I would like to thank all the Vietnam C4C participants who submitted Part I research grant proposals. The judges had a VERY hard time sorting through them and trying to pick out the best. We have limited funds so (sadly) could not choose/support all. I do want to congratulate those that were successful – Diep & Duong, as well as Dung, Thanh, Tuyet and Mai. Funding will shortly be released to enable them to conduct the qualitative and quantitative research required to complete Part II of their proposal needed to implement their projects next year. Well done all. We hope that they will keep us all updated on their progress through this platform. I would also like to again thank Long, Van, Huyen and Loren for all their support in this process.

I miss all the participants and have VERY fond memories of Vietnam.

Warmest best wishes

Paul

Dear Vietnam C4Cers.

There are currently C4C workshops taking place in Ethiopia (in Africa) and in Peru (South America). Take a look at their web pages and introduce yourself to the participants. I'm actually in Peru and will spend the last couple of days with the C4C participants there. We will be in the community on Thursday watching puppet show and seeing the billboard, etc. I will share pictures with you.

Miss you all

Paul

Dear all !

 Our  C4C campaign has greatly increased activity in our facility.This week we hosted a group of 115 farmers  from three counties in Kenya, namely: Bungoma County, Kakamega County and Siaya County. The group was sponsored by Welt Hunger Hilfe (GIZ) for 3 days tour in Trans-Nzoia county. They came to learn about Conservation Agriculture, Agroforestry, livestock management and Bio-intensive Agriculture. It was great sharing our technology with such a  big group!

Learning sessions at Manor House Agricultural Centre

Join us for the 7th webinar of the Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in the agricultural sectors webinar module. Climate change and climate variability are

threatening the functioning of forest ecosystems and their services. This in turn negatively affects the production and utilization of wood and non-wood forest

products. According to FAO, forests directly contribute to the livelihoods of more than 1.6 billion people and the State of the World’s Forests (2018) estimates

that around 40 percent of the extreme rural poor live in forest and savannah areas. Further to this, more than 75% of the world’s accessible freshwater for

agriculture, domestic, urban, industrial and environmental use comes from forests.

Forests help to deliver clean and reliable water supplies and protect against landslides, erosion and land degradation. They provide employment, offering a range

of livelihood and income generation opportunities through the supply of products for household use or sale. Forests also enhance the habitat of aquatic and

terrestrial species providing a home for more than 80 percent of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. Sustainably managing forests can reduce carbon emissions

while at the same time increasing their carbon sink potential.

Forest managers will need to “hedge their bets” by managing forests for a wide range of climate scenarios. Adopting “no regrets” options that are consistent with good

practices of having both adaptation and mitigation benefits are necessary. Ecosystem-based adaptation offers an opportunity to conserve, restore and

sustainably manage forest ecosystems, and it provides both adaptation and mitigation benefits.

This webinar seeks to identify ecosystem-based approaches, tools and methods to promote the implementation of EbA in managing forests and degraded lands

while improving livelihoods; share lessons learned including good practices generated from the past and ongoing experiences; and identify opportunities and

challenges for scaling up EbA.   

Presentations and Speakers:

Approaches for ecosystem based adaptation in forestry

Simmone Rose, Forestry Officer (Climate change and Bioenergy), FOA, FAO

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) has been defined as an overall strategy that integrates the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt

to the adverse impacts of climate change. It includes the sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to provide services that help

people adapt to both current climate variability, and climate change. The presentation will highlight climate change adaptation through the management of forests

and trees. Such approaches can diversify options – for the forest ecosystems themselves and for the livelihoods depending on them, and thus build resilience

to climate change. The importance of appropriate legislation, policies and governance structures to support the implementation of EbA approaches in forestry

will also be addressed.

Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Practice: lessons from the mountains

Andrew Taber, Senior Forestry Officer, FOA, FAO

Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) can be a compelling approach to build both environmental and societal resilience in ecologically degraded ecosystems with

high levels of poverty. The presentation will introduce two examples from mountain regions drawing on the experiences of The Mountain Institute, IUCN, and

its partners. In the Himalayas, the restoration of fragile highland forests by mountain communities is being advanced through the cultivation of high-value

medicinal and aromatic plants on degraded lands. In the Andes, agropastoralists are using ancient water management techniques and the latest science to

improve camelid production and protect the environment. In both cases, restoration of forest and other ecosystems are being promoted, natural hazard risks

reduced, water resources improved, and livelihoods for impoverished communities bolstered. Constraints and enabling conditions to support such approaches

will be discussed.

Ecosystem-based Adaptation experiences in agroforestry and forest ecosystems in South America

Karen Podvin, Programme Officer, IUCN

The presentation will introduce examples from agricultural and forest ecosystems drawing on the experiences of two collaborative projects in South America.

In Ecuador, the comprehensive approach of implementing a variety of measures as an EbA package include agrobiodiversity, water conservation, ecotourism and

sustainable goat management. The presentation will emphasize good practices in agrobiodiversity through training in integral farm planning and management with an

EbA approach through “Field Schools for Farmers”. The second example will draw on experiences from Chile with an example of how science-based knowledge and

evidence on the protective role of native forests can support planning and decision-making processes. These experiences show the need for focusing EbA on a landscape

approach ‒forests and other (eco)systems‒ including participatory approaches and strengthening natural resource governance, enhancing livelihoods, and the need

of robust evidence to inform planning processes.

When?  23rd October 2018

Time? 14:30– 16:00 CEST (UTC +2)

To join us, we invite you to register here and to join on the day of the webinar here.

For further information on the “Scaling-up of Adaptation in the Agricultural Sectors (SAAS)” webinar series, please contact Selvaraju.Ramasamy@fao.org or Manar.Abdelmagied@fao.org.

Kind regards,

FAO Climate and Environment Division (CBC)

Hello dear friends, 

Pleased to share some photos and news link on Oct 15 & 16 event here.

http://morungexpress.com/local-food-first-towards-zero-hunger/

In solidarity 

Seno

I miss you all and wanted to remind you to file your Part 1 small grant proposals by October 22nd 2018. Vietnamese submissions should be sent directly to Huyen (copied to Van and I), as these will need to be translated. Proposals from the non-Vietnamese participants (and/or written in English) can be sent directly to me (copied to Huyen and Van). It is very important that the proposals follow the format provided and include all the sections requested including the excel budget spreadsheet as grant administrators will be scoring the proposals based upon these sections. If you have any questions please reach out to Huyen, Van or I. My email is pbutler@rare.org

Grant funds are limited

Warmest best wishes to all

Paul

To all Vietnam C4C participants

This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for the Part 1 C4C small grant’s program is October 22^nd. Please could you let me know if you are considering submitting. I will be away on vacation from September 22^nd through October 8^th. If you need any assistance with your application during that period please reach out to my colleague, Kate Mannle (kmannle@rare.org) or Van/Huyen. You should have received the template/what good looks like which I/Van sent a couple of weeks ago and which you will also find on this platform

Warmest best wishes

Paul

After a month of training for Farming Bio Diversity CCS in Vietnam, we are sharing the technologies to the farmers by conducting Clusters Meeting in the Community and seek farmers that will be a model for the Living Bio-Beds.

Here is a link to the Whitley Awards scheme.. Nominate your Conservation Hero here: https://whitleyaward.org/apply-for-conservation-funding/how-to-apply/.

When we hear of awards or opportunities like this we will post them to this platform... another reason why participants are encouraged to join, use and frequently visit us here

Note this award is not related to Rare's work, but The Whitley Fund for Nature is a fantastic organization and is a fundraising and grant-giving nature conservation charity offering recognition, training and grants to support the work of proven grassroots conservation leaders in developing countries

Why not nominate someone for the award? In 2017, one of Rare's local partners (Indira Lacerna-Widmann from the Philippines) received the award and flew to the UK to accept it from Princess Anne — see https://whitleyaward.org/winners/partnering-prisoners-safeguard-critically-endangered-philippine-cockatoo/

Good luck

Paul

Take a look at these short videos on some of the other recent C4C trainings. The first from Nepal was produced by the German TV channel Deutsche Welle: https://www.dw.com/en/in-nepal-puppets-teach-eco-friendly-farming-methods/a-45251532 while the second is produced by Rare staff from the Ecuador campaign (narration in Spanish):

Enjoy

Thank you Paul for continues update. On  September 8 , 2018, I will be coducting basic living bio beds training in one of our community in Legaspi City in partnership with Good Shepherd Homes. Most of the members are rural women. These women are so enthusiastic to hear about this technology and are also willing to adopt it. I'll just send updates after the activity. With  regards to proposal submission,  I'm still waiting for the final word from our national office whether to submit or not. Rest assured that I , as C4C trainee, will continue to help in the campaign on living biobeds and will provide you regular updates on this. 

Power to the peasants!

Francis

It has been more than a week after we all parted our ways from C4C Vietnam- Living Bio-Beds Training at Bavi.  Thank you Paul for the efforts to keep us updated with Miradi , small grants. Nice to hear from Francis, David and other friends too.

I am back to full life of Chizami, catching up with backlog work of two weeks and sharing about my Vietnam experience with friends, home people and colleagues here. Got an opportunity to take a session on Women’s Movement & Leadership for 14 Young Women Leaders in Kohima on Aug 22^nd. The other important programme was a Discussion on Indigenous Food & Farming System: Challenges and Opportunities on August 25^th at NEN Resource Centre. 67 community leaders from 6 villages under Chizami Range Puplic Organization ( CRPO) participated. While speaking on the theme, I shared a little bit on my experience of C4C Vietnam and the CCS initiative to promote Living Bio-Beds in Hong Ha community to bring about multiple securities. I could not share much in detail because the discussion was directed more on land based livelihood practices & challenges, protecting the commons (Forest, Land, Seeds, and traditional knowledge systems) and finding together a collective sustainable pathways….towards Community Well-Being.  See news link http://morungexpress.com/chizami-community-leaders-resolve-for-indigenous-food-farming-systems/

More updates in the days to come….Have a pleasant week.

After our training in Hanoi, I attended our staff meeting and shared my experiences and learnings to my colleagues in MASIPAG - LUZON. Song visit to our office we're also discussed. An official e mail will be sent to Song regarding this matter. I would like to thank Mr Paul Butler of RARE for sending us the Miradi software for it would be of great help for MASIPAG in writing our proposal for Living bio beds campaign.

comic.pdfHere is the Vietnam C4C Farmer's comic

Please find the newsletter for 10, 11 and 12 here! Enjoy reading!

Newsletter Day 10 11 and 12_Vietnamese.pdfNewsletter Day 10, 11 and 12.pdf