Potential for Community Forestry as OECMs in Asia

The concept of “Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures” (OECMs) first appeared in global discussions in 2010 and was formally adopted in 2018 through CBD Decision 14/8. OECMs were defined in CBD Decision 14/8 as “A geographically defined area other than a Protected Area, which is governed and managed in ways that achieve positive and sustained long-term outcomes for the in-situ conservation of biodiversity, with associated ecosystem functions and services and where applicable, cultural, spiritual, socio–economic, and other locally relevant values."