Asia Swaps Coal for Wood Fuel, but Emissions still a Threat
Critics say biomass burning in South Korea and Japan poses logging and carbon risks
Farmers as the Heart of Climate-Resilient Villages
Farmers need to be the central part of agricultural initiatives to bring real transformation. On August 19, 2021, PanNature published the paper "Farmers as the Heart of Climate-Resilient Villages: A Case Study in the Northwestern Mountains of Vietnam". Based on…
New generation inspires village reforestation in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
H Ten Nie loves planting forests. In 2018, her family planted one hectare of forest. In 2020, they planted one hectare of trees - Hopea odorata, a native species to the area that grows up to 45 metres tall.
PanNature and VIFORA sign MoU on Forestry Cooperation
On March 25, 2021, People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) and the Vietnam Forest Owners Association (VIFORA) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their strategic cooperation in the forestry sector in the upcoming time.
Vietnam’s four top community-based tourism villages
Community-based tourism, with locals directly partaking in tourism products and service offerings, is slowly taking shape in Vietnam. According to the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA), which listed the four villages, the initiative helps create jobs, reduce poverty, preserve cultural identity, and boost the country’s tourism landscape.
Shaping a sustainable future in the forests of the A Luoi Valley
The A Luoi Valley bears the scars of war and suffered the tactical use of herbicides. Today it also faces the challenges of deforestation, reforestation, and struggles for resources between diverse stakeholder groups. How do people in the A Luoi Valley in Vietnam manage their forestland in times of accelerated climate change, and what are their livelihood needs?
Forest restoration by using native multipurpose plants in Son La
On June 24, 2020, People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) in collaboration with the Women’s Union branch of Thin Village carried out the reforestation activity on community forest land in Thin village, Xuan Nha commune, Van Ho district, Son La province.
Toward Sustainable Rubber Value Chain
From December 24-26th, 2019, in Gia Lai, PanNature in collaboration with the Vietnam Rubber Group and Vietnam Rubber Association organized a training course to introduce some sustainable forest certification programs to the representatives of nearly 20 rubber companies in the…
Climate adaptation in focus on new project by ADDA and PanNature
Both are happy to be part of the local development activity again in Lai Chau province and to help influence and assist the farmers in the villages with their climate change initiatives Partners in the provinces of Son La and Lai Chau Local branches of the Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU) in districts, municipalities and villages will be responsible for the many different activities together with ADDA’s main partner - PanNature. In this project, local farmers from the organization VNFU in Son La and Lai Chau Farmer Union will manage an implementation task, but they will also part of the target group. Their responsibilities are to plan and organize the many activities and make reporting. And in order to be able to solve these tasks, their competences in administrative work, member involvement, as well as agricultural knowledge about the climate’s effect on cultivation methods are strengthened.
The ASEAN We Want: An Open Statement to ASEAN Leaders
In an open statement to ASEAN leaders participating in 34th ASEAN Summit (Bangkok), 110 community, network and civil society organisations, including PanNature have urged ASEAN to respect people’s rights and livelihoods. The full statement is below: In 2009, Civil Society Organisations…