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RECOFTC is derived from an abbreviated form of the organization's legal name, Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific. Formerly the organization was known as RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests.
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests is an international not-for-profit organization that focuses on capacity building for community forestry in the Asia Pacific region. It advocates for the increased involvement of local communities living in and around forests - some 450 million people in Asia-Pacific - in the equitable and ecologically sustainable management of forest landscapes.
The Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC) opened in Bangkok, Thailand, in March 1987 with support from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the Government of Switzerland (through the Asian Development Bank), and Thailand's Kasetsart University.
Community forestry is widely acknowledged as a powerful solution for many of the challenges facing local people and the wider society, especially in improving rural livelihoods, enhancing community governance and empowerment, transforming forest-related conflict, protecting and enhancing the environment, and helping to fight climate change. As a capacity-building organisation, RECOFTC improves the ability of people and organisations to conduct community forestry effectively and sustainably.
RECOFTC works toward its mission through four thematic areas:
- expanding community forestry
- people, forests and climate change
- transforming forest conflict
- securing local livelihoods.
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Displaying 101 - 105 of 485Cân đối trách nhiệm và quyền của cộng đồng địa phương: Hướng đi cho mục tiêu quản lý rừng bền vững
Cộng đồng địa phương đóng vai trò không kém phần quan trọng so với các chủ rừng nhà nước như Ban quản lý rừng phòng hộ hoặc các Công ty lâm nghiệp trong quản lý tài nguyên rừng. Tuy nhiên, quyền của cộng đồng địa phương đối với rừng lại rất hạn chế. Đây là một trong những nguyên nhân dẫn đến việc người dân mất đi tính tự chủ. Vì thế, các cộng đồng cần được trao nhiều quyền hơn để họ có thể tham gia có hiệu quả trong công tác quản lý rừng và phát triển sinh kế bền vững.
Respecting Community Farming Traditions in Handling Land Conflict
A lack of respect for the role of local people in land use planning and local farming traditions have led to the encroachment of forest land in many areas in Viet Nam, hindering the sustainable management of forest resources. Based on a review and assessment of overlapping forest land boundaries, and taking into account local customs, this brief offers a solution to this challenge. For any solution to work, it is important to ensure the active participation of local people in implementing land use planning and land allocation.
Redefining Concepts of What Type of Forest Comprises Community Forests in Viet Nam
The approval of the 2004 Forest protection and Development Law was a milestone which marked the legal recognition of community forestry in Viet Nam. Yet, general understanding of community forests as only the area legally allocated to village communities has undervalued the role of community forestry. To address this issue, it is recommended that community forestry needs to be clearly defined in the forestry legal framework to include forest areas allocated to individual households, particularly natural forest areas where collective forms of forest management are being practiced.
Grassroots Facilitators as Agents of Change for Promoting Sustainable Forest Management: Lessons Learned from REDD+ Capacity Development in Asia
This journal article discusses the importance of empowering grassroots community to facilitate the sharing of climate change and REDD+ related information, knowledge and policies discussed at the national, regional and global level to local stakeholders.
Grassroots Concerns and Issues Regarding REDD+ in Nepal
REDD+ scheme is primarily aimed at national governments and local forest managers to reduce emissions by conserving forests; at the same time, increasing investment on capacity developmen for grassroots stakeholders who are the main forest stewards provides opportunities for the grassroots actors to enhance their understanding and skills on REDD+ and be the voices of their community to safeguard their interest and benefits.