When established, AFP’s membership was drawn from Asia plus supporting countries and institutions from outside the region, but this has since been expanded to Asia Pacific. Currently there are 42 partners.  However AFP Annual Meetings and events are attended not only by partners but also numerous non-partners.  In addition, there are over 1000 subscribers to AFP’s update service which provides recipients with the latest information about AFP-related issues.  

How to join? 

All interested parties who support AFP’s goal, including governments, inter-governmental organizations, international organizations, the private sector, civil society organizations, including indigenous and local communities, and research/academic institutions, are eligible to join the Partnership.

Eligible parties are invited to become Partners by expressing interest and providing relevant information in writing to the Secretariat. After the Steering Committee has approved an application, the Secretariat will notify all Partners accordingly. Contact AFP Secretariat for further information.

By joining AFP, a Partner commits to:

• Participate actively in achieving AFP’s goal;
• Nominate at least one focal point, who will facilitate communication and exchange of information from their organization to the Partnership and distribute relevant information from the Partnership within their organization; and
• Encourage wider participation in AFP by other organizations in their country, sector, or networks.

Partners are encouraged to contribute to the cost of maintaining the work of the Partnership and its Secretariat.

A Partner may withdraw from the Partnership at any time by giving written notice to the Secretariat. The Secretariat will notify all Partners about the withdrawal of a Partner.

Governments:

United Nations and intergovernmental organisations:

Other organisations:

1. ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN)
2. Bhuvana Nusantara
3. Double Helix Tracking Technologies
4. Gadjah Mada University
5. Global Environmental Forum (GEF)
6. Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC)
7. Pacific Bamboo Resources (PBR)
8. Papua New Guinea Ecoforestry Forum Inc.
9. University of Agriculture of Pakistan
10. Rare
11. The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC)
12. South Asia Cooperative Environmental Programme (SACEP)
13. Sumatra Rainforest Institute (SRI)
14. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
15. Tropenbos International Indonesia Program
16. TropBio Carbon Exchange
17. The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
18. WWF Indonesia
19. World Resources Institute (WRI)
20. Yogyakarta School of Environmental Engineering