Events
Asia Dialogue on "Community Forests & Property Rights in the context of Climate Change" 11-12 August, 2010: Park Village Hotel and Resort, Kathmandu
Asia Dialogue on Community Forests and Property Rights in the context of Climate Change taking place on 11 and 12 August, 2010. This promises to be an important platform for discussing how the emerging REDD+ architecture and approaches can be considerably enhanced as we move towards COP-16 in Cancun at the end of this year. In particular, the focus is on how the rich and diverse experience in community forestry of Asian countries can enrich this policy process not only in Asia but also the rest of the world. The overall motive behind the workshop is to provide a space for open and frank exchange of ideas and developments amongst regional decision-makers, civil society, community groups and academics on the role of community forestry status of common property regimes and their implications for climate change mitigation within Asia. The dialogue convened for 2 days and be open to the public with a limited number of participants (80-100) with priority given to invited participants. It is organize to maximize time for discussion and exchange with each session being led by an introductory presentation followed by comments from the panel members. Selected Participants Representatives from Asian governments (Climate negotiators, Ministries of forest, land, environment) Community representatives and local institutions from Nepal Civil Society (Asian, International) Representatives from multi-lateral funds and intitiatives (UNREDD, FCPF, FIP) Representatives from donor countries (SDC, DFID, Norad, Sida, USAID, etc ) Representatives from regional institutions (e.g. ICIMOD) Academia and research Organizing Partner: RRI, Government of Nepal and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Collaboration with GACF, FECOFUN, Swiss Intercooperation and RECOFTC.
Nepal Forest Dialouge on "Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry "21 - 24 September, 2009 Nepal Forest Dialogue on ILCF was conducted in accord of GACF/FECOFUN and TFD with its goal to organized activities in favor of community organization to secure peoples' rights on resources and mission to conduct a series of dialogue on different forest based issues on a priority basis. Before the conduction of Nepal forest dialogue, TFD was successful enough to conduct a same series of dialogue on Brussels and Panama, where the Nepal TFD program can be taken as continuing effort to build a strong coordination and collaboration between GACF partner organizations and natural resource leaders from global north & south.
Community Forest Management and Enterprises: Global issues and opportunities, Rio Branco, July 2007
An international conference that bring together about 250 leaders of forest communities, public forest agencies, industry and conservation groups to share experience in community forest management and enterprises from around the world. The issues to be discussed are the best ways of assisting the sustainable development of community-based operations.The conference is organized by the International Tropical Timber Organization and the Rights and Resources Initiative in cooperation with IUCN – The world conservation Union and the Global Alliance of Community Forestry.