A global coalition of 21 Partners and more than 150 rightsholders organizations and their allies dedicated to advancing the forestland and resource rights of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, local communities, and the women within these communities

A powerful alliance beyond borders

We are Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community organizations and their allies from 39 countries spanning many landscapes, from the dense tropical forests in Southeast Asia to the Central African plains and villages in the Andes and Himalayas. We are community leaders, organizers, researchers, journalists, human rights defenders, women, youth, farmers, pastoralists, lawyers, and so much more.