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Customary laws hide important values, knowledge and
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By
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customary law in forest
land allocation and conflict resolution in forest management
plays an extremely
important role in securing the group�s long term livelihoods and
social
stability. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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order to share
specific cases in the column, the Ethnic Minorities Working
Group (EMWG) would
like to invite you to the sharing on <b><i>�Customary law in
forest land
allocation (case study in Lao Cai) and in conflict
resolution�, presented by Social Policy Ecology Research
Institute (SPERI).</i></b> The
sharing will provide real examples of customary practices in
forest management
and government reactions to these. <br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-GB">The
sharing will take
place from <b>9a.m-11a.m </b>on <b>17<sup>th</sup> July, 2013</b>
at the meeting
room of the <b>NGO Resource Centre</b>, F1 building, La Thanh
hotel, 218 Doi
Can, Ba Dinh, Hanoi. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-GB">It
will be
done in Vietnamese. English translation will be provided upon
participants�
request. </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-GB">Kindly
find the attached invitation for full details. <o:p></o:p></span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-GB"><o:p>�<br>
</o:p></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"
lang="EN-GB">For a well-organized
meeting, please confirm your participation to EMWG coordinator
via her email: <a href="mailto:emwg@ngocentre.org.vn">emwg@ngocentre.org.vn</a>
or telephone: 04
3 8328570 by <u>14<sup>th</sup> July, 2013</u>. <o:p></o:p></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-GB">We
look forward to receiving your participation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-GB"><o:p>�</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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behalf of EMWG<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Hoa Nguyen <br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Nguyen Thi Hoa (Ms.)
Ethnic Minority Working Group Coordinator
VUFO-NGO Resource Centre
La Thanh Hotel, Doi Can, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: 84 4 38328570. Fax: 84 4 38328611
Mob: 0977941892
Email: emwg@ngocentre.org.vn
Website: http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/emwg
Skype: cocohoa</pre>
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