 FES support Panchayats and their subcommittees, Village Forest Committees, Gramya Jungle Committees, Water Users Associations and Watershed Committees.Regardless of the form of the institution, FES strives for a future where local village communities determine and move towards desirable land-use based on principles of conservation and social justice.FES collaborates with several practitioner and academic bodies engaged in ecological restoration, community institutions and rural livelihoods.