Vision - Mission - Principles

We are a global movement of diverse peoples and organizations committed to ensuring forest conservation and the livelihoods of forest-dependent peoples.

Vision*:

Local communities and Indigenous Peoples assert their rights and assume their responsibilities to manage and use their forests.

Mission*:

We are a global movement that advocates and promotes the rights of local communities and Indigenous Peoples to manage their forests and forest resources in ways that are socially just, ecologically sound, and economically viable.

Principles*:

1. Local communities and Indigenous Peoples: must always have a meaningful role in managing forests where they live. Such peoples should be the prime decision-makers with clear rights and responsibilities to manage, use and control forest resources.

2. International Actors and Processes: should recognize CBFM and support local communities and indigenous peoples to manage, use, and benefit from forests.

3. Governments: should create an enabling environment through appropriate policies, regulatory frameworks and institutions to support CBFM.

4. Forest resources: should be managed an ecologically sound, socially equitable and economically viable manner.

* DRAFT. Feb 17 2004 version

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