Thinking beyond the canopy

Forest research

Forest research
Research themes

CIFOR's strategic research agenda

Our research focuses on six synergistic, linked domains that reflect the cross-sectoral nature of forest management:

Enhancing the role of forests in mitigating climate change

Contact: Louis Verchot

Enhancing the role of forests in adapting to climate change

Contact: Bruno Locatelli

Improving livelihoods through smallholder and community forestry

Contact: Peter Cronkleton

Managing trade-offs between conservation and development at the landscape scale

Contact: Terry Sunderland

Managing impacts of globalised trade and investment on forests and forest communities

Contact: Pablo Pacheco

Sustainably managing tropical production forests

Contact: Manuel Guariguata

See also

CIFOR'S Strategy 2008-2018: A summary Key Features of CIFOR's strategy for the decade 2008-2018. To learn more about CIFOR's strategic direction and to read the full document.

CIFOR's Medium Term Plan 2009-2011 Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

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