Announcements
Launch of the State of the World's Forests - Forests, Biodiversity and People
As the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011–2020 comes to a close and countries prepare to adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, this edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) examines the contributions of forests, and of the people who use and manage ...
Launching the Land Governance Thesaurus LandVoc 2.0: Keeping Data Out of Lockdown
In these difficult times, access to accurate and timely information has become an essential service and it is our collective responsibility to make sure that information is kept out of lockdown. A controlled vocabulary and linking tool, LandVoc encourages the transparency and accountability that our ...
EVENT: The Dialogue Forum 1: Digital Disruption and a Push for Sound Public Policies
The news agency, in collaboration with its partners, will hold a monthly forum on issues of importance, with “explanations” provided for the audience from concerned parties invited to take part in the forum the new project “Bangkok Tribune’s Dialogue Forum: Digital Disruption and a Push ...
From Crisis to Opportunity: Covid-19 & the Future of our Rivers
In response to current challenges facing rivers and our partners working in river dependent communities, International Rivers is organizing a webinar to stay connected and engaged. We invite you to join us to hear voices from representatives working on the ground, words of inspiration, and ...
Special Report: Overcoming threats to the Mekong's forests and people
Big changes are underway in forests of the Mekong region in Southeast Asia. Countries are cracking down on illegal logging, increasing community control over forests, and opening up decision-making processes, making them more inclusive. These changes could have profound effects both in the Mekong countries ...
Webinar: COVID-19 Rapid Response: Updates from Thailand
Together with the USAID Asia CTIP project, we continue our COVID-19 rapid response webinar series to discuss challenges, needs, and possible solutions for organizations working with already-vulnerable populations during this time. We also hope these discussions serve as a way for practitioners in the region ...
Open Data Sharing Risk Assessment Toolkit
This toolkit is for anyone intending to upload or share any datasets as open data on the Open Development Mekong’s (ODM) datahub. It is meant to be used to help guide users of ODM’s datahub through a process of assessing the risks and benefits involved with ...
2020 YSEALI Regional Workshop on Good Governance and Civil Society
The U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur, in partnership with TechSoup, will host the YSEALI Regional Workshop on Good Governance and Civil Society in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 19 – 23, 2020. The workshop aims to build capacity among 100 youth leaders across ASEAN and Timor Leste who are currently ...
2020 EarthRights School Applications
The EarthRights School prepares the next generation of earth rights defenders to draw on the power of their communities to protect their rights, resources and livelihoods. Most students come from indigenous and rural communities and have experienced environmental and human rights abuses firsthand in their ...
Call to Action: #HackForBetterDays, a fully online, 30-day virtual hackathon across Asia Pacific
HERE, in partnership with IBM and many others is hosting #HackForBetterDays, a 30-day Asia-Pacific wide virtual hackathon for building web/mobile apps and interactive, informative maps to help communities with the challenges caused by COVID19. The hack kicks off on 24th April 5pm AEST. During the ...
