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News • March 25, 2026

How Female Farmers in Kaffa and Konta are Leading the Green Transition in Ethiopia  

The Gender, Climate Nexus in Rural Ethiopia  In the high-altitude forests of the Southwestern Ethiopia, the impact of climate change is felt first in the kitchen and the hearth. For […]

News • March 13, 2026

From Training to Real Change: Stories of Climate-Smart Livelihoods from the Coast of Kalimantan

Rohani still remembers how she felt every time the windy season arrived. Large waves crashed against the coast of Antal Hamlet, North Kalimantan, and she knew that if the mangroves […]

News • March 12, 2026

Anjeshni Narayan: Growing the Future of Sustainable Construction Through Bamboo

For nearly 16 years with Fiji Ministry of Forestry in Fiji, Ms.Anjeshni Narayan has been working to expand knowledge on forest resources and explore sustainable alternatives for the future of construction.  Ms.Anjeshni, Senior Research Officer at the Ministry […]

News • January 30, 2026

From Data Gaps to a Digital Shift: A Journey of Indonesia’s Rooftop Solar Governance

Morning light slipped through the haze above Indonesia’s big cities, glinting off a few scattered solar panels while countless rooftops still waited for theirs. Inside the Directorate General of New, […]

News • January 23, 2026

Climate-Smart Dragon Fruit Farming: Transforming Livelihoods in Madhesh Province

Lalit Narayan Jha, a resident of Mithila Bihari Municipality, Ward No. 10, Thera, in Dhanusha District of Madhesh Province, has emerged as a successful dragon fruit farmer. Coming from a […]

News • December 17, 2025

Sacred Ground, Safer Lives: How Vientiane’s NATURA Project is Saving a Wetland for Its People

Activity Summary: Location: Vientiane Capital Date: 18th November 2025 Activity Type: 1st NATURA project steering committee meeting and site visit Approaches: Strong support for NbS and integrating cultural safeguard Keys […]

News • December 17, 2025

Data, Collaboration, and Dignity:  A New Dawn in Papua’s Energy Future 

The morning mist clung gently to the hills of Jayapura, Indonesia, as Jonatan Awi Nero, a senior official at Papua’s Energy Office, sipped his coffee and reviewed the latest figures […]

News • December 10, 2025

Training Village Leaders to Champion Cleaner, Greener Communities

Across 30 villages in Vientiane Capital and Vientiane Province, village chiefs, unit leaders, Women’s Union representatives, and other local authorities are being equipped to become frontline communicators for the Decentralized […]

News • November 24, 2025

Pond Farmers in North Kalimantan Empowered through Nature-Based Innovation

Black tiger shrimp farms were once a source of prosperity for coastal communities in Bulungan Regency in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, between the 1990s and 2010. At that time, shrimp production […]

News • November 10, 2025

A New Shade of Resilience: Vientiane’s Shift Toward Green Infrastructure

Activity summary – Location: Nong Loup Ian, Vientiane Capital – Date: October 2025 – Activity Type: NbS Training Workshop – Partners: Monash University, NUOL, Porous City Network, NbS projects from […]

News • October 20, 2025

Breaking Barriers: How Trust Became the Foundation for Change

Location: Nonkhilek and Tadthong village, Nong Loup Ian wetland, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR Survey dates: 20-26th August 2025 Assessment Type: ESIA – Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as part of the NATURA Project Key […]