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The CSO Forum has come far as a regional platform for knowledge sharing. Back in 2011, it started with we started with 10 organizations in a brown bag discussion with ASEAN Member State Representatives in Brunei. Today the CSO Forum has over 60 organizations hailing from 8 countries from ASEAN collaborating with key stakeholders towards common goals. The CSO Forum has succeeded in bringing together diverse organisations driven by the common goal of mainstreaming people-centered actions in thematic areas of social forestry and climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Over the years, the CSO Forum made significant progress in 8 countries in Southeast Asia, with particular focus on four key thematic areas. This report provides a detailed overview of the CSO Forum’s achievements in each of the thematic areas at the regional and national levels.
Thematic Reports
The past seven years have been a period of important accomplishments for the CSO Forum. Monitoring of progress for each thematic area has been guided by the following questions:
Scoping study on cutting-edge technology and strategic knowledge on NTFPs for the green economy
Participatory needs assessment on wild foods diversity towards food security and climate change adaptation in Ratanakiri province
2014 ASFN CSO Working Papers: Paving future actions to engage ASEAN on Social Forestry and Climate Change towards a people-centered ASEAN Economic Community
Protecting Community Livelihoods and Associated Traditional Ecological Knowledge under the ASEAN Economic Community
2014 ASFN CSO Working Papers: Paving future actions to engage ASEAN on Social Forestry and Climate Change towards a people-centered ASEAN Economic Community
Promoting community forest small and medium-sized enterprises in light of the ASEAN Economic Community
Ensuring that community forestry supports and benefits from ASEAN Economic Integration
Aspects of Knowledge of Forests of the Bunongs (People of Dak Dam Commune)