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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rationalizing the Use of Forestlands by Union of the Water Users Associations of the Kyrgyz Republic (UWUA) Description of the Area Jalal-Abad Province is one of the administrative-territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. Together with the neighboring Osh and Batken provinces, Jalal-Abad is part of South Kyrgyzstan, an agrarian, more mountainous, and less developed part […]
MANILA, 27 May 2021 — Enterprises managed by rural and indigenous communities will take the spotlight for the inaugural Forest Harvest CBNE Forum taking place June 1 through 5 to highlight their untapped potential in contributing to forest conservation and community well-being. Known as “community-based non-timber forest product enterprises” (CBNEs), these groups use materials […]
INDONESIA – Malang coffee is not inferior to coffee from other regions in Indonesia. People in greater Malang move to strengthen Malang coffee brand at local level. It was considered to be a start for strengthening Malang coffee brand at national level and even up to international level. That was the red thread of a […]
