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Workshop on Community Forestry and Poverty Alleviation in Vietnam

(Conference room, Army Hotel 33C Pham Ngu Lao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 8:00 – 12:00 AM, October 31, 2007 )INVITATION LETTERThe Center for Environment and Community Asset Development (CECAD), Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association is very pleased to invite you to its workshop on Community Forestry and Poverty Alleviation in Vietnam, as part …

Workshop on Upland Cultivation in the Context of Increasing Economic Integration in the Greater Mekong Subregion

(June 20 – 22, 2007 – Mekong Institute, Khon Kean, Thailand ) The Context and Theme of the Workshop:The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) which  comprises of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Yunnan and Guangxi provinces of PRC, is home to over 250 million people with a large majority residing in the rural areas. In …

ICCO staff’s visit to CECAD office

Mr. Kees de Ruiter, who used to be the Program Officer in Indonesia and Vietnam and Mr. Henk from the Inter Church Organization (ICCO) will be visiting CECAD’s office in Hanoi on April 25, 2007. The objectives of the visit are to introduce to CECAD Mr. Henk Bakker who is Mr. Ruiter’s successor, and to …

The study tour on community forestry and poverty alleviation in Chiang Mai, Thailand

From the 5th March to 9th March 2007, CECAD organised a study tour on community forestry and poverty alleviation for the local officials from Son La, Nghe An and Gia Lai provinces where the center conducted case studies.  This is a joint activity between the Center for Environment and Community Assets Development (CECAD) which is under the Vietnam Union …

Building the Muong’s style cultural house in Cu hamlet, Tu Ne commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province

One of the objectives of the project on Livelihood Improvement, Cultural Identity Preservation and Environmental Protection in Tu Ne Commune, Tan Lac District, Hoa Binh Province is to preserve the Muong cultural identity and indigenous knowledge. A number of activities have been carried out to preserve and strengthen the Muong traditions. One of which was …

Field works on community forestry and poverty alleviation in Son La, Nghe An and Gia Lai province

During March 2006, CECAD’s research team conducted field surveys in Chieng Dong district (Son La province), Con Cuong district (Nghe An province), Gia Lai province. The research team have conducted household interviews, key informant interviews and group discussions with the local people in the areas in order to find out the importance of community forestry …