MECO-ECOTRA Vision
MECO-ECOTRA promotes and strengthens civil society in order to achieve a harmonious life, social justice and democracy for highlanders and indigenous peoples living in Mekong region.
MECO-ECOTRA Mission
MECO-ECOTRA lobbies for social – political and economic rights of indigenous peoples including their dignity, beliefs, traditional social institutions, community rights and natural resources.
MECO-ECOTRA promotes networking among key farmers at the Mekong regional scale. They take collective action to deal with:
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Ideas, policies and programs from the Government and influential companies / organizations
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Impacts of market economy, specifically by working on a) fair trade products e.g. non timber forest products, b) ecological trading for handicraft and herbal medicine resources, c) eco-tourism, d) organic agricultural farming, e) bio-fertilizers and bio-gas for farms.
The current farmers and community based organizations networking is seen as ‘
visible political and social discourse’ with the formal institution. Key farmers are referred to as “
political sensitive” local forces.
Networking will be professionalized into six thematic forum-focuses:
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Human Ecology village network;
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Herbal medicine network;
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Handicraft network;
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Sustainable organic farming by household and community pilots;
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Customary law and watershed forests management;
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Vocational training fields for community development.
MECO-ECOTRA Long term goal
Ethnic minority communities are recognized as equal social-economic and political players in society. MECO-ECOTRA is consisting of several thematic networks able to organize all its activities independently in a suitable legal framework.
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Cao Quang Agro-Forestry and Ecological Service Cooperative 
