The technical cooperation programme (TCP) is in line with ASEAN’s vision and strategy regarding the guidelines, providing ‘readiness’ support for implementation of the guidelines in Member States, with a focus on three pilot countries considered…

Shifting cultivation, also known as swidden agriculture, is probably the oldest farming practice from which many other farming practices have been developed. It is still widespread in tropical and subtropical areas of the world, including Myanmar,…

Natural rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) latex is an important industrial component, and demand is projected to increase with the growth of the global economy. Cultivation of rubber is also a potential path out of poverty for many smallholders. However,…

Background:Swidden fallow systems have recently been described as ‘living landscapes’, where the interlinkages between forest, farm and land support livelihoods and the potential to sequester carbon to mitigate climate change. Indeed, UN-REDD policy…