The Yale Forest Forum (YFF) has been engaging people with the most important issues in forestry since 1994. In the spring of 2021, YFF brought together more than 1,000 registered attendees from all around the world for a series of Webinars to hear from 10 leaders and experts in community-based forestry (CBF). Communities increasing loss of rights to forest access and use has spurred interest in understanding and expanding the model of CBF.
The year 2020 marks 20 years since TFD’s founding and we decided to take the opportunity to gather together leaders in the forest sector to reflect on the impact of TFD through the years, mark significant outcomes, and envision the role of dialogue for people and forests in the future. Additionally, the event launched three new TFD Publications: The TFD Book, If Trees Could Talk: 20 Years of The Forests Dialogue; The Forest Dialogue Guide and The Land Use Dialogue Guide.
