Community-Based Forestry in the United States a report from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities Community-Based Forestry in the United States CBF Moving Forward Fertile Ground Growing visibility & acceptance A real solution for the triple bottom line The Next Decade: Critical Objectives for CBF Critical Objectives for CBF Build & create access to markets & financial resources Increase access to & influence over forest resources & forest management decisions Critical Objectives for CBF Increase engagement of communities of color & marginalized peoples Increase institutional & leadership capacity Strengthen ties to land trust movement Critical Objectives for CBF Demonstrate success at achieving environmental goals Make policy frameworks at local, state & federal levels more supportive and mutually reinforcing Getting to Scale Expand monitoring, assessment & research Increase engagement of communities of color & marginalized peoples Support documentation of the principles & practices of CBF Getting to Scale Continue support for higher capacity models Increase institutional & leadership capacity Getting to Scale Seed new CBF efforts through early-stage investment Share learning and knowledge widely & make it accessible to CBF groups Build broad public support for CBF