▁and ▁Forest ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁Forest ▁Cert ification ▁▁ ▁Past ▁initi atives ▁have ▁also ▁focused ▁on ▁for ests ▁and ▁climate ▁change ▁ ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁T FD ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁ste ering ▁committee ▁that ▁consists ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁members ▁and ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁two ▁co - le aders . ▁The ▁committee ▁compr ises ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁individuals ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁leadership ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁forest ▁sector , ▁or ▁other ▁related ▁se ctors . ▁Ser ving ▁three - year ▁terms , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁renew ed ▁once , ▁committee ▁members ▁are ▁chosen ▁for ▁their ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁help ▁build ▁trust ▁and ▁a ▁shared ▁understanding ▁within ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁environment . ▁According ▁to ▁T FD , ▁the ▁relatively ▁large ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁is ▁to ▁enable ▁diverse ▁st ake hold ers ▁and ▁forest ▁issues ▁to ▁be ▁reflected . ▁ ▁The ▁committee ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁an ▁executive ▁team , ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁take ▁forward ▁the ▁primary ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁and ▁work ▁more ▁closely ▁with ▁T FD ' s ▁secret ariat . ▁The ▁executive ▁team ▁consists ▁of ▁five ▁individuals : ▁the ▁ste ering ▁committee ' s ▁two ▁current ▁leaders , ▁plus ▁either ▁the ▁two ▁previous ▁or ▁two ▁future ▁co - le aders , ▁and ▁the ▁executive ▁director . ▁ ▁Secret ariat ▁ ▁T FD ' s ▁secret ariat ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁an ▁executive ▁director ▁and ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁small ▁full - time