The degree to which community involvement in forest management (CIFM) is recognised by governments and is integrated into state management goals varies widely. The goal of this regional profile series is to communicate CIFM experiences between regions, targeting diverse audiences including international policy-makers and national planners who are responsible for shaping forest management policies and strategies, as well as the forestry practitioners and development specialists who implement them. This profile provides a brief summary of South-east Asia's forest management history, human ecology, and administrative organizations, followed by a series of CIFM case studies