People & Forests Fair

RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests, Big Trees and the Rak Kung Bangkachao (We Love Our Bangkachao) Network would like to invite you to its first ever People & Forests Fair at the Bangkok Art & Culture Center on the 31st of January 2016.

Celebrate the diversity and richness of both nature and the sustainable activities of local communities in protecting urban & rural forest areas and learn how everyone can become part of the solution.

Various exhibitions provide a glimpse into the life of forest communities in Thailand will be on display. Sustainable forest products - arts, crafts, forest foods and ingenious local creations - from Bangkachao, Bangkok’s urban forest, as well as other communities from around the country will be on sale.

In addition to the all-day fair, RECOFTC will hold a discussion forum entitled “Forest protection begins with me” hosted by Zcongklod Bangyikhan, editor-in-chief of A Day magazine.

Panelists including urban and rural forest dwellers, Bangkok-based greenspace campaigners and marketing and forest management experts who will discuss their roles in forest protection and how each of us can all support the community forest movement. Dr. Somsak Sukwong, known to many in Thailand as the “Father of Community Forest”, will open the panel.

Shop, eat, learn and support communities in their efforts to sustainably manage forests.