Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme

Events

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May 31, 2016

Participatory Non-Timber Forest Products Resource Management Training

Sustainable resource management must be carefully planned when setting up community-based enterprise projects, particularly when these involve natural capital. The Participatory Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) Resource Management Training offers an approach through which participants can learn how to develop enterprise READ MORE »

April 20, 2016

Borneo Chic’s 5th Anniversary

JAKARTA, Indonesia – On its 5th anniversary, Borneo Chic showcased a new collection of bags and clothes that offer a wide variation of local ethnic textiles in modern designs. An event was held in Kekun Café, Jalan Bangka Raya No. 99 READ MORE »

April 4, 2016

Multi-stakeholder National Policy Dialogue & Training of Trainers

SIEM REAP, Cambodia – on 04-08th April 2016 – the Forestry Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP) are collaborating READ MORE »

February 19, 2016

Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016

MANILA, Philippines –  More than 1,000 government and forestry and natural resources officials, and  representatives of international and non-government organizations and forest industries from over 30 countries are expected to gather at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga from 22 READ MORE »

February 12, 2016

NTFP-EP @ COP 20 in Lima, Peru

NTFP–EP will have a small delegation participating in the 20th Conference of Parties (COP20) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  (UNFCCC) this year in Lima, Peru.  Atty. Edna N. Maguigad, Regional Policy and Governance Adviser of NTFP-EP READ MORE »

February 12, 2016

Approaches to equity in forest governance: Lessons for safeguard development

NTFP-EP  Asia joins  the Center for People and Forests ( RECOFT)  in the side event  “Approaches to equity in forest governance: Lessons for safeguard development” where representatives working on forestry and climate change in Asia and Africa will reflect on READ MORE »

November 26, 2007

Madhu Duniya 2007: Gearing up for a sweet time

Araku Valley, Vishakapatnam, India The NTFP Exchange Programme for South and Southeast Asia is organising the Madhu Duniya (translated as “Honey World”) conference which will bring together local NGOs, forest-based communities, researchers, government and the private sector in the region, READ MORE »

October 21, 2007

Women and NTFPs, Livelihood and Management Issues in the Western Ghats, India

by Narasimha Hegde, Appiko Prakruti “We obtain three-fourths of our income from NTFPs,” Ms. Subbi Gowda, a tribal NTFP collector said without wavering. Appiko-Prakruti’s decade-long study and sharing knowledge with local communities also revealed the same. In Uttara Kannada district, READ MORE »