Community Training: Enhancing community capacity in conservation and sustainable development of NTFP species in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province
Background Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are known as multi-benefit products for farmers. NTFPs contribute to not only increasing income for people associated with forests, but also improving forest ecosystems and biodiversity. In the context of the global trend in adaptation to climate change and halting
Community Training: CFMGs in Eastern Bhutan Through Training on Proper Maintenance of Community Forestry
Background The initiative titled “Capacity Building of Community Forestry Management Groups (CFMGs) in Eastern Bhutan through Training on Proper Maintenance of Community Forestry Documents and Records” emerged from a comprehensive study conducted by the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forestry Research and Training (UWIFoRT), in partnership
2nd Regional Workshop for NTFP Project (AFoCO/035/2022): Fostering Sustainable Resource Management
Hanoi, Vietnam – September 3 to 9, 2023 — In a groundbreaking effort to propel sustainable forest management into action, AFoCO recently wrapped up its 2nd Regional Workshop for the Project titled “Improved Local Community Livelihoods Through Increase Income From Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP): Modelling
Project monitoring team visits Bhutan
February 6–11, 2023 — For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19, the AFoCO Secretariat finally had the opportunity to visit Bhutan for project monitoring of the project on “Sustainable Community-based Enterprise Development for Improved Rural Livelihood in Bhutan (AFoCO/017/2020)“. The project monitoring saw
Webinar on regional Situational Analysis of NTFPs in AFoCO member countries
December 13, 2022 — a webinar for the regional situational analysis of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in AFoCO member countries was organized under the project “Improving local community livelihoods through increased income from non-timber forest products: Modeling scalable community-based enterprises in Asia (AFoCO/035/2022).” The regional
A closer look at forest restoration across different climate zones of Asia
Contributed by 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials — Sonam Tashi (lead author), Azamat Abuov, and Moniz Guilhermino. Sonam Tashi is a Forestry Officer at the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan. Azamat Abuov serves as Chief
New forest pest species recorded in Bhutan
This article presents the major outputs from a research project, “Assessment of Adelgid diversity and distribution in conifer forest of Bhutan to mitigate future outbreaks (AFoCO/019/2020)” in Bhutan. This two-year project is implemented under the collaboration between AFoCO, NIFoS (National Institute of Forest Science) of
Community Training: Enhancing community capacity in conservation and sustainable development of NTFP species in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province
Background Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are known as multi-benefit products for farmers. NTFPs contribute to not only increasing income for people associated with forests, but also improving forest ecosystems and biodiversity. In the context of the global trend in adaptation to climate change and halting
Community Training: CFMGs in Eastern Bhutan Through Training on Proper Maintenance of Community Forestry
Background The initiative titled “Capacity Building of Community Forestry Management Groups (CFMGs) in Eastern Bhutan through Training on Proper Maintenance of Community Forestry Documents and Records” emerged from a comprehensive study conducted by the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forestry Research and Training (UWIFoRT), in partnership
2nd Regional Workshop for NTFP Project (AFoCO/035/2022): Fostering Sustainable Resource Management
Hanoi, Vietnam – September 3 to 9, 2023 — In a groundbreaking effort to propel sustainable forest management into action, AFoCO recently wrapped up its 2nd Regional Workshop for the Project titled “Improved Local Community Livelihoods Through Increase Income From Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP): Modelling
Project monitoring team visits Bhutan
February 6–11, 2023 — For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19, the AFoCO Secretariat finally had the opportunity to visit Bhutan for project monitoring of the project on “Sustainable Community-based Enterprise Development for Improved Rural Livelihood in Bhutan (AFoCO/017/2020)“. The project monitoring saw
Webinar on regional Situational Analysis of NTFPs in AFoCO member countries
December 13, 2022 — a webinar for the regional situational analysis of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in AFoCO member countries was organized under the project “Improving local community livelihoods through increased income from non-timber forest products: Modeling scalable community-based enterprises in Asia (AFoCO/035/2022).” The regional
A closer look at forest restoration across different climate zones of Asia
Contributed by 2022 AFoCO Fellowship Officials — Sonam Tashi (lead author), Azamat Abuov, and Moniz Guilhermino. Sonam Tashi is a Forestry Officer at the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan. Azamat Abuov serves as Chief
New forest pest species recorded in Bhutan
This article presents the major outputs from a research project, “Assessment of Adelgid diversity and distribution in conifer forest of Bhutan to mitigate future outbreaks (AFoCO/019/2020)” in Bhutan. This two-year project is implemented under the collaboration between AFoCO, NIFoS (National Institute of Forest Science) of
