Primary forests in Southeast Asia and the Pacific are among the world’s most biologically rich and most threatened forest biomes. These irreplaceable forests are critical for biodiversity, climate stability and the livelihoods of millions of people, particularly Indigenous Peoples and local communities who have stewarded these landscapes across generations.
The Southeast Asia and the Pacific Forests Integrated Program (SEAP Forests IP) works to secure the long-term protection and sustainable management of the region’s remaining primary forests. In partnership with governments, communities, and regional institutions, the program strengthens governance and management across its most vital forest landscapes.
This Knowledge Hub brings together data, tools, and insights to support coordinated action for primary forest conservation. Explore country-level experiences alongside a growing collection of resources from across the region.
Primary forests spanning the eastern Himalayas to the Pacific, governed under diverse systems, from state-managed protected areas to Indigenous and community-held territories, and connected across national borders through shared landscapes and a shared conservation agenda.
The Resource Library brings together resources on primary forests across Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including knowledge products, guidelines, research, case studies, tools, and webinar recordings.
The collection grows as the program generates new evidence and experiences.
Primary forests within Protected Areas and surrounding buffer zones. Actions emphasize inclusive and gender-responsive forest governance, strengthened management of protected and conserved areas, and forest-positive livelihood options in adjacent landscapes.
Primary forest landscapes within and around National Protected Areas, including buffer zones and connectivity corridors. Interventions focus on strengthening forest landscape management, improving ecological connectivity, and supporting sustainable livelihood practices linked to forest and agricultural systems.
Large intact tropical forest landscapes under customary tenure. Activities focus on integrated land-use planning, community-based conservation, and sustainable management approaches that maintain forest integrity across extensive forested landscapes.