What we do

RECOFTC's five thematic programs aim to realize community forestry's potential. They are built upon our Guiding Principles of strong and clear rights, good governance, and fair benefits for forest dwellers.

  • Securing Community Forestry

    RECOFTC's core work involves helping countries develop and implement effective policies, legislation, and programs to set up community forestry.
    RECOFTC's core work involves helping countries develop and implement effective policies, legislation, and programs to set up community forestry.
  • Enhancing Livelihoods and Markets

    Community forestry can help secure and strengthen the livelihoods of millions of the region's poorest people.
    Community forestry can help secure and strengthen the livelihoods of millions of the region's poorest people.
  • People, forests and climate change

    The ultimate solution to human-induced climate change is a low-carbon global economy, but that will take decades. In the meantime, protecting forests is an...
  • Transforming forest conflict

    In the Asia-Pacific region, poor forest governance, scarcity of resources, and historic injustices continue to cause socially destructive forest conflicts, which threaten sustainability efforts.
    In the Asia-Pacific region, poor forest governance, scarcity of resources, and historic injustices continue to cause socially destructive forest conflicts,...
  • Social inclusion and gender equity

    Women’s empowerment is key to the sustainable management of forests and RECOFTC is mainstreaming gender perspectives in its policies and programmes.
    RECOFTC is committed to mainstreaming gender perspectives into policies and programs to promote equality and rights in community forestry.