Call for abstract The community forestry forum on gender, poverty and hunger in Asia and the Pacific
Call for abstracts
Forestry Forum on Gender, Poverty and Hunger in the Asia-pacific
The community forestry forum on gender, poverty and hunger is a regional forum in Asia and
the Pacific. It will convene all who are interested in community forestry and its impacts on
poverty (SDG 1), alleviating hunger (SDG 2) and promoting gender equality (SDG 5). The forum
will be held in early 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand and is organized by RECOFTC - The Center for
People and Forests. At the forum, local community members, academics, media, government
agencies, civil society and private sector actors will have the opportunity to discuss and share
their latest research findings on the topic.
RECOFTC is now calling for abstracts covering one or all of the following topics and geographic
areas:
Community forestry and its contributions to local livelihoods in forested landscapes
(SDGs 1 and 2)
Community forestry and its contributions to gender equality (SDG 5)
The geographic scope of the call is limited to the following countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao
PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam.
At the Forum, the findings will be presented either in paper/article or poster format. Please
submit your abstract of 350 words (in English) in the given link. The deadline for submissions of
abstract is 30 November 2017. The full length of paper/article will not exceed 3,000 words.
For the selected participants, a small travel stipend may be available. The stipend will be
decided based on country of participation and need. The stipend will be provided for up to 15
contributors decided by a review panel.
The travel stipend is open to all nationalities but preference will be given to citizens of
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. RECOFTC strongly
encourages local people and women to submit abstracts.
Following the forum, the proceedings will be published on the RECOFTC website.
Important deadlines:
Submission of abstract: Thursday 30 Nov 2017
Travel stipend application: Thursday 30 Nov 2017
Notification to the selected candidates: 20 December 2017
Submission of full paper or poster: Wednesday 31 January 2018
Full details on the forum venue and dates will be available soon. For further information, please
contact [email protected]
Forestry Forum on Gender, Poverty and Hunger in the Asia-pacific
The community forestry forum on gender, poverty and hunger is a regional forum in Asia and
the Pacific. It will convene all who are interested in community forestry and its impacts on
poverty (SDG 1), alleviating hunger (SDG 2) and promoting gender equality (SDG 5). The forum
will be held in early 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand and is organized by RECOFTC - The Center for
People and Forests. At the forum, local community members, academics, media, government
agencies, civil society and private sector actors will have the opportunity to discuss and share
their latest research findings on the topic.
RECOFTC is now calling for abstracts covering one or all of the following topics and geographic
areas:
Community forestry and its contributions to local livelihoods in forested landscapes
(SDGs 1 and 2)
Community forestry and its contributions to gender equality (SDG 5)
The geographic scope of the call is limited to the following countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao
PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam.
At the Forum, the findings will be presented either in paper/article or poster format. Please
submit your abstract of 350 words (in English) in the given link. The deadline for submissions of
abstract is 30 November 2017. The full length of paper/article will not exceed 3,000 words.
For the selected participants, a small travel stipend may be available. The stipend will be
decided based on country of participation and need. The stipend will be provided for up to 15
contributors decided by a review panel.
The travel stipend is open to all nationalities but preference will be given to citizens of
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. RECOFTC strongly
encourages local people and women to submit abstracts.
Following the forum, the proceedings will be published on the RECOFTC website.
Important deadlines:
Submission of abstract: Thursday 30 Nov 2017
Travel stipend application: Thursday 30 Nov 2017
Notification to the selected candidates: 20 December 2017
Submission of full paper or poster: Wednesday 31 January 2018
Full details on the forum venue and dates will be available soon. For further information, please
contact [email protected]