Strengthening forest tenure systems and governance 2015Mar24 (2)

RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests

Training course

STRENGTHENING FOREST
TENURE SYSTEMS AND
GOVERNANCE
Forest management has changed significantly across
Asia and the Pacific over the last few decades,
marked with a continuous shift from state forest
control toward local forest management. As a result
of this ongoing forest tenure reform process, forest
ownership is more diverse and access to resources has
increased with more stakeholders involved.
However, successful forest tenure reform requires
adjustments in regulatory frameworks and governance to ensure stakeholders are able to participate,
know their rights and understand and fulfill their
responsibilities. To achieve these results, practical
guidance is crucial at national, sub-national and
community levels for stakeholders and other actors
involved in forest tenure reforms.

With this in mind, under the framework of the
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of
Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of
National Food Security (VGGT), which were endorsed
by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in
2012, and based on the forest tenure reform guidelines
developed by FAO in 2011, RECOFTC – The Center for
People and Forests, under the ASEAN-Swiss Partnership
on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC) and the
ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN), provides the
training course Strengthening forest tenure systems
and governance.

Registration information
Dates: 21-30 September 2015
Course location: Bangkok, Thailand
Course fee: US$ 2,000*
*includes course materials, lunch
during training program, meeting
package and field trip

Email: asfcc@recoftc.org
for more inquiries and registration
Registration will close on
14 August 2015 or when the
maximum number of participants
(25) has been reached

Course objectives
The objective of the training is to enable
key stakeholders, including facilitators,
policymakers and other decision makers
of forest tenure development processes, to
identify the needs for strengthening forest
tenure systems and governance and to
explore strategies to address these needs.
At the end of the course, participants will:
• Be able to share and critically review
experiences of forest tenure reform;
• Be able to identify and communicate

priorities and strategies for improving
forest tenure and forest tenure
reform; and
• Have enhanced skills to analyze and
develop forest tenure systems and
governance.

• Trainers from educational institutions
or colleges who have experience in
tenure reform;
• Researchers on tenure issues who are
interested in developing methods for
use by administrators; and
• Representatives from donor
organizations financing forest tenure
reforms.

Course content
The course will draw on the shared experience
of the trainers and participants covering the

following topics:
• Forest tenure analysis;
• Forest tenure reform assessment;
• Participatory tenure appraisal; and
• Tenure governance assessment.

Who should join?
• National, provincial and district-level
administrators actively involved in the
planning and management of tenure
reform processes;
• Personnel from development projects
and NGOs actively involved in forest
tenure reform;

To reserve your place in this course
or for more information, please contact:
Sirichai Saengcharnchai,
ASFCC Project Assistant
Tel: +66 (0) 2 940 5700 Ext. 3249

Email: asfcc@recoftc.org

RECOFTC holds a unique and important place in the world of forestry. It is the only
international not-for-profit organization that specializes in capacity development
for community forestry. With over 25 years of international experience and a
dynamic approach to capacity development, RECOFTC delivers innovative solutions
for people and forests.
www.recoftc.org