Community engagement (CE) is a major component of modern forest management, the interface between forest managers and the communities in which they operate. The current regulatory environment and increasing public scrutiny of forest management practices, policies and priorities has resulted in CE becoming normal practice for forest managers.CE describes an array of participatory techniques that are used to enable impacted and interested people to become more involved in decision-making processes, whether through simply having the opportunity to observe or learn about the decision-making process, to input their views, or to take an active part of the process. By creating a shared learning environment, CE activities can provide many benefits to both forest management organisations and communities, such as increased trust, legitimacy and social capacity.