Supporters
Supporters
RECOFTC's support of community forestry in Asia and the Pacific during its Strategic Plan 2013-2018 has been made possible by four core donors and many project donors.
 | Supporting RECOFTC with core funding since 2006, the Norwegian Government contributed first through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and currently does so through Norad. In addition to core funds, Norad also supports the Grassroots Capacity Building Program for REDD+ in the Asia-Pacific Region project; community forestry program support for Myanmar; a project on REDD+ and the carbon market for communities and forest conservation in Tanzania; the REDD-Net Project through the Overseas Development Institute; the development of an FPIC Training Manual; and a community-based coastal resources management network project through Mangroves for the Future. |
| SDC has been a key supporter of RECOFTC since its establishment in 1987 and remained a core donor till 2008. SDC continued to support various capacity building projects thereafter including for REDD+ and the institutional development of the ASEAN Social Forestry network (ASFN). They currently support the ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC) where RECOFTC is a key implementing partner. As of July 2012, SDC has renewed its commitment as core donor, with an emphasis on supporting the Asia-Pacific region through the promotion of community forestry in tackling challenges from climate change and water scarcity. |
| Jointly responsible for sowing the seeds for RECOFTC's establishment, Sida has actively supported RECOFTC since 1997 through project funding. In 2004, Sida became a core fund donor and has continued to support community forestry as a means of poverty reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and enhancing rights and livelihoods. |
| The Royal Thai Government has provided continued support for the establishment, operations, and annual funding of projects in Thailand with a special focus on promoting sustainable community forestry management for climate change adaptation and mitigation. It does so through the Office of the Higher Education Commission of the Ministry of Education and Kasetsart University. Kasetsart University has been also crucial to RECOFTC’s establishment and daily operations as it supports RECOFTC with needed infrastructure and the land on which the RECOFTC Headquarters has been built. |
Donors and thematic areas
The table below summarizes the thematic areas to which our donors currently contribute.
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If you share similar goals, we would love to work together to see a better world for people and forests. Please contact partnerships@recoftc.org for more information about how you can contribute to community forestry in the Asia-Pacific region.