Conservation Almanac

Community Based Forests Map

Register Your Community Based Forest Initiative HERE

This map represents the results of a survey sent to 2000 community based forest organizations. Responses were accepted from March through June, 2008. The map and accompanying database have been constructed from the 200 responses that were received from 25 different states during that time period but is by no means complete.

We welcome additions and encourage you to submit information on any CBF initiative, project or organization. To do so please click on the link above and fill out the form that will allow us to enter the information into the database.

Community Based Forestry Initiative Network Support Community Forest Land Ownership Other Multiple None
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Community Based Forestry Initiative
Organizations or projects where community members acquire or gain access to forests and steward forested landscapes to provide a range of benefits and values for community members and that can support a broad range of community priorities.
Support Organizations
Non-profits, academic institutions or agencies (local, state, federal) that provide financial resources, technical assistance in the form of information, training, facilitation, or capacity building to CBF organizations or projects.
Network
Groups, individuals, organizations and/or agencies that have connected at the State, regional or national scale around different facets of CBF work (i.e. ownership, market access, business development, policy work, etc.) that may also provide support to CBF initiatives.
Community Forest Land Ownership
Community forests represent those cases where the first and key attribute of CBF has been attained, that of access to and/or tenure of the resource, but the full potential as a CBF initiative may not have been developed.