Forest Partnerships - Enhancing local livelihoods and protecting the environment in South East Asia and the Pacific

This publication draws on lessons learned in forest management, community development, indigenous knowledge and access to resources and social networks within the broad framework of the sustainable livelihoods approach. The contents reveal how building workable partnerships among the considerable diversity of stakeholders is fundamental in contributing to sustainable development. The Millenium Development Goals cannot be achieved in isolation but require collaboration among institutions jointly contributing towards a similar goal. As the remaining forests rely on dynamic interconnections, so to must governments, NGOs and the international community to meet the challenges of our generation.