Sustainable livelihoods

Grassroots Development and Sustainable Development: A View from Voice of Farmers Project

Along with national programs on sustainable development and climate change response, small-scale projects with a bottom-up approach also play an essential role in implementing sustainable development goals. The paper analyzes the concepts of grassroots development and sustainable development based on a bottom-up climate change mitigation and adaptation project implemented in two Northwest provinces of Vietnam.

Agroforestry Helps to Secure Land Tenure in Dak Lak Province

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.

Sustainability Leaders’ Summit 2023: Towards a Greener World

To promote sustainable business models and celebrate pioneering mindsets, Forbes Vietnam will organize Sustainability Leaders’ Summit under the theme Towards a Greener World. This forum will bring together experts and leaders from leading companies to discuss the most critical topics, such as carbon emissions reduction, waste treatment, fight against climate change while sustaining growth and prosperity.

Capacity Building on Benefit Sharing in Forest Carbon Scheme

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. 

Seminar on Enhancing Stakeholder Participation in North Central Emission Reduction Benefits

To share and discuss the North Central Region Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) aiming to support the community and relevant parties to implement the forest emission reduction payment policy effectively, PanNature organized a series of consultation meetings, workshops, seminars, and training on the ERPA benefit sharing plan in two provinces of Thua Thien - Hue and Quang Binh.

A T’boli family paddles peacefully across Lake Sebu, Philippines, on an early morning (Photo: Maria Louella Tinio)

New report on territories of life in Southeast Asia

The publication “Celebrating Territories of Life in Southeast Asia” by the ICCA Consortium features stories of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ territories of life. It highlights the region’s traditional knowledge and governance systems and sustainable livelihood practices.

Training for the Community of Huong Nguyen on Benefit Sharing from the Reduction of GHG Emissions

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.

Indigenous Communities – Bodyguards of the Forest

In Vietnam, many forests are being effectively managed by the most active guardians - the local communities - thanks to their cultural norms: the forest left by their ancestors is also the place where the forest god resides. It’s the traditional regulations and laws imprinted through the traditional practice of worshiping the sacredness of the gods that guide the community to manage and protect these forests for hundreds and thousands of years. However, there are challenges ahead that hinder them from playing their role.

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