The regional profile series on Forests, People and Policies from around the World - Linking Learning with Policy Formulation provides forum to foster exchange between regions and nations regarding the rich experiences of the world’s people in maintaining existing forest and regenerating degraded ones. This project is implemented by IUCN, both globally and with different IUCN regions, with funding from DFID and the Ford Foundation. By analysing community forestry strategies, common issues and effective actions can more readily be identified