Improve the living conditions & economic empowerment of Thai/Muong ethnic minority women while mitigating impacts on biodiversity in Pu Luong Natural Reserve through sustainable tourism services & agricultural activities. Key activities:

1/ Create environmental leaders to raise awareness on biodiversity protection & climate change mitigation (Capacity building, development of goods practices)

2/ Strengthen a women-led group of key farmers in promoting market linkages & piloting online shop (Management, customer identification, pricing & sales strategies) for local agricultural products (Sticky rice, bamboo, fermented tea, dried mandarin skins) to foster environment-friendly production practices

3/ Support ethnic minority women's cooperation groups on sustainable tourism services in the Reserve (Homestay, cultural experience, etc)

4/ Improve income generation from cultivated non-timber forest products as incentives to reduce exploitation of similar wild plants (Medicinal herbs).

Project NGO: Gret