Growing Forest Partnerships

Illegal mining threatens biodiversity in Ghana’s forest reserves

Lucile Robinson — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:27:30 +0000

This edition of Forest Voices takes at how the threat of illegal gold-mining is affecting Ghana's Forest Reserves and what steps are being taken to protect the forests.

GFP newsletter March 2012

Lucile Robinson — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:34:27 +0000

Legal uncertainty over land tenure in Guatemala prevents community access to forestry projects | Customary land tenure and community forestry practices in Ghana | Ban Chautari: an essential forum for dialogue faces an uncertain future | Indonesia dialogue on investing in locally controlled forestry | The final evaluation of GFP has started | Forest and Farm Facility

Locally controlled forestry in Nepal – needed now more than ever

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:35:34 +0000

This edition of Forest Voices takes a look back over the history of community forestry in Nepal throughout the recent turbulent decades and draws conclusions which could help to influence the future of the country's forestry sector.

Forest and Farm Facility proposal

Lucile Robinson — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:55:48 +0000

Proposal for a new phase of the National Forest Programme (NFP) Facility and the Growing Forest Partnerships (GFP) initiative - to be known as the 'Forest and Farm Facility' (2012-2017).

Trade fair promotes business and sustainable forestry in Las Verapaces

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:43:02 +0000

The central Guatemalan region Las Verapaces holds trade fair which seeks to create business opportunities among members of the forestry sector and promote investments for the export of forest goods, as well as to promote a wider appreciation of forestry culture among Guatemalan society.

Ban Chautari report from GFP Nepal: Multi-stakeholder processes through Ban Chautari

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:43:11 +0000

This report presents the key achievements of partnership through Growing Forest Partnerships (GFP) in Nepal in catalyzing the restructuring of forest-sector policy processes to make them more deliberative and democratic. A key focus of the report will be presenting results and achievements of 2011 activities. The final section will also provide overall achievements of partnership with GFP since 2010.

What difference has thirty years made to forest governance in Ghana?

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:13:44 +0000

Ghana’s forestry sector has contributed significantly to socio-economic development over the past thirty years by employing thousands of people and generating about six per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, forest governance – characterised by stakeholder participation, accountability and legality – remains weak and is consequently an obstacle to sustainable forest management efforts.

‘Pinabete’ plantations provide an income for Guatemalan forest communities

Lucile Robinson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:51:12 +0000

For the communities of the Guatemalan highlands, where the conservation of an endangered species has become a profitable business, the holiday season means an income.

[Versión en español abajo]

Economic potential of Guatemala’s non-timber forest products

Lucile Robinson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:00:23 +0000

Seeds from the breadnut fruit, leaves from the xate ornamental palm and chicle (a natural gum) are just some of the products harvested by members of Guatemala’s National Alliance of Community Forest Organizations (the ‘Alianza’) as an economic forest management alternative to the timber trade.

Impact of protected areas on Indigenous communities in Thailand and the Philippines

Lucile Robinson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:47:18 +0000

The impacts that protected areas have had on indigenous communities in Thailand and the Philippines have been documented in two recently released studies by KADIOAN Inc. with support from Growing Forest Partnerships.

La Alianza levanta el tema de comunidades forestales en conferencia de ITTO en Guatemala

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:34:16 +0000

Los líderes de la Alianza Nacional de Organizaciones Forestales Comunitarias, hicieron una exposición de sus experiencias en el manejo forestal en el segundo día de actividades de la 47 Sesión del Consejo Internacional de Maderas Tropicales (ITTO por sus siglas en inglés) que se llevó a cabo en la ciudad de Antigua Guatemala del 14 al 18 de noviembre pasado.

IFFA report back on G3 participation at COP17

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:54:35 +0000

IFFA report back on G3 participation at COP17 in Durban.

Civil society in Ghana raises concerns about impact of forest initiatives on local communities

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:31:25 +0000

Ghana’s civil society organisations (CSOs) have for some time now dedicated their efforts at examining various forest sector initiatives, the likely impacts of their implementation on the livelihoods of local communities and the role CSOs could play in implementing these initiatives.

Civil society in Ghana raises concerns about impact of forest initiatives on local communities

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

No place at the climate table, Nepali communities say

Lucile Robinson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:18:57 +0000

GFP Nepal journalist - Ramesh Prasad Bhushal reports from COP17 which he is attending as a Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) fellow, with the support of Growing Forest Partnerships.