Our Partner Communities
Local people, and the communities that they belong to, have been using and managing forests for millennia. Governments around the world are realizing that one of the best ways to keep forests standing is to recognize and support the role of local people and local communities as critical forest stewards. People in these places often play a range of forest roles, from managing timber harvesting operations and exports to collecting medicinal plants, hosting ecotourists, and cultivating shade-grown crops. While not all these communities will self-identify as ‘forest communities’ – they may be as reliant on agriculture or fishing as they are on forestry – these are places where forests have played and continue to play a defining role in shaping livelihoods and cultures.
The FoFW initiative collaborates with partner communities around the world. The table below lists the places where we have held youth workshops. CLICK on the various community locations to learn more about them.
| Community / Workshop Location | Province / State / Department | Country |
| Anishnaabe Nation of Lac Simon | Quebec | Canada |
| Buyege | Wakiso | Uganda |
| Geita | Geita | Tanzania |
| General Nakar | Quezon | Philippines |
| Jalapa del Valle | Oaxaca | Mexico |
| Lwanunda | Masaka | Uganda |
| Madre de Dios (various communities) | Madre de Dios | Peru |
| Panauti | Kavrepalanchowk | Nepal |
| Petcacab | Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| Poplar River First Nation | Manitoba | Canada |
| Puquio, TCO Lomerio | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia |
| Primero de Mayo | Pando | Bolivia |
| San Antonio, TCO Lomerio | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia |
| San Juan Evangelista Analco | Oaxaca | Mexico |
| Uaxactun | Petén | Guatemala |
The map above shows the location of our current community network – places that have either hosted a visioning workshop (red) or where a workshop is planned in the near future (yellow).
You can learn more about these partner communities at our Facebook Page.