Forest Tenure

Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/6.2

Meeting Name: Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources (of the CGRFA) - ITWG-FGR
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/WG-FGR-3/14/5

Tờ thông tin giới thiệu phạm vi và phương thức tiếp cận dự án. Kể từ năm 2009, RECOFTC đã và đang thực hiện dự án khu vực về xây dựng năng lực cấp cơ sở cho REDD+ thông qua hỗ trợ của Norad với mục đích thúc đẩy sự tham gia hiệu quả của nhiều bên liên quan đa dạng cấp cơ sở trong cuộc đối thoại khu vực Châu Á - Thái Bình Dương về BĐKH và REDD+.

This is the final report of the “Grassroots Capacity Building for REDD+” project in the Asia-Pacific region. The report highlights key achievements and impacts of the project, implemented in four countries—Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal and Vietnam between August 2010 and July 2013 in partnership with a total of 18 organizations.

This report covers eight ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia (particularly the state of Sabah), Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam). The report examines the current status of social forestry in climate mitigation and adaptation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and aims to update the Initial Baseline Assessment on Social

This annual progress report highlights key achievements and lessons learned of the “Grassroots Capacity Building for REDD+” project in the Asia‐Pacific region in 2013.

Pervasive food insecurity and poverty in much of the world drives vulnerable populations to harvest natural resources as a means of generating income and meeting other household needs.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounts for the largest part of the Congo Basin forest: two-thirds (some 155 million hectares) are forested and 69 percent of which is dense humid forest. With a surge in world market commodity prices for cocoa in 2008 and a steady 2-5% annual increase in global demand, incentives to expand cocoa production are significant.

... Mangrove forests are one of the most valuable, thriving, and diverse ecosystems on the planet, but they are becoming increasingly exploited and mismanaged (Lee 1999; Giri et al. 2008). In Myanmar, many of these mangrove stands flourished for centuries, virtually untouched until extensive deforestation began in the late 1970’s.

Community forestry (CF) and Community Protected Areas (CPA) have been established for well over a decade in Siem Reap province. The study investigates the socioeconomic benefits gained by CPA and CF members from their participation in Community-Based Resources Management CBNRM. In CBNRM, local communities are responsible for the management of local resources.

Overview: • Definition of CF and its significance to
REDD+ objectives
• CF in Thailand and Myanmar
- Background &Characteristics
- Existing challenges
• Connecting CF and REDD+
• REDD+ progresses in Thailand and
Myanmar
• Risks and Opportunities to CF