Expansion on TFCA-Sumatra Program will include protection of one of the most endangered species on earth Sumatran Rhinoceros. As the name suggests, the rhino is one of the unique animals which exist in the island of Sumatra, even though historical distribution was believed to occur from the foothills of the Himalayas in Bhutan and north-eastern […]
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The IUCN World Park Congress is a once-in-ten-years program on protected areas organised by IUCN, and this sixth congress will be held in November 12-19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. The 6th IUCN World Parks Congress is a global landmark forum on protected areas. Learning from the last Congress in Durban, South Africa in 2003, the
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The Secretariat of Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (EAI/TFCA) of USAID/E3/FAB annually organizes meeting of the EAI/TFCA Funds attended by representatives from the Funds, and/or Boards or Oversight Committees. This year, the meeting took place in Guayaquil-Galapagos, Ecuador one day prior to the beginning of the 16th General Assembly
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It has been five years Tropical Forest Conservation Action for Sumatra (TFCA-Sumatera) program supports forest management and conservation in Sumatra. The number of grantees has currently reached 22 consortium partners and is increasing. The 22 grantees are generally in the forms of partnership or consortium which comprises of 53 non-government organizations and in few cases,
Fernando Maruli Haruan is the manager of Marsada Cooperative at Hutaimbaru village, Sipirok Regency of North Sumatra. Previously he was a conservation staff at PETRA, a local NGO working on issues of environmental and economic development in North Sumatra. Fernando helps PETRA to provides assistance for local cacao farmers in Sipirok areas. Nando, as he
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For the fifth time since the program starts in 2009, TFCA-Sumatera opens an opportunity for the NGOs and other eligible entities to submit their grant application to fund forest conservation activities at the landscape level. The funds are directed towards the application of conservation programs on two categories, namely 1) Large scale landscape-based integrated conservation
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In his newly appointed cabinet, the elected Indonesia’s 7th President, Joko Widodo announced Siti Nurbaya Bakar as one of his minister for environment and forestry affairs. Thirty four Ministers were sworn on the 27th of October in this so called Working Cabinet. Even though the size are the same as the previous cabinet, there are
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