The Forest Asia Summit 2014: Small Rooms, So Much Heat!
Just for 2 days, 5-6th May 2014, the Forests Asia Summit held in Jakarta, Indonesia has waved many pressing issues in the sustainable development goals of the region.
NGOs Work for Sustainable Forest Development
Six non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Vietnam are carrying out four UK-funded projects this year in a joint effort to manage and use forest resources in a sustainable manner, according to the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature).
Local Rangers in The Model of Special Use Forest Co-Management at Ngoc Son – Ngo Luong Reserve
The duties of communal rangers are stipulated in the Article 13, Decree 119/2006/N?-CP dated16 October 2006 of the Government on the organizational structure and operation of forest rangers. Accordingly, with their rights and obligations, the main duties of rangers are: advising the Chairmen of Communal People’s Committees to implement the state management functions in terms of forest protection plans; build public teams for forest protection; educate, instruct and motivate the community of villages to develop and implement laws as well as regulation1 on forest protection; check, detect, prevent and promptly resolve violations of the law on forest protection under their power and in compliance with legal regulations. As a focal point to promote and support the local government and community to implement policies and laws on forest protection, local rangers have been identified as an indispensable factor in national parks/reserve in developing and implementing the model of special use forest co-management such as the model implemented by PanNature from 2010 to 2013 Ngoc Son Nature Reserve-NgoLuong, Hoa Binh Province.
Incentives key to forest protection
Like many farmers living near the Ngoc Son-Ngo Luong Nature Reserve, Bui Van Benh of the Muong ethic group used to go into the forest to collect timber when he wanted to build a new house. "We rely on the…
Video Report: Co-management of Special-use Forests in Vietnam
A 20-minute video report with reflection of project staff (FFI and PanNature), national and provincial partners, protected area managers, rangers, and local communities on different aspects of co-management of special-use forests. This is part of the project implemented by FFI…
Video: Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam – Part III
Part III "Co-management of Special-use Forests" of the series "Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam" produced by VTV2 in collaboration with PanNature and FFI. The series features efforts to promote co-management of forests by PanNature and FFI in the field,…
Video: Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam – Part II
Part II "Community Participation in Management of Special-use Forests" of the series "Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam" produced by VTV2 in collaboration with PanNature and FFI. The series features efforts to promote co-management of forests by PanNature and FFI…
Video: Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam – Part I
Part I "Communities and Forest" of the series "Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam" produced by VTV2 in collaboration with PanNature and FFI. The series features efforts to promote co-management of forests by PanNature and FFI in the field, as…
“Community forest” the effective tool for sustainable forest management
With the success of the pilot project on allocating land and forests to the community for management, experts believe that the “community forest” is really the good mechanism for sustainable forest management.
The Poor, Agro-forestry Products, and the Market
Over 85% of protected areas and national parks in Vietnam are situated in rural and remote areas, where the poverty rate still remains high. Local communities living in these areas depend heavily on natural resources for livelihoods. PanNature looks at…