Community based agro-forestry, water and biodiversity Program

The Central American program for community based forestry, water and biodiversity, is a process to provide evidence of community forestry inputs to national and regional forestry programs.

To show that forestry ecosystem management by indigenous peoples’ and forest-dependent communities, are the best alternative for conservation and socio-productive development for local groups.

To strengthen governance in the region, coming from local actors involved and supporting the groups with negotiation and advocacy methodologies.

To implement independent forestry monitoring units in the territories of higher forest cover, involving local governments, forestry department, civil society groups, indigenous peoples’, and farmers’ groups.

To develop and implement a sustainable fund as compensation for environmental goods and services for indigenous and local communities who make appropriate and sustainable use of agro-forestry systems.

To strengthen and create community forestry small and medium sized enterprises in order to create local work sources, and give added value to forestry resources.