RECOFTC Community Forestry 2023-2028

About this project

The Asia-Pacific region, which is at the forefront of modern global development, is becoming more economically integrated, as well as more closely linked through a complex web of roads, rail, hydropower dams, economic zones, energy grids, natural resource exploitation, and agricultural supply chains. This creates economic opportunities for communities, countries, and beyond, but it also carries unsettling risks. Moreover, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the region is facing increased social, economic, and environmental challenges, putting additional pressure on vulnerable groups. The unsustainable exploitation of forest landscapes in the region takes place amongst opaque governance mechanisms and financial interests. Forests in the region are threatened by each of these trends and related trade-offs, but forests are a big part of the solutions too. Forest regulate ecosystems, protect biodiversity, play an important role in the carbon cycle, stabilize the climate, support livelihoods, and can help drive sustainable growth. When a forest is managed sustainably, it can significantly improve the resilience of both ecosystems and societies. To continue its work in forest landscapes and to meet those needs and challenges, RECOFTC developed the Strategic Plan 2023-2028, which aims to contribute to positive outcomes for people, forests, and ecosystems in RECOFTC focal countries and priority landscapes through progress toward four linked goals related to climate change, gender…

Published by

Sweden · Government

Countries

Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal

Sectors

Forestry policy and administrative managementIII.1.b. Forestry

Funded by

Sweden

Passes funds through

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Published by Sweden to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 15 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: SE-0-SE-6-16212.

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