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In July, in the framework of the project “Sustainable management of natural forest through raising awareness and building capacity to improve the rights and legal status of ethnic minority communities to natural forest in central Vietnam – 2013” funded Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS), the C&E center, in association with the Forestry Science and Technology Association in Thua Thien Hue Province and the Forest Protection Department of Quang Nam, has organized two study tours for members of the environmentally friendly forest use Club in Xa Nghin I village and the Community Forests Management Board in Khe Tran in Thua Thien Hue

In August 2013, in the community house of Khe Tran village, Phong My commune, Phong Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province, C&E center has coordinated with Forestry Science and Technology Association (FSTA) of Thua Thien Hue to held the Policy dialogue on conversion of forest use purpose combination with training workshop on skills to work with local authorities and stakeholders for Community Forests Management (CFM) Board of Khe Tran village. These activities belong to the framework of the project “Sustainable management of natural forest through raising awareness and building capacity to improve the rights and legal status of ethnic minority communities to natural forest in central Vietnam – 2013” funded by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS).

In June and early July, the Center for Development of Community Initiative and Environment (C&E) in collaboration with local partner organized two training courses for environmentally friendly forest use clubs in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue.

On Nov.15, 2013, Center for Development of Community Initiative and Environment (C&E) in association with local partners organized the workshop “Status and solutions to support the forest and land allocation process in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue” in Tam Ky city

Community forests exists as part of local traditions, linking people’s interests with the community’s spiritual and religious beliefs and playing a vital role in the life and culture of ethnic minorities. To promote interests of the community and their role in the sustainability of natural forest, the Government of Vietnam has been allocating forests to the community for long-term management and use since the 1990s