About the course
This course introduces the foundations of policy analysis. It will:
- Increase your understanding of how policy analysis can improve forest governance
- Provide tools for analysing laws
- Show what civil society’s full and effective participation in a legal reform looks like
- Discuss how civil society can participate and influence policy and laws through networks and multistakeholder forums
- Introduce how policy analysis can be used for advocacy
This course is for you if you work in the government, non-government or private forestry sector. It is for those who work with forest communities or advocate for policies and laws to improve forest governance. It can be useful to members of civil society networks or multistakeholder forums who want to participate in forest governance.
You will learn through experiential, interactive and reflective sessions with other learners.
It's free
There is no charge for this course. A certificate is available upon completion if you receive a score of 75 percent or higher on the assessment.
Competency tag
Forest governance and institutions
Supported devices
This course is accessible through any smartphone or tablet device. However, RECOFTC recommends the use of a laptop or desktop computer for the whole course for a more efficient learning experience.
Download the e-learning app
RECOFTC's free e-learning app for smartphone and tablet is available for download on Google Play and App Store.




Policy analysis and forest governance 101 was developed through the V4MF project, with the financial support of the European Union, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Government of Sweden. The content of this e-course is the sole responsibility of RECOFTC.