Communities speak about forests and livelihoods

This side event aims to (1) highlight emerging models and initiatives that have successfully led to value creation and redounding of benefits to community forestry members, forest-based artisans, and small scale harvesters & producers; (2) discuss the challenges/struggles they experienced; and (3) present enabling mechanisms and responses to effectively overcome these challenges.

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Communities speak: Indigenous Peoples’ local actions and initiatives

The speakers will highlight local stories that are contributing to the fight against the climate crisis and to protect biodiversity; discuss the challenges and gaps in the national climate and biodiversity action plan; and present key recommendations for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

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NTFP-EP 2020 Annual Report out now!

The report includes updates on the thematic programs, the country offices, organizational highlights and financial reports.

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Wild Tastes in Asia: Coming Home to the Forest for Food

This book gives us a glimpse into the array of factors that go into the collection of food in the wild—the knowledge to identify species, the spaces and times when particular foods become available, the resources necessary to collect certain foods (like traps and diggers), the norms involved in gathering and sharing food, and the traditions that ensure sustainable harvests of resources. Read more

Donate and help Adivasi women train youth on forest foods in India

The project supports Adivasi youth training on wild foods from women experts at the Forest Food Field School in Adukkam, India. The scholars will learn to identify, document and harvest nutritious food from the wild, prepare meals from forest resources, and grow and maintain their own food gardens for food resilience.

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PRSGF open call for proposals

In partnership with Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA), NTFP-EP is accepting proposals for the Pastor Rice Small Grants. Click here to apply.

Exchange News VIEW LISTINGS

May 16, 2022

Indigenous delegation from Borneo expects Dutch government to suspend Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme

This article was originally published on The Borneo Project. (THE HAGUE / NETHERLANDS) An Indigenous delegation from Malaysia is currently in the Netherlands to speak to the Dutch government about suspending its endorsement of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme MTCS. READ MORE »

May 13, 2022

NGOs demand Malaysian Timber Certification Council acknowledge certification scheme’s shortcomings and take action

This story was originally published on The Borneo Project. (MIRI / SARAWAK / MALAYSIA) As the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) attends the members’ meeting for the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) International this week, a group READ MORE »

May 4, 2022

#CommunitiesSpeak: NTFP-EP, AIPP, AFA forward indigenous voices at World Forestry Congress

At the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, South Korea a consortium of three organizations is taking the initiative to ensure that #WorldForestVoices include those of indigenous and local communities. #CommunitiesSpeak is an advocacy agenda that weaves together the voices READ MORE »

Blogs VIEW LISTINGS

March 21, 2022

#IDOF2022: Participation of community voices key to sustaining our forests

When it comes to protecting biodiversity and ensuring climate stability, this cannot be overstated: forests are vital. They are the home to millions of indigenous peoples that rely on forests for sustenance, shelter and income. But economic activities such as READ MORE »

October 6, 2021

Thoughts on the ASEAN Forest Honey Producers Consultation and Collective Labelling Discussion

How doth the little busy beeImprove each shining hour,And gather honey all the dayFrom every opening flower!How skillfully she builds her cell!How neat she spreads the wax!And labors hard to store it wellWith the sweet food she makes. — Excerpt READ MORE »

September 9, 2021

Continuing the work on forest foods and wild foods

Work in the nursery for wild food plants are on-going. Wild food plants have been raised or cultivated in the nursery from seed and are housed at the Adukkam Resource Centre. These include the very little known plants Olax scandens and Cansjhera rheedii, as well as some bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus). Some of these food plants are READ MORE »