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  • Sustainable Agroforestry: A Key to Climate-Smart Agriculture 
    The world runs on coffee. But the high demand for coffee bean has devastating environmental, social and economic impacts on farming communities. One solution- agroforestry, enhances soil health, carbon uptake, and water conservation, making it an effective system for both agricultural productivity and ecological preservation.

  • Tech Training Transforms Forest Monitoring for Women and Youth in Jogjakarta
    Technology-based monitoring is pivotal in safeguarding forests by enhancing monitoring capabilities, providing accurate data, enabling rapid response to threats, and supporting sustainable forest management practices. Forests often cover vast and […]

  • ABC News Spotlights Lotus Circle Honorees HAkA and The Asia Foundation’s Social Forestry Programs in Indonesia
    ABC News quotes our program director for Environmental Governance in Indonesia, Alam Surya Putra, in a feature on women forest rangers combating deforestation in Aceh. The article also features our […]

  • Resilient Social Forestry in Indonesia: The Impact of KUPS Lestari
    The Indonesian village of Malitu is famous for its vast forests of palm trees and palm sugar production. Yet, obtaining a license for the granulated palm sugar product has been […]

  • Key Achievements: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Recycling Initiative in Cambodia
    The Asia Foundation, with support from the Coca-Cola Foundation, concluded a one-year initiative in Cambodia to promote the recycling of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) plastics commonly used in the packaging of […]

  • KPPL Maju Bersama: The First Women’s Group Involved in Social Forestry in Indonesia
    Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) plays a vital role in biodiversity conservation in Indonesia. Maintaining the sustainability of forests is crucial, as they serve as a key water source for […]

  • Hearing Local Voices at the “Ground Zero” of Climate Change
    Bangladesh is facing a climate emergency. Although it is one of the world’s least polluting nations, it is already experiencing some of the most severe effects of changing weather patterns. […]

  • Cultivating Women’s Forest Stewardship: The 100 Champions Network
    Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil, which can be found in products from chocolate to biodiesel. But palm oil plantations, along with mining, logging, and other extractive […]

  • The State of Carbon Pricing in Southeast Asia
    Carbon pricing has become an increasingly popular policy measure used to support growing global efforts to address the causes of climate change and adapt to its consequences. While historically the […]

  • The New York Times Covers Local Partner HAkA’s Women Forest Defenders
    The New York Times highlighted The Asia Foundation’s local partner in Indonesia, HAkA, for their efforts to protect, conserve, and restore the Leuser Ecosystem using a women-led forest defender initiative. […]

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