FECOFUN is a national federation of forest users which advocates for community forestry user group rights, locally, nationally, and regionally. FECOFUN’s membership stands at about 5 million people. This comprises rural based farmers - men, women, old, and young - from almost all of Nepal’s 75 districts. Since its establishment in 1995, FECOFUN has been instrumental in representing concerns of community forestry user groups in deliberations about policy formulations and forest futures. FECOFUN is an autonomous, non-partisan, socially inclusive, non-profit organization. It is Nepal’s largest civil society organization.

Vision

Self-reliance and empowerment of community forest users, through the application of social and economic justice in the equitable use and sustainable management of community forests.

Mission

To provide leadership and communication channels which empower forest users to engage negotiations about forest use-rights and democratic decision-making processes at the local and national level.