Tucked away in the highlands of Hà Giang, the small Dao community of Nam Dam has gradually transformed its future through a unique blend of tourism, nature and cultural preservation. This journey began in 2011 when PanNature, in partnership with…
In an exciting milestone for conservation communication, PanNature recently participated in the CEPF Communication Training, a transformative event that brought together representatives from six countries across Southeast Asia and China. Held from September 7th to 11th, the training was a comprehensive program designed to bolster communication skills among civil society organizations working in environmental conservation.
PanNature actively supports community-led conservation efforts, and our participation in the 5th ICCA Southeast Asia Regional Assembly (March 3rd-8th, 2024) exemplifies this commitment. The Assembly brought together passionate individuals from across Southeast Asia, united in their mission to protect nature and empower indigenous communities.
The Xuan Nha bamboo shoot production and processing cooperative was founded in 2020 with 12 core members and 4 cooperative groups in four villages of Xuan Nha commune (Tun, Na Hieng, Chieng Nua, and Pu Lau) of Van Ho district. The Cooperative Management Board's core members are entirely women, and the majority are Thai and Muong ethnic people.
PanNature organized two training sessions in 2023: preserving the survival of wild animals and plants in Kon Pne in September and assessing the community's biodiversity status in November. Participants include the Community Development Boards of three villages, household representatives, and the Kon Pne Commune Forest Protection Group. The training method incorporates general knowledge of biodiversity, field observation and practice, and particular activities like forest patrols, biodiversity monitoring, and so on. PanNature plans to continue more capacity-building activities on biodiversity monitoring, sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing, and developing and maintaining community-managed conservation areas in 2024.
With support from the Region Mekong Land Governance Project, since 2021, PanNature has piloted agroforestry livelihood models to improve the lives of local people. Accordingly, the agroforestry model has been piloted by 5 households in Tul Village and 6 households in Hang Nam Village to improve the local livelihood through effective farming. Cultivation land in both villages is significant on sloping land, which is being degraded with erosion of topsoil on rainy days. Agroforestry is seen as an important measure to help conserve the topsoil while improving local livelihood, reduce the risk of losing their allocated forests due to inefficient use, and contribute to securing the allocated rights.
PanNature collaborated with the Forest Protection and Development Fund of Thua Thien Hue province to organize 02 training courses in Thua Thien Hue province for social organizations and communities (A Roang communes and Huong Nguyen commune, A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province and Kim Tien village, Kim Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district, Quang Nam province) at the end of 2022 and early 2023.
On December 23, 2022, at the Forest Protection Department of A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province and the Center for People and Nature (PanNature) coordinated with the Forest Protection and Development Fund of Thua Thien Hue province to organize a workshop regarding shared benefits of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for forest stakeholders.
On December 21 and 22, 2022, People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) and the Forest Protection and Development Fund of Th?a Thiên Hu? DVMTR jointly organized a training workshop on benefit sharing from reducing GHG emissions for communities in the villages of Chi Du Nghia, A Ry, Giong, Mu Nu Ta Ra in Huong Nguyen commune, A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province. The training was divided into two phases for village groups. Training for Chi Du Nghia and A Ry village communities took place on 21st December and training for Giong and Mu Nu Ta Ra village communities took place on 22nd December.
On March 25, 2021, People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) and the Vietnam Forest Owners Association (VIFORA) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their strategic cooperation in the forestry sector in the upcoming time.