3.3 Innovations by 1000 forest communities in South and Southeast Asia

Ideas that inspired us

  • 1000 communities worked with their respective local authorities/governments to protect forest-based livelihoods.
  • Bring back the forests to the communities and they will protect it.

Remarkable Communities

Kampong Thom, Cambodia, NFW, Pakistan, Candy, Sri Langka, Vietnam, Aborlan, Palawan

Catalytic projects that helped model the way

  • EU – UNDP Small Grants Program for tropical forests EU UNDP SGP PTF
  • SDC – ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN)

Key Features

Pak field visit
EU Green Week, 2008
CF in SL – Nilagala – MED Plants
Sulawesi

Mentors and Co-travelers

Pat Dugan, Pat Dirst, Glen de Castro, Nimal Karunaratne, Thanuja, Charlie Dugan, Linda Yanti, Nguyen Hai, Nam, Oun, Sovanny Chumm, Saleem Ullah, Zaina Surerat Kristsanarangsan, Julian Gonsalvez, Anges, Mats Leny, Dwane Jo, Mark, Pedro, Rowena, Baby Supetran, Gil Saguiguit, Enric Guiang, Shalleh, Antonio, Sagita Ardihani

Personal Insights

  • Methods improve each time but the basic core is that community-based approaches works.
  • It is not only just about communities – there is greater impact if local authorities / local governments work with communities to protect forest livelihoods.
  • Consensus based regulations work best.

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