Community based fire management in asia

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1.2 million cooperative agreement to the Regional Community Forestry Training Center For Asia And The Pacific from September 2022 through September 2027. The award is part of the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to improve forest policies and practices internationally and address climate change.

Under the agreement, the Regional Community Forestry Training Center For Asia And The Pacific, doing business as Recoftc - The Center For People And Forests, will deliver community-based fire management services in Asia. Specifically, the organization will work to extend the Forest Service's efforts to conserve and protect critical global forest environments and resources, as well as improve the lives of forest-dependent peoples through fire prevention and response training and technical assistance. The award will support these services being delivered in Thailand through September 2027.