Who is involved in community-based monitoring around the world?

AMAN is an alliance of Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia who campaign for human rights and recognition of peoples in the country. AMAN is involved in many ways in community monitoring, both by...

The Alianza México REDD works to strengthen low carbon development of the rural and forestry sectors in Mexico, promoting best practice. It facilitates capacity building, especially in rural and...

This association represents the 800 Brazilian Ashaninka indigenous people who live in the Kampa do Rio Amônia Indigenous Territory, in the State of Acre, Brazil. This group has been widely...

A UK zoological garden run by the Bristol Zoological Society, a conservation and education charity.  As well as ex-situ conservation, the society works with governments and NGOs to support field...

The Centre for Amazonian Workers (CTA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organsation in Brazil. It has a long history of working with extractivist communities in Acre, in particular on rural...

The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) is an independent public body in Brazil,  linked to the Ministry of Environment (MMA). Along with the Brazilian Institute of ...

CorpoAmazonia is an Autonomous Regional Corporation (Corporación Autonomia Regional - CAR), which has jurisdiction over departments the southern Amazon region of Colombia. CARs Colombia's are ...

Digital Democracy is a US-based NGO that aims to support marginalised communities to use technology to defend their rights. With technology becoming cheaper and more accessible, they believe that...

The Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) are produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization on the United Nations (FAO) every five years in an attempt to provide a consistent approach to...

Fondation Camerounaise de la Terre Vivante (FCTV) is a Cameroonian organisation, working to  promote, facilitate and support community participation in sustainable development in Cameroon. FCTV...

A global project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), FCMC's mission is to build technical capacity by developing tools and training to contribute to...

The National Forest Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation Program's (PNCBMCC) aim is to achieve the conservation of 54 million hectares of tropical forest as a contribution to the mitigation...

Forest Trends is a Washington D.C.-based international non-profit organization that was created in 1998 by leaders from conservation organizations, forest products firms, research groups,...

Forêts et Développement Rurale (FODER) is a non-profit environmental organisation based in Cameroon, working on forestry and environmental governance. Its projects include support for forest...

Global Canopy, formerly known as the Global Canopy Programme, is an innovative environmental organisation that targets the market forces destroying tropical forests. Since 2001, we have been...

Google Earth Outreach supports non-profit organisations to use its mapping tools, including the Google Earth and Google Maps engines and Open Data Kit. It provides knowledge, resources and grants...

AMAN is a country-wide alliance of indigenous peoples in Indonesia.  Its members are involved in mapping of indigenous peoples’ lands throughout the archipelago, and advocate with Indonesian...

The largest  forum of non-governmental and community-based organisations in Indonesia. WALHI works towards social transformation, people’s sovereignty, sustainability of life and livelihoods, and...

The Institute for Ecological Reseach (IPÊ) is a non-government organization in Brazil devoted to conservation through science, education and sustainable business.  IPÊ undertakes research,...

The Institute of Climate Change and Environmental Services Regulation (Acre) is responsible for establishing the rules for Acre State's Environmental Service Incentives System (SISA). It is...

Instituto Piagaçu is an NGO working on natural resource research and conservation in the Brazilian Amazon. Since its creation in 2004 the researchers and staff have collated the first detailed...

A network of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

IED is an international development and environment policy research organisation working with diverse interest groups, contributing to many international policy processes and frameworks, including...

Established by the United Nations in 1986, ITTO is an intergovernmental organization promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources.  ITTO...

The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is a global nonprofit focused on inspiring individual action to improve the understanding, welfare and conservation of great apes. JGI use smartphones with...

The Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. The Knight Foundation has funded citizen...

Living Earth Foundation (LEF) is a UK registered charity which works with people to resolve their environmental and social concerns.  Established as an international not-for-profit organisation in...

Since it was established in 1999, the Mamirauá Institute has directed its efforts toward research projects, technical assistance and resource management in the Mamirauá and Amanã Reserves,  in the...

The Minstry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) is in charge of the agricultural sector, including agricultural lands, pastures, forest lands, barren land with agricultural suitability, and forest resources...

MJUMITA’s mission is to provide knowledge, build capacity and link communities with local networks (CBOs) for increased participation of stakeholders in advocacy and decision-making in ownership,...

The Monitoring Matters Network is an international network of researchers and practitioners working with innovative approaches to monitoring of natural resources, livelihoods and governance. The...

CONAFOR is a government agency, with the objectives of developing, supporting and promoting the conservation and restoration of Mexico's forests, and the priductive use of forests. It develops...

The National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) is the Brazilian government body that establishes and carries out policies relating to indigenous peoples. It is responsible for mapping out and protecting...

The Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology (NORDECO) is a Danish based consultancy specialized in sustainable development initiatives. Founded in 1990, NORDECO is wholly owned by the non-profit...

The North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) was established in 1996 as an umbrella organisation of the North Rupununi communities in Guyana. Its core members are the legally elected...

The Organisation of the Juruá River Indigenous Peoples (OPIRJ) was founded in 1999. It operates in five municipalities in the state of Acre and involves 11 indigenous peoples.

Project Fauna is a collaborative effort by university researchers and the indigenous peoples of the Rupununi region of Guyana and the Raposa/Serra do Sol region of Roraima, Brazil to describe...

REM operates as an Independent Monitor of Law Enforcement and Governance in the extractive sectors. Through independent monitoring and credible reporting of illegalities and related governance...

Ruai TV, a station in the provincial capital of Pontianak, West Kalimantan. RuaiTV co-ordaintes citizien journalists within remote communities, who submit news and images through their mobile...

An international development NGO, SNV has its headquarters in the Netherlands and maintains a partnership office in Washington DC.  It supports work on REDD+ in a number of countries across Asia,...

TFCG works to conserve and restore the biodiversity of globally important forests in Tanzania for the benefit of the present and future generations.  Established in 1985, it is the largest...

The Accra Caucus for Forests and Climate Change is a coalition of NGOs representing approximately one hundred civil society and indigenous peoples’ organizations from 38 countries. Formed in 2008...

The RSWG is a  North-South coalition of civil society and indigenous peoples’ organisations.  Its members cooperate to ensure effective implementation of REDD+ safeguards and the achievement of...

USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential. They support communities to better manage...

The mission of the Laboratory for Geo-Information is to improve spatial competences for a sustainable world through research and education. Its research topics include empowering and engaging...

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is a Research Centre of the CGIAR consortium. ICRAF’s headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, and it has regional offices in Cameroon, India, Indonesia, Kenya and...

Indonesia Country Programme Office of the international NGO.

WWF has been working in DRC across issues related to illegal wildlife trade, sustainable and effective protected areas, green economy, forests and carbon. As part of its work to support the...

WWF Colombia aims for key ecosystems to be protected in harmony with the needs and desires of local communities and future generations. It intends to form strategic alliances, working with others...

WWF began its involvement in Peru in 1969, when it contributed to the conservation of the vicuña, then at the brink of extinction, by supporting the creation of the Reserva Nacional Pampa Galeras...