1. Community-Based Forestry in the United States a report from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities

2. Community-Based Forestry in the United States What is Community-Based Forestry?

3. What is CBF? The management of forested landscapes for community benefit.

4. What is CBF? "village-level forestry” Martel & Whyte, 1992

5. What is CBF? "Community forestry…reflect[s] Abraham Lincoln's view of democracy: government of the people, by the people, for the people." J. Burley, Oxford Forestry Institute

6. What Does CBF Look Like? Community organizing Forest stewardship Forest-related businesses Community-owned forests: 4.5 million acres in 43 states

7. CBF Around the World 25% of forests in the developing world are owned or managed by communities & indigenous peoples. Communities invest more than $2.5 billion of their own money + labor in forests—more than twice the amount invested by international organizations. Nearly ¼ of all people depend directly on forests for their livelihood

8. Core Values Tenure rights & access to the benefits of forests Retention, restoration & management of forested ecosystems

9. Core Values Inclusive & participatory decision-making in management of forests Equity in distribution of benefits & value streams from forests

10. Collaboration: The Foundation of CBF Improves project design +outcomes Inspires creativity Helps leverage diverse financial and technical resources Improves local governance Lays foundation for more complex and larger-scale projects

11. CBF Initiatives… Build on bonds to place Acknowledge that social & ecological goals are interconnected Integrate local livelihoods & sustainable forest management

12. CBF Initiatives… Promote social and environmental health Enhance local capacity Engage diverse groups

13. Reemergence in 1990s Shifting land ownership patterns & demographics Changing forest policies & forest industry Globalization Impacts of past forest management practices

14. Results Acquisition of forestland by communities Access to benefits from public lands by forested communities Restoration & conservation of forest ecosystems

15. Results Common ground, civic capacity & policy frameworks Strong infrastructure for forest-based economic activity Creation of value streams from forests