่วน้ำเข้าร่วมการฝึกอบรมด้านความปลอดภัยในการควบคุมและดับไฟ ซึ่งโครงการจัดการไฟโดยชุมชนเป็นฐานจัดขึ้น ภาพถ่ายโดย RECOFTC

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April 23, 2024

Preparing for fire season: Community-based fire management in Nan...

Forest fire season in Southeast Asia starts in January, reaching its peak in April. Smoke from these fires leads to a subsequent increase in particulate matter...

Located in the highlands of Nan province, Kor Tor Chor land in Santisuk district is significantly degraded and must be restored through diversified tree planting.

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October 30, 2024

Scaling impact from farm to landscape level requires collaboration towards...

Forest communities do not always have secure land rights. In Thailand, several land allocation policies have been implemented to strengthen tenure...

អ្នកចូលរួមកំពុងប្រើប្រាស់ឧបករណ៍ និងជំនាញអន្តរាគមន៍ ពន្លត់ភ្លើងព្រៃក្នុងការ អនុវត្តសាកល្បងពីវិធីសាស្រ្តពន្លត់ភ្លើងឆេះព្រៃនៅសហគមន៍នេសាទអូរតាប្រុក ខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា កាលពីខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០២៤។ រូបថតដោយអង្គការរីខូហ្វ (RECOFTC)

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April 30, 2024

Equipping forest communities in the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve to fight...

Community fisheries along the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve face wildfires threatening lives, livelihoods and biodiversity loss. In 2016, a huge fire...

โครงการการจัดการไฟโดยชุมชนเป็นฐาน กําลังขับเคลื่อนการเปลี่ยนแปลงจากการมุ่งดับไฟป่าไปสู่แนวทางเชิงรุกโดยการป้องกันไฟป่า และมุ่งเน้นที่การใช้มุมมองของวนศาสตร์ชุมชนแก้ปัญหา (ภาพจาก RECOFTC Cambodia)

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August 16, 2023

Các giải pháp dựa vào cộng đồng để chữa cháy nhằm bảo vệ sức khỏe cộng...

Dự án Quản lý cháy rừng dựa vào cộng đồng (CBFiM) được khởi động vào tháng 10/2022 rất kịp thời và quan trọng đối với các nước hạ lưu sông Mekong. Cháy...

Fire experts, RECOFTC staff from the different country offices and invited stakeholders from the four CBFiM focus countries attending the learning lab event. Photo: RECOFTC

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November 30, 2023

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...

Restoration site in Bang Pong, Hang Dong sub district in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park

Event

October 17, 2023

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...

Participants representing key stakeholders involved in community fisheries, ranging from fishery administration cantonment and division personnel to local authorities at the community level participated in the CDNA workshop.

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September 27, 2023

Insights from the Capacity Development Needs Assessment Workshop on...

On 24 August 2023, we organized the Capacity Development and Needs Assessment (CDNA) workshop in Pursat, Cambodia, as part of our commitment to protect...

RECOFTC shared an exhibit with the WYSS Academy for Nature’s Southeast Asia Hub at the IUFRO2024 Congress.

31 Jul 2024

Building connections and showcasing innovation: RECOFTC at...

RECOFTC and the Wyss Academy for Nature’s Southeast Asia Hub jointly showcased our work at the IUFRO 2024 Congress in Stockholm. This global platform...