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23Aug
2023

Lao PDR Continues to Highlight Benefits of FLEGT-VPA – Impacts of New EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Supply Chains in Lao PDR

Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) is the solution to reduce illegal logging and for forest monitoring, photo by GIZ ProFEB/ Bart Verweij The Lao PDR negotiates a FLEGT-VPA (Voluntary Partnership Agreement) with the EU since 2015, whereas communications on a potential engagement started as early as 2012....

23Aug
2023

New E-Learning Course on Nature-based Solution

In the frame of a wider GIZ initiative across several countries, the Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development Asia and the Pacific (SNRD AP), together with the Sector Programme Conservation of Biodiversity on Land, developed the self-paced e-learning course "Nature-based solutions: from planning to successful governance and implementation."...

20Aug
2023

Video Playlist on Practicing Sustainable Agriculture

Growing Greener: Unlock the Secrets of Sustainable Agriculture in the Playlist | ©GIZIndia Practising sustainable agriculture in India is crucial for the country's long-term agricultural and environmental health. India is an agrarian nation with a significant population dependent on farming for their livelihoods. The playlist takes us through the basics...

20Aug
2023

Young ASEAN Storytellers for Biodiversity Conservation

Abex (second right) and Uki Wardoyo (third right) of Indonesia, with the rest of the production crew and staff of Gunung Leuser National Park In 2022, eight (8) Young ASEAN Storytellers (YAS) from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam were selected to visit an ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP)...

06Jul
2023

Training of Master Trainers on Sustainable and Organic Turmeric Cultivation

The two-day training program brought together 26 master trainers from various regions of Tamil Nadu. The training, organized by the DPP GIZ-AVT McCormick project in collaboration with Ecociate Consultants, aimed to empower master trainers with the knowledge and skills to promote sustainable and organic agricultural practices and equip them...

30Jun
2023

The Final Milestone: Completing Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Project

Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation through Harmonious Co-existence| ©GIZIndia The Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation (HWC) project reached its conclusion on 30 June 2023, marking the end of a remarkable journey dedicated to mitigating human-wildlife conflict and preserving biodiversity. The project embraced the belief that maintaining a harmonious coexistence is key to protecting our natural...

27Jun
2023

Workshop “Controlled reproduction and breeding of fish introducing recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS)”

The two-day workshop aimed on the exchange of information and capacity building with regard to technical approaches for the controlled propagation and rearing of fish species which are demanding in terms of their controlled reproduction. Dr. Andreas Müller-Belecke, Institute of Inland Fisheries Potsdam-Sacrow (IfB) was the lead trainer in...

23Jun
2023

ISB II Does METT 4

The Institutional Strengthening of the Biodiversity Sector in the ASEAN (ISB) II Project, in partnership with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, recently concluded the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool 4 (METT 4) Training for ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHP) Managers...

23Jun
2023

Virtual Consultation on Integrated Management Planning: Reflections on Current Process and Way Ahead

Virtual Consultation on Integrated Management Planning ©GIZIndia On 23 June 2023, a virtual consultation on “Integrated Management Planning: Reflections on Current Process and Way Ahead” was hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) Organised under IKI-BMUV Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project of MoEF&CC and...