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SGPPTF Participating Countries - Examples of Initiatives by Civil Society Organizations and Local Partners
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An option for covering more forests at lesser costs?
Rapid deforestation and land us change continue to threaten the forests of Asia . In response, countries are pursuing the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Agenda. Yet most countries can not afford the high cost of protection and regeneration. For instance, each government forest guard in Southeast Asia have to cover between 4,000 to 12,000 hectares of forest lands (per forest guard).
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Website Updates in Process, SEARCA to Facilitate Continuing Dialogue
The Southeast Asia Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture ( SEARCA ) former executing Agency of the SGPPTF will continue our Website ( at 25, 000 hits plus in Dec 07 and increasing ). Henceforth visitors to the website will be directed to the SEARCA website. The new address is http://sgpptf.searca.org
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Forest Lives SGPPTF shares 15 lessons from work with 247 partners in 1,000 villages in 8 countries through the regional synthesis paper entitled, “Forest Lives”. Four cross-cutting themes characterize these lessons: 1) Coping with resource uncertainty, living with social change, 2) Strengthening local forest governance, 3) Supporting practice through policy and collaboration, and 4) Sustaining livelihoods. The Executive Summary provides a bird’s eye view of the book’s contents while the flyer Forest Lives: A Tribute to Communities and Local Partners announces the book, which is now
downloadable. Please click here to download the full text.
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SGPPTF builds on the key principles and experience of the Global Environmental Facility – Small Grants Program (GEF-SGP).