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APFNet projects aim to pilot and demonstrate best practices for sustainable forest management and rehabilitation, and help member economies in the A...
28 Dec 2024
Forest germplasm resources hold significant importance as strategic assets for socioeconomic development, particularly in the face of growing demands br...
14 Apr 2023
Myanmar is amongst the economies with the highest forest cover in the Greater Mekong Subregion. But not only are the forests extensive, as they are inf...
03 Apr 2023
The terminal evaluation for the APFNet-funded project 'Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management Planning and Demonstration Project in the Gr...
22 Jul 2022
On June 30th, 2022, the 60-month journey of the APFNet project “Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management Planning and Demonstration Project...
30 Jun 2022
Desertification refers to land degradation in arid areas caused by various factors, including climate change and human activities. It poses a serious threat ...
17 Jun 2022
Large-scale deforestation and land clearing for intensive farming on the highly erosive and steep-sloped uplands of the Bengawan Solo Watershed in Indones...
13 Apr 2022
Over the past few years, more frequent and catastrophic forest fires have occurred around the world. Forest fires tore across the Brazilian Amazon
06 Dec 2021
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, APFNet continues to fight the impacts of dust storms or the ‘yellow dragon’ in Horqin Sandy ...
16 Sep 2020
The bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu) is a common leaf-eating insect distributed in tropical rainforests. It was not regarded as a significant economic pr...
16 Sep 2020