The Global Environment Centre was established in 1998 to work on environmental issues of global importance. The Centre is registered in Malaysia as a non-profit organization (Reg. no. 473058-T) but works regionally and internationally both directly and through many partners. It supports information exchange and capacity building as well as undertakes strategic projects particularly in developing countries. It works in partnership with other like-minded agencies worldwide. It is active in the fields of climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, water resources, agriculture and forestry. It has worked actively on issues related to AFOLU including global and regional assessments on peatlands and climate change, sustainable agriculture, forestry and plantation management, REDD+ as well as forest conservation and rehabilitation. GEC coordinates a number of regional and global networks, including the GEF-CSO Network which links organisations in more than 140 countries working to address global environmental issues and is currently the Secretariat for the LEDS AFOLU (Agriculture, Forestry and Landuse) Working Group.