Submitted by Aristia Hady Wanjaya. Aristia Hady Wanjaya was one of our inspiring youth moderators of the Youth in Southeast Asia session at the Forests Asia Summit held in Jakarta in May this year. During the youth session Aristia led a series of roundtable discussions to come up with recommendations, from youth, for equitable benefit sharing and sustainable […]

Yi Ying Teh was one of our inspiring youth moderators of the Youth in Southeast Asia special session at the Forests Asia Summit, held in Jakarta in May this year. During the youth session, Yi Ying led a series of roundtable discussions on forest governance issues in Southeast Asia, and took centre stage as Master […]

Jan Joseph was one of the coached young facilitators of the ForestsAsia’s youth session in Jakarta 2014. Ahead of the youth activities at December’s Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Peru, which will focus on building youth skills and knowledge to become leaders and effectively contribute to discussions, we catch up with Jan Joseph to find […]

Karen Tuason was one of our inspiring Young Speakers at the Global Landscapes Forum’s youth session in Warsaw 2013. Ahead of the youth activities at December’s Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Peru, which will focus on building youth skills and knowledge to become leaders and effectively contribute to discussions, we catch up with Karen to […]

By Dipti Adhikari Dipti Adhikari, 21, is a third year agriculture student from the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences of Tribhuwan University, Nepal. She lives in a sub-urban hub called Bharatpur, in the heart of Chitwan district. Chitwan has its roots embedded in agriculture and despite being a sub-urban area, people still have land holdings in […]

By Michelle Kovacevic “When you are young is when you have the energy…that’s when you can multitask. It’s good to be focused and passionate about what you do. Most of the young people from my experience want quick money or quick returns… the key advice I can give you is ‘do the work and the […]