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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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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...
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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...
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International Training on Gender Equality in Forestry–Climate Change Nexus
Call for applications Weaving Leadership for Gender Equality (WAVES)International Training on Gender Equality in Forestry–Climate Change Nexus RECOFTC is...
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Call for applications: Explore scholarships for young women PhD students
BackgroundExplore is a research network and community of practice dedicated to expanding and applying knowledge on forest landscape governance in Southeast...
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RECOFTC Nepal partners with Gandaki Province for sustainable forest...
RECOFTC Nepal and the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest, and Environment (MOITFE), Gandaki Province have entered a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding...
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People-led conservation: Lessons and experiences from Tonle Sap
Tonle Sap Lake is one of the most extensive freshwater bodies in Southeast Asia. Situated within the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve in Cambodia, it is part of the Prek...
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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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Seeds of transformation: The Trees4All collaboration toward sustainability
Tree planting efforts face challenges such as trees dying due to lack of care, unmeasurable success, and transparency issues. Trees4All has been working...
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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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Boon or bane: COP28 for people and forests
The developments and challenges posed at the 28th annual Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change evoke the words of F. Scott...
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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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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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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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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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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...
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Community forestry models in Asia-Pacific
Read and download infosheets about community forestry models in the Asia–Pacific region.
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Improving data systems to boost monitoring of community forestry programs
In recent years, millions of people across Southeast Asia have been empowered to manage local forests. But as countries in the region continue to expand...
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21 Mar 2024
In January 2024, RECOFTC took on the role of Secretariat for the Regional Model Forest Network-Asia (RMFN–Asia). This initiative brings together a...
19 Jan 2024
In December 2023, we unveiled our strategic plan for the years 2023-2028 in Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Thailand. This new strategy serves as a blueprint...
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Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions...
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Community fisheries along the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve face wildfires threatening lives, livelihoods and biodiversity loss. In 2016, a huge fire...
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