The Forest Governance Media Initiative (FGMI) uses media and civil society engagement to support fairer and more sustainable forest governance in Asia and Africa. It supports journalists, media and civil society in countries producing, processing and consuming forest-risk commodities to improve coverage and understanding of forest governance issues.

In Indonesia and Viet Nam, RECOFTC is providing mentoring and technical support to journalists and convening roundtables with civil society to build capacity and foster collaboration. Additionally, we are supporting knowledge briefs, e-learning courses and an online resource hub to strengthen reporting on national and international forest governance policy development and implementation.

FGMI aims to raise public awareness through improved media coverage, influencing duty bearers to support more equitable and sustainable forest management. Working with women, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, it amplifies marginalized voices towards enhanced policy engagement.

FGMI is led by Internews, with RECOFTC and Fern as implementing partners. The project is funded by FCDO.