Voices of the Forest: Building Partnerships for Community Forestry in Cambodia

This chapter, on community forestry development in Cambodia and RECOFTC's role, is part of a larger publication Forests for People, put together by the UN Forum on Forests for the International Year of Forests, 2011.  On February 9, DESA’s UN Forum on Forests Secretariat launched the Forests for People book as part of the special event marking the closing of the International Year of Forests 2011. Including articles from 75 authors from 35 countries, it celebrates the interconnections between people and forests and promotes greater understanding of their economic, environmental and social values. The 300-page fully illustrated publication is a collaborative effort between the UNFF Secretariat and Tudor Rose publishing. The event highlights a global effort to profile forestry as an essential element in sustainable human development programs at international, regional, national, and even local levels of activity. The 75 authors provided commentaries that draw upon experiences around the world reflecting the increasing threat to forests in present and future societies and the need for sustained investment in effective sustainable forestry management.