Environmental Protection

A picture of the forest near Viru Harbour

A role for all in forest protection

9 January 2025

In Viru Harbour, conserving the remaining lowland forests and rich biodiversity is a community effort. The lives of the people of Viru Harbour are intertwined with the forest – and they are ensuring everyone has…

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Four members of the AWR team standing beside the site of one of the newly excavated canals

Keeping Angkor strong: Heritage restoration of ancient canals

9 January 2025

Angkor Wat is a UNESCO world heritage site and a well-known tourist attraction to many around the world. It was once the centre of the ancient Khmer kingdom and has overtaken Pompeii as the 8th…

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The AWR team walks in single file down a dirt path with a farm on their right and a rice field on their left

Farmers lead sustainability efforts in the Angkor Park

9 January 2025

The Angkor Park in Siem Reap, Cambodia, is one of the largest archaeological sites in operation in the world. Nestled among the forests and temples are over 100 villages, spread across the boundaries of the…

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Handicraft preservation in Malaliu: case study

6 November 2024

In the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities reflect on local assets and risks in order to prioritise actions that will increase resilience by protecting local knowledge, local ecosystems and local income-generating activities. This case study…

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Angkor Water Resilience Fact Sheet

17 September 2024

This fact sheet details the context, vision and specific outcomes of the Angkor Water Resilience Project. 

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Documenting traditional ecosystem management in Tuvalu

17 January 2024

The natural resources of Vaitupu Island in Tuvalu have been managed by the community for centuries. As part of the CRI programme, Vaitupu recently documented traditional management of resources, in order to understand how they…

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Tonga Community Resilience Profile Summary

15 January 2024

Community Resilience Profiles are the result of partner communities thinking about and mapping their ecosystems and resilience. The profiles contain general information on Tonga’s ecosystems and livelihoods, and forecasts on food security and disaster response,…

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Conserving forest by cutting ‘big lif’

10 January 2024

‘Big lif’ (merremia) spells big problems for the forests of Vanuatu. Across the small Pacific nation, this invasive species has taken over disturbed forests, smothering trees and destroying healthy habitats for birds, insects and animals.…

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Two people walking on a beach

Voices from Zaira: A community standing strong for the forests and their future

24 October 2023

Customary landowners from Zaira on Lupa Vangunu are speaking out in an effort to protect the last old-growth rainforest on the island from commercial logging.  For more than a decade, logging companies have been trying…

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