Land Management and Decentralized Planning 3 (LMDP3) Project as part of the GIZ Land Programme is delighted to have supported our government counterparts in Xayabouly and Houaphanh to develop the official websites for the provinces. Both Xayabouly and Houaphanh websites are currently up and running, providing a wide range of...
The effective management of forested areas is crucial for improving access to water resources, including springs. The National Working Plan Code 2014 also emphasizes on special provisions to sustain water resources for the dependent communities. Following this, the “Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystem Services” (FES) project in collaboration with...
With the purpose of strengthening the capacities of structural officials working for forestry agencies in Tanah Papua (easternmost part of Indonesia), Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME) held a series of Change Management and Leadership training sessions for officials in Forest Management Units (FMU), Forestry Service Branches and Technical...
The ‘Parliamentary Committee for Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection’ of the Government of Germany (Umweltausschuss) travelled to India for a delegation visit from 26th Oct – 5th Nov 2022. As part of their visit, the delegation, and the Consul General of Germany (Kolkata), visited Bhitarkanika Ramsar...
On 6th May 2022, the 15th World Forestry Congress (WFC) came to a close after five days of intensive discussions between global environmental leaders addressing crucial global forest and environmental issues. The event highlighted that forests, forestry, and forest stakeholders are the major nature-based solutions to current environmental and...
Laos and the EU have agreed on several piloting measures to test the robustness of the agreed Timber Legality Definitions (TLDs), one of five elements within TLAS (Timber Legality Assurance System) that form the core of assuring timber legality. Laos has agreed to test verification and licensing procedures for...
Field inspection. Credit: Bee Aphaiso OLDM is a forest monitoring system that enables Lao authorities to detect changes in forest cover on individual tree level fast enough for field teams to interdict illegal logging activities, seize logs before transport and processing, and apprehend the offenders. The system undergoes a second...
Vietnam ranks second in Asia and fifth in the world for the value of its timber product exports, which the Vietnamese Government aims to increase to 20 USD billion by 2025 Although Vietnam's timber industry has grown rapidly, it faces supply challenges. Viet Nam imports around 2.5 million cubic...
REDD+ Community Exchange Workshop participants, visiting the Nadroumai women group / Nadroumai village close to Sigatoka on March 09, 2021. Copyright by Pacific Community (SPC) – Land Resources Division and GIZ. The BMU-funded IKI project “REDD+ Conservation in Pacific Island Countries” will end in March, 2021, looking back on more...
Understanding the Community Wellbeing within Kayan Sembakung Delta, North Kalimantan Background The Delta Kayan Sembakung is an area with high biodiversity and natural resources utilized by the community. The delta has various type of ecosystems which include peat and mangrove. The peat and mangrove are connected, and this condition make the...
