The first entries for the Think Forests video competition are online and ready for you to watch and vote. Videos must answer the question ‘Why do we need forests for a sustainable future?’ Two entries have been received so far, and the issues they tackle are as diverse as forests themselves. In ‘Tropical forests for climate […]

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Peruvian Ministry of the Ministry of Environment (MINAM) jointly hosted a workshop titled “Key elements in the design of a REDD+ benefit sharing mechanism in Peru” in Lima on 12 May. The event aimed to share findings on benefit-sharing research conducted by CIFOR in Peru and […]

Three CIFOR scientists have been appointed to an eight member High Level Panel of Experts organized by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). Principal scientist Terry Sunderland has been appointed team leader. Sunderland has been published extensively on conservation and livelihood issues, including food security. Scientist Bronwen Powell specializes in food security, nutrition and […]

Amid a growing global effort to ramp up investments in sustainable land use, some 200 pioneers in sustainable finance will meet in London on 10 June to devise ways to unleash a flow of private capital to land-use projects with economic and environmental payoffs. Participants at the invitation-only event, The Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment […]

Peat fires in Sumatra, forestry degrees in the DRC, the world’s largest reforestation program in China, timber growers in Peru and Indonesia, adaptation in the Sahel, and global bushmeat networks: just some of the topics that CIFOR’s research covered in 2014, through 70 active projects in 42 countries. Now available, our Annual Report 2014: Forests […]

A new brochure has been launched on the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA). It gives an overview of current activities as well as outcomes across the five flagship projects and cross-cutting themes. Infographics and maps illustrate ongoing FTA research and inter-agency collaboration. The 16-page brochure is available in print and on […]

The countries with the largest area of forest cover in the world gathered recently in Peru for their annual meeting. The tenth edition of MegaFlorestais was organized by the National Forest and Wildlife Service of Peru (SERFOR), in coordination with the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), the US Forest Service and the European Forest Institute. […]

CIFOR’s Director General, Dr. Peter Holmgren, has opened the way to wider engagement between science and policy on decision-making for forests, in a joint statement delivered at the 11th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) in New York on Monday. Issuing the first part of a joint statement on behalf of CIFOR, […]

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) recently joined the board of the Ibero-american Model Forest Network (IAMFN). This unique regional platform brings together different countries, with diverse biophysical and socioeconomic landscapes, seeking sustainable forest management with a common vision. The IAMFN, originally the Latin American Model Forest Network, serves as a forum for the […]