RAFT

Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade  (RAFT)

In Asia, TFT is a partner of the RAFT program, working throughout a number of forests to measurably improve forest management practices on the ground. 

The RAFT program was developed by TNC together with USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) and key implementation partners including WWF, The Forest Trust (TFT), Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF) and Regional Community Forestry Training Center (RECOFTC).  RAFT focuses on promoting responsible timber trade and sustainable management of forest resources and biodiversity at a regional scale. It accomplishes this through partnerships involving non-governmental environmental organizations, private sector companies, government agencies and multilateral organizations working in six target countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Papua New Guinea - and their key trading partners.

The initiative aims to increase regional timber trade from legal sources, improve the sustainability of forest management on the ground, strengthen regional cooperation on forest management and trade and contribute towards climate change abatement by reducing CO2 emissions from forest loss and degradation and enhancing regional capacity for sustainable forest management through the emerging international REDD framework.

To read about TFT's recent activities in RAFT co-supported forest projects, visit our REPORTS page.   

Additional Materials:
RAFT Conflict Resolution Training summary report available here [PDF]

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