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  • Assessing changes in mangrove forest cover and carbon stocks in the Lower Mekong Region using Google Earth Engine

    The Lower Mekong Region (LMR) faces significant loss of mangrove forests, yet limited studies have explored this decline in the region. Here, we employ Google Earth Engine and L...

  • The Mangroves of Myanmar

    This journal report underlines the significant and ongoing decline of mangrove coverage, the importance to protect these ecosystems, and their roles for critically endangered sp...

  • Forests and forestry in Myanmar: an overview of forestry laws, policies, and strategies

    Myanmar possesses great variation in topography and climatic conditions, and six major forest types can be found in the country, ranging from mangrove forests in the coastal reg...

  • Acts of Defiance: How US traders are ignoring sanctions to import conflict teak from Myanmar

    Following the coup, natural resources provide a source of profit for the military, whereby the forests of Myanmar are defined by their monetary value and have been part of the m...

  • Mangrove first global assessment finding

    This is the first global assessment of a full ecosystem functional group across the planet using the Red List of Ecosystems and raises concerns about the risk of collapse of man...

  • Video on deforestation leads to climate change

    This video shows the deforestation that leads to climate change. The video is produced by indigenous people youths through the Civil Society Support Activity: cluster Anchor Gra...

  • Improved estimates of mangrove cover and change reveal catastrophic deforestation in Myanmar

    Mangroves are one of the world's most threatened ecosystems, and Myanmar is regarded as the current mangrove deforestation hotspot globally. This study demonstrates the impo...

  • Branches of illegality: Cambodia's illegal logging structure

    The second report “Branches of illegality” is the culmination of research conducted from May to August 2021. The fieldwork comprised visits to various locations in Koh Kong, Pur...

  • The context of REDD+ in Vietnam: Drivers, agents and institutions

    Vietnam is acknowledged to be REDD+ pioneer country, having adopted REDD+ in 2009. This paper is an updated version of Vietnam’s REDD+ Country Profile which was first published ...

  • Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Myanmar

    This report provides a review of the knowledge of key direct and indirect drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Myanmar.

  • Myanmar's Forests Are at Risk After Military Coup and Economic Sanctions

    Myanmar's military regime and a potential ramp up in trade boycotts by foreign governments and business could fuel the risk of deforestation in the Asian nation, which is likely...

  • Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) An Overview of Negative and Positive Drivers

    Forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have been undergoing change in the last 25 years due to various factors. Positive and negative changes occur at the same time. Ther...

  • Briefing: Linking FLEGT and REDD+

    This briefing discusses the overlaps and opportunities for collaboration between the FLEGT and REDD+ initiatives. It identifies the six key areas in which FLEGT and REDD+ can su...

  • Making FLEGT and REDD+ Work Together - EU REDD Facility Insights and Activities (2013-2017)

    This paper provides an overview of the EU REDD Facility's activities and achievements under its 2013-2017 strategy. It summarizes key insights that have emerged from the Facilit...

  • Civil Society Recommendations on the Future of VPAs: Making Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) Work for Forests, People and the Climate

    This briefing note is intended to contribute to the ongoing debate about future support to the European Union (EU) Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Pl...

  • Myanmar in Deforestation Crisis

    Myanmar's forest coverage is down to only a fifth of the country's total area and officials say they want a total ban on exporting wood to foreign countries.The country's Natura...

  • Tackling Illegal Logging, Deforestation and Forest Degradation: An Agenda for EU Action

    This briefing note is the contribution of a group of non-governmental organisations to the policy debate related to the evaluation of the European Union Forest Law Enforcement, ...

  • Synergies Among Social Safeguards in FLEGT and REDD+ in Cameroon

    This paper presents (i) a comparison of the social safeguards of the FLEGT-VPA and REDD+ processes and an explanation of their commonalities and differences, and (ii) an explora...

  • CSO's View on FLEGT VPA Process in Myanmar: Challenges and Opportunities

    This presentation provides forestry sector updates and an overview of forestry issues and forest governance issues in Myanmar, such as land tenure and transparency. The presenta...

  • Revisiting forest transition explanations: The role of “push” factors and adaptation strategies in forest expansion in northern Phetchabun, Thailand

    Researchers and policy makers are increasingly looking at the drivers of forest recovery (or forest transition) for inspiration in their search for win-win solutions to deforest...

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