The Right to Cultivate by Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) Kachin State in northern Myanmar is located in the country’s mountain region. It has a humid subtropical climate bordering on a tropical savanna climate. Temperatures are very warm throughout the year, although the winter months (December to February) are milder. There is a […]
Stop the Centennial Dam by Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA), Philippines Big dams have always been hyped to the public as extremely useful. They irrigate farms, provide drinking water and generate electricity. Yet, they also flood vast tracts of forests and agricultural lands, displace thousands of people, especially indigenous communities, and in many […]
Defending Land Tenure in a Community Protected Area by Farmer and Nature Net (FNN), Cambodia Socioeconomic and political situation of the place Pramaoy is one of the five communes of Veal Veaeng district in Cambodia’s Pursat province. The commune is located about 123 km on the west of Pursat provincial town or 312 km from […]
The Sweet and Sustainable Business of Honey Production by Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) Background The members of Ujung Kulon Peasants’ Union (STUK), numbering 154 households, are spread over four villages, namely, Tunggal Jaya, Cigorondong, Taman Jaya, and Ujung Jaya, all in the subdistrict of Sumur, Banten Province in Indonesia. Sumur is about 210 kilometers by […]
Creating a Garden Paradise out of Forest Farming by National Land Rights Forum, Nepal (NLRF) Background The village of Fulbari is located in Judibela Village District Committee (VDC, a government unit similar to a municipality). It is about 61 kilometers from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu. Judibela is part of the Siwalik hill range, which […]
Sustaining the Wonders of the Forests by National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives (NAMAC) Background At the collapse of The Soviet Union in 1991, Mongolia began its transition from a socialist, centrally-planned state towards a democratically-controlled market economy. Mongolia then focused on its transformation to a full-fledged democracy and denationalization of major state assets. Most […]
Discovering the Fortune in Cinnamon by Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU), Vietnam Growing cinnamon in Vietnam’s forests Vietnam has 16,247,492 hectares of agri-forest areas, with a forest cover of 42 percent. Of these, 5.5 million hectares (ha) are protection forests, 8.5 million are production forests and 2.2 million are lands without forests. Income from forestry production […]
Growing Eco-Friendly Tea in Protected Wetlands by Central Tea Cooperative Federation Ltd. (CTCF) Nepal Background The Mai Pokhari wetland lies in the mid-hill ranges of the Himalayas. Located about 2,150 meters above sea level and covering an area of 90 hectares, the wetland is approximately 545 km away from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu. The […]
