CIFOR signs MOU with Sriwijaya University
BOGOR (20 July, 2018) – Continuing their commitment to explore opportunities to restoring degraded peatlands through the paludiculture technique in Sumatra, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Sriwijaya University will sign a memorandum of understanding today at CIFOR’s headquarters in Bogor. “Sriwijaya University is one of the leading institutions in South Sumatra and […]
Findings and recommendations from the Kenya Water Towers Climate Change Resilience Program
Launched in 2015 by the U.S. Forest Service and supported by Kenyan partners and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the three-year Kenya Water Towers Climate Change Resilience Program aims to support strategic planning to strengthen and enhance the climate change adaptive capacity and resilience of Kenya’s water tower ecosystems. The program focuses specifically […]
Involving communities in forest management planning in Kenya
Local community participation in managing forest and water resources is key to reducing degradation trends and improving livelihoods, but a key challenge in Kenya has been achieving joint management for forests and water by regarding them as linked resources. Overcoming this is one of the central goals of Water Towers of East Africa: Policies and […]
Enhancing co-benefits from joint forest and water management in Mt. Elgon ecosystem in Uganda
“There are various restoration initiatives and projects by stakeholders in the Mount Elgon region in Uganda, which is recognized as a hotspot area. However, if we still have degradation challenges, the question is, where is the problem despite having these conservation initiatives by various stakeholders?” These were the remarks of Bob Kazungu, from Uganda’s Ministry […]
CIFOR signs MOU with Clean Power Indonesia to explore bamboo biomass
BOGOR (19 April 2018) – Exploring the biomass potential of bamboo, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) will sign a memorandum of understanding today with Clean Power Indonesia (CPI), originators of “Listrik Gotong Royong,” bamboo-based biomass power generation projects for and by community users. “We are happy to sign such an MoU with the […]
Apply now: Graduate thesis grant for CIFOR’s Research Program on Migration and Forests
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) invites up to two Indonesian graduate students to collaborate with its Research Program on Migration and Forests, funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ). Qualified candidates are invited to apply by 13 May 2018. The recipient(s) will be announced on 20 May […]
Research co-produced by CIFOR named a highlight of 2017 by Environmental Research Letters
A study in which scientists from the Center of International Forestry Research (CIFOR) collaborated with researchers from Columbia University has been included in the 2017 Highlights that the renowned Environmental Research Letters has recently issued. The study, “Heightened fire probability in Indonesia in non-drought conditions: the effect of increasing temperatures”, looked at drivers, other than […]
Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry visits CIFOR to talk about future collaboration
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) welcomed Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar at its Bogor headquarters to discuss greater collaboration between the government and the research institute. Palm oil, peatlands, social forestry – areas where CIFOR does extensive work – and wildlife habitat conservation were areas of great interest to […]
Celebrating World Wetlands Day with interactive wetlands map
In honor of World Wetlands Day – which takes place every year on February 2 – explore the interactive Global Wetlands Map and its extensive collection of wetlands, histosols, or peaty soils, and their carbon stocks. Originally launched in 2016 to help identify the location of wetlands and how far they extend, the map comes […]
Water and forestry groups join forces for better conservation of Mau Forest, Kenya
By Patrick Shepherd Kenya’s brief winter is all but over, now we eagerly await the ‘short rains’ to quench her thirst. It was during a sun-baked afternoon in October that I was invited to the Mau Forest by staff from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Green Belt Movement (GBM). They were […]