Forests for Life Movement: Restoring Forests through stakeholder engagement and empowerment using native trees

Forests for Life Movement: Restoring Forests through stakeholder engagement and empowerment using native trees

Forests for Life Movement is an environmental conservation movement that provides solution to the continuous decline of forest cover in the Philippines. It used to be called Rainforestation Organization and Advocates (ROAD) to 2020, brought to life in November 2005 during the National Consultation on Rainforest Restoration. It was relaunched onJuly 14, 2018 to mobilize support from individuals and organizations, sharing opportunities for taking collective action. It envisions to bring back biodiversity using native forest tree species to sustain provision of ecological goods and services. It prioritized Protected Areas, and local stakeholders in these areas were partnered and capacitated to ensure success of the restoration efforts. Lastly, it also lobbied and continued to support the implementation of various government policies that are in line with the country’s commitment to various international conventions for the environment and to the principle of Sustainable Forest Management.