ClientEarth 56d ago

Strengthening Community-Based Forest Management in Lampung through the ASEAN Guiding Principles for Effective Social Forestry Legal Framework. Communities living in conservation areas have long depended on forests for their livelihoods while coexisting with nature for generations. Yet, they often face legal uncertainty regarding their rights to access and manage forests. Conservation partnerships offer one pathway to address these challenges by providing legal recognition and protection for Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), while also supporting ecosystem conservation. WALHI Lampung, with support from ClientEarth, has accompanied the forest farmers’ group federation SHK Lestari throughout the legal process of establishing 21 Conservation Partnership Agreements with the regional management authority of the Wan Abdul Rachman Grand Forest Park (UPTD Tahura Wan Abdul Rachman). This milestone marks an important step toward recognising community-based forest management, while also improving access to markets for non-timber forest products (NTFPs).