REDD+, livelihoods and participatory processes | RECOFTC
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests
Training course
REDD+, livelihoods and
participatory processes
In collaboration with Forest Plus Program, India
Course focus
Climate change will have, and is already having, wide-ranging environmental
and socio-economical effects on water resources, agriculture and food security,
human health, terrestrial ecosystems, biodiversity and coastal zones, and
more. However, although climate change will affect everyone, only a minority
is familiar with the technical jargon of the field, and the policy debates on
forest governance schemes and their implementation on the ground, such as
the REDD+ mechanism, are moving forward and will have an impact on the
rights of local people. Moreover, although the focus of international climate
change conventions on the rights and participation of local people in such
new schemes has increased, the reality is that progress has been slow.
To ensure the rights of local people as the implementation of forest
government schemes gets underway, safeguards are required. One example
is Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), which ensures local people know
their rights before any project is undertaken. Another is the framework of
community forestry, which enhances local people’s participation in decisionmaking and helps to secure their forest-based livelihoods. But while some
progress has been made in Asia and the Pacific, the nature of local people’s
livelihoods has remained subsistence-based due to the poor quality of
forests handed over to local communities; unfavorable legal and regulatory
frameworks; limited financial resources; lack of business and technical skills;
and limited collaboration between local communities and the private sector
among other issues, including climate change.
RECOFTC has developed a two-week long customized course to address these
topics with participants from Partnership for Land use Science (FOREST PLUS)
Program, and is inviting further participants to join as well. This customized
course will explore key concepts related REDD+, FPIC and other safeguards
developments and will consider how such safeguards can enhance local
people’s participation. The course includes a two-day field trip during which
participants will practice applying the concepts and tools they have learned
during classroom instruction.
Registration information
Dates: 17-28 August 2015
Course location: Bangkok, Thailand
Course fee: EUR€ 2300*
*includes course materials, selected
meals during training program, meeting
package and field trip
Contact: training@recoftc.org
for more inquiries and registration
Registration will close on 17 July
2015 or when the maximum
number of participants (22) has
been reached
Course objectives
Course content
At the end of the course, participants will:
•
Be able to explain key concepts and current
developments regarding climate change, REDD+ and
forest-based livelihoods;
•
Examine what FPIC means in the design and
implementation of forestry and forest-based
livelihood development initiatives in their own
contexts;
•
Understand the value of using participatory principles
and techniques and other appropriate tools for
forestry and livelihood development initiatives; and
•
Apply the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA)
framework and explain the importance of using a
participatory approach for screening forest products
and services that can be developed into community
enterprises.
The course will draw on the shared experience of the
trainers and participants covering the following topics:
•
Climate change;
•
REDD+;
•
Participatory processes and social safeguards,
including the FPIC process; and
•
Forest-based livelihood development.
Who should join?
Field practitioners/grassroots facilitators/managers/trainers
who:
•
Have at least 2 years of experience and a working
knowledge of forest management and forest-based
climate change issues;
•
Are involved in forests, climate change and
relevant community development and/or grassroots
stakeholders empowerment, pro-people and equity
approaches including gender considerations and
indigenous issues; and
•
Are involved in setting up and conducting
participatory multi-stakeholder platforms that
contribute to the discourse on climate change and
sustainable forest management.
To reserve your place in this course or
for more information, please email:
training@recoftc.org.
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forestds
PO Box 1111, Kasetsart Post Office,
Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel: +66 (0)2 940 5700
Fax: +66 (0)2 561 4880
RECOFTC holds a unique and important place in the world of forestry. It is the only international
not-for-profit organization that specializes in capacity development for community forestry.
With over 25 years of international experience and a dynamic approach to capacity development,
RECOFTC delivers innovative solutions for people and forests.
www.recoftc.org
Training course
REDD+, livelihoods and
participatory processes
In collaboration with Forest Plus Program, India
Course focus
Climate change will have, and is already having, wide-ranging environmental
and socio-economical effects on water resources, agriculture and food security,
human health, terrestrial ecosystems, biodiversity and coastal zones, and
more. However, although climate change will affect everyone, only a minority
is familiar with the technical jargon of the field, and the policy debates on
forest governance schemes and their implementation on the ground, such as
the REDD+ mechanism, are moving forward and will have an impact on the
rights of local people. Moreover, although the focus of international climate
change conventions on the rights and participation of local people in such
new schemes has increased, the reality is that progress has been slow.
To ensure the rights of local people as the implementation of forest
government schemes gets underway, safeguards are required. One example
is Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), which ensures local people know
their rights before any project is undertaken. Another is the framework of
community forestry, which enhances local people’s participation in decisionmaking and helps to secure their forest-based livelihoods. But while some
progress has been made in Asia and the Pacific, the nature of local people’s
livelihoods has remained subsistence-based due to the poor quality of
forests handed over to local communities; unfavorable legal and regulatory
frameworks; limited financial resources; lack of business and technical skills;
and limited collaboration between local communities and the private sector
among other issues, including climate change.
RECOFTC has developed a two-week long customized course to address these
topics with participants from Partnership for Land use Science (FOREST PLUS)
Program, and is inviting further participants to join as well. This customized
course will explore key concepts related REDD+, FPIC and other safeguards
developments and will consider how such safeguards can enhance local
people’s participation. The course includes a two-day field trip during which
participants will practice applying the concepts and tools they have learned
during classroom instruction.
Registration information
Dates: 17-28 August 2015
Course location: Bangkok, Thailand
Course fee: EUR€ 2300*
*includes course materials, selected
meals during training program, meeting
package and field trip
Contact: training@recoftc.org
for more inquiries and registration
Registration will close on 17 July
2015 or when the maximum
number of participants (22) has
been reached
Course objectives
Course content
At the end of the course, participants will:
•
Be able to explain key concepts and current
developments regarding climate change, REDD+ and
forest-based livelihoods;
•
Examine what FPIC means in the design and
implementation of forestry and forest-based
livelihood development initiatives in their own
contexts;
•
Understand the value of using participatory principles
and techniques and other appropriate tools for
forestry and livelihood development initiatives; and
•
Apply the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA)
framework and explain the importance of using a
participatory approach for screening forest products
and services that can be developed into community
enterprises.
The course will draw on the shared experience of the
trainers and participants covering the following topics:
•
Climate change;
•
REDD+;
•
Participatory processes and social safeguards,
including the FPIC process; and
•
Forest-based livelihood development.
Who should join?
Field practitioners/grassroots facilitators/managers/trainers
who:
•
Have at least 2 years of experience and a working
knowledge of forest management and forest-based
climate change issues;
•
Are involved in forests, climate change and
relevant community development and/or grassroots
stakeholders empowerment, pro-people and equity
approaches including gender considerations and
indigenous issues; and
•
Are involved in setting up and conducting
participatory multi-stakeholder platforms that
contribute to the discourse on climate change and
sustainable forest management.
To reserve your place in this course or
for more information, please email:
training@recoftc.org.
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forestds
PO Box 1111, Kasetsart Post Office,
Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel: +66 (0)2 940 5700
Fax: +66 (0)2 561 4880
RECOFTC holds a unique and important place in the world of forestry. It is the only international
not-for-profit organization that specializes in capacity development for community forestry.
With over 25 years of international experience and a dynamic approach to capacity development,
RECOFTC delivers innovative solutions for people and forests.
www.recoftc.org