HIV-Prevention Among Sex Workers and Other Vulnerable Groups in Thailand
Pact and SWING (Service Workers in Group) partner to bring HIV and STI prevention to vulnerable and often neglected groups in Thailand—men who have sex with men and sex workers—through the Community REACH Greater Mekong Region Program. Learn more about Pact's work with SWING, and see the project in action on the streets of Bangkok.
Pact's HIV/AIDS Work in India
A short film on Pact's HIV/AIDS work in India, as part of Community REACH. Presented at the Global Health Conference, June 14-18, 2010. Learn more about the recently completed Community REACH program.
Child Mining in Congo
Child mining is a major issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Occurring all over the country, the problem is particularly acute in the Katanga Province in southern DRC. In one town alone – Kolwezi – there are approximately 10,000 children working in the copper and cobalt mines and washing sites. In this video Extractive-industries expert Karen Hayes (Director, Corporate Engagement Africa Region) visits a copper and cobalt washing site in Kolwezi to speak with child miners. Learn more about mining in the DRC.
Community Forestry REDD Project in Cambodia
Produced by Pact Cambodia in collaboration with the Royal Government of Cambodia's Forestry Administration, this 7-minute video provides insight on a unique and pioneering REDD project in Cambodia which linkes 13 community forestry groups in the province of Oddar Meanchey with the international voluntary carbon market. This project will lead to long-term protection of forest resources, improved livelihoods for forest-dependent communities, and effective sequestering of forest carbon to reduce global warming.
A Community Forestry Approach to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in Cambodia
Kurt MacLeod, Vice President for Asia and Eurasia, spoke at the US Forest Services International Programs on 30 April, 2010 on A Community Forestry Approach to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in Cambodia. This innovative project is one of the first in the world to utilize a community-based approach to address the effects of deforestation on the environment and local livelihoods. Deforestation accounts for over 17% of the worlds' global carbon emissions, placing it on the front lines of climate change debates. This project entitles local communities to a significant portion of carbon revenues, leading to long-term protection of forest resources.
On 30 April, 2010, Rachel Perks, former Country Director for Pact in the DRC, presented "A Conflict-Sensitive Approach to Conservation and Community-based Natural Resource Management in the Ituri-Epulu-Aru Landscape, DRC." This area in the northeastern Congo borders on some of the most densely populated and conflict-prone regions of Central Africa. It is also one of the largest intact tracts of lowland rainforest remaining in that area, and home to a diverse population of animals including elephants and okapi. Pact's program aims to build the capacity of conservation and development partners as they address the drivers of conflict through natural resource management work.
Learn from Our Mistakes: REDD Implementation 101, COP16
Pact’s REDD+ and Carbon Forestry Advisor Keegan Eisenstadt participated in a panel discussion during COP-16 in Cancún: “Learn From Our Mistakes: REDD Implementation 101." Keegan joined Gabriel Thoumi from Forest Carbon Offsets, Jeorg Steifert-Granzin from Forest Trends and Todd Lemons from Infinite Earth to discuss the challenges of implementing REDD+ projects and lessons learned through practical experience. The panel was moderated by Ilona Millar from Baker & McKenzie.
