Forest Lives

SGPPTF shares 15 lessons from work with 247 partners in 1,000 villages in 8 countries through the regional synthesis paper entitled, “Forest Lives”. Four cross-cutting themes characterize these lessons: 1) Coping with resource uncertainty, living with social change, 2) Strengthening local forest governance, 3) Supporting practice through policy and collaboration, and 4) Sustaining livelihoods. The Executive Summary provides a bird’s eye view of the book’s contents while the flyer Forest Lives: A Tribute to Communities and Local Partners announces the book, which is now downloadable. Please click here to download the full text. more

Regional conference to promote forest protection & management through local action
From 10 to 11 September 2007, 65 participants from eight countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to share experiences and plan future directions for sustainable forest management (SFM) in East and Southeast Asia. more

SGPPTF Shares Learnings to the ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry (ASOF)
SGPPTF Regional Programme Coordinator Eduardo Queblatin shared lessons learned in SGPPTF to members of the ASOF during the Eighth Seminar on Current International Issues Affecting Forestry and Forestry Products held on 11 July 2007 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. more

Asian Partners Learn from Vietnam Experience
HANOI, VIETNAM – Twenty-three selected National Steering Committee (NSC) members, grantees, and PTFC/PA participated in the first cross-country visit conducted by the Small Grants Programme for Operations to Promote Tropical Forests (SGP PTF) on 22-25 November 2006. . more

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