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PolicyNote_Charcoal_TZ_08-09.pdf Find attached a recently published Policy Note analyzing the charcoal value chain in Tanzania. This analytical work was recently launched by the World Bank as a joint product of the Africa Region and the Environme...
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Dear Forest Connect-ers, pls have a look at the new Forest Connect website of Laos on www.edclaos.com/lfc
July 15
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(from any page, click on Sustainable Production Modules in the upper right corner). Daphne Hewitt was so kind to share with us the attached Guide on sustainable production and the growing demand for greener home furnishings developed by the SEN...
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Forest Connect Flyer May 2009.pdf
May 22
As a follow up to its NAtional Forest Policy of 1998; Tanzania widely adopted the Collaborative or Participatory Forest Management (PFM). The approach has two scenarios of Community based Forest Management (CBFM) for all the community managed vill...
April 27

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Forest Policy Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Website:
http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/25491/en

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Policy Note Charcoal value chain in Tanzania

PolicyNote_Charcoal_TZ_08-09.pdf

Find attached a recently published Policy Note analyzing the charcoal value chain in Tanzania. This analytical work was recently launched by the World Bank as a joint product of the Africa Region and the Environment Department.

In Tanzania - as in many other Sub-Saharan African countries - charc… Continue

Posted on August 25, 2009 at 9:48am —

Sophie Grouwels

New website of Forest Connect Laos



Dear Forest Connect-ers, pls have a look at the new Forest Connect website of Laos on www.edclaos.com/lfc

Posted on July 15, 2009 at 11:26am —

Sophie Grouwels

Sustainable production guide - home furnishings (SENADA project, Indonesia)


www.ecoexotic.net (from any page, click on Sustainable Production Modules in the upper right corner).


Daphne Hewitt was so kind to share with us the attached Guide on sustainable production and the growing demand for greener home furnishings developed by the SENADA project in Indonesia. It's a market-oriented guide that supports investments by manufactures in practices that improve their environmental and social performance.

The guide has recentl… Continue

Posted on June 3, 2009 at 10:00am —

Sophie Grouwels

Are you involved in collaborative arrangements for forest management? If so, give your feedback!



Are you involved in collaborative arrangements for forest management? If so, give your feedback!

Sigue versión en español.
Voir version française ci-dessous.

Dear colleague,

We would like your insight into how partnerships and collaborative arrangements for the management of forests goods and services?between rural people and businesses or governments?can offer a unique potential for boosting rural economies an… Continue

Posted on April 7, 2009 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

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At 12:06pm on March 18, 2009, Ram Hari Subedi said…
Thank you Sophie! Now some body else is looking forest connect project in ANSAB. I guess some one will participate in forthcoming Agro Forestry Congress in Argentina.

Amicalement
Ram
At 1:53am on March 18, 2009, Ram Hari Subedi said…
Hi Sophie? How are you doing? I would be happy to see you in Nepal during next Forest Connect Meeting.

Best regards,
Ram
At 9:41am on March 28, 2008, Duncan Macqueen said…
Hi Sophie,
Friendly reminder to get some of those FAO docs up on line - the blog feature now allows you to upload documents again so please use that!
Duncan
At 8:23am on February 1, 2008, Thibault Ledecq said…
Hi Sophie, promised will post more docs and pictures on our work with WWF on rattan and NTFP. Amicalement
Thibault
At 3:31pm on January 31, 2008, Pamela Delgado said…
Estimada Sophie,

Gracias por la bienvenida, estoy segura que será de gran interés para nuestra región.

(muy buen español!!)

Regrads,
Pamela
At 4:03am on January 31, 2008, Bhishma Subedi said…
Dear Sophie,
Thank you for iviting me to join in. The networking site can give a good opportunity for many who are involved in this sector.

Be happy,
Bhishma
At 3:08pm on January 30, 2008, Scott Landis said…
Thanks for the invitation, Sophie. I will have to scan my files to see if I can find a photo--I'm usually the one holding the camera! I will follow this site with interest...

Best,
Scott

P.S. I'm heading down to Peru in 2 weeks to launch the new GreenWood project, and following up with another visit to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. More soon...
At 10:46am on January 30, 2008, Ousseynou Ndoye said…
Good idea. I will be able to share photos and articles

Regards

Ousseynou
At 7:40am on January 30, 2008, Ousseynou Ndoye said…
Dear Sophie,

Thank you for inviting me to this platform. I will invite others to join.

Regards

Ousseynou
At 10:50am on January 29, 2008, Jerker Thunberg said…
I am looking forward to this ! We will invite our coaches to join !
(Have to find another photo !)
 
 

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