In Myanmar, the National League for Democracy (NLD) is transferring the rights to forest land – and all its potential bounty – to local communities. Duncan Macqueen explains how this important move, supported by peer-to-peer learning, is helping to establish new long-term livelihoods. It is impossible to talk about Myanmar without...

Four days national-wide tour of the Honorable Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR0), Hon. Lamin B. Dibba from 23rd to 26th November 2017, witnessed the handing over of Community Forest Management Agreements (CFMAs) to Thirty Nine (39) Forest Areas covering total land area of 4,073.49 Hectares (ha)....

24 November 2017, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar — Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs) from more than 10 countries across the Asia and the Pacific region have called for increased support to scale up their businesses, more secure land and forest tenure rights, and enhanced collaborations with the private sector, governments...

20/11/2017 Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs) from more than 10 countries of Asia-Pacific are gathering today in Myanmar for the second regional conference to accelerate and scale up implementation of the SDGs in climate-resilient landscapes for the benefit of local farm and forest communities. The conference:...

The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) has been increasing its efforts in 2017 to strengthen the participation and leadership of women in forest and farm organizations within FFF’s partner countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Activities have particularly aimed at strengthening enterprises and organizations led by women. On-site learning...