The case studies presented in this report are from work carried out under the REDD+ Himalaya programme in Bhutan; the states of Uttarakhand and Mizoram in India; Shan state in eastern Myanmar; and Dolakha, Gorkha, and Chitwan districts in Nepal. As a benchmark for REDD+ actions, these stories could provide inspiration for scaling out best practices in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region and beyond, especially where local communities are at the centre of the programmes.