Researchers insist evidence abounds in Africa that restoring forests and planting trees on farms can greatly improve food security NAIROBI, KENYA (12 SEPTEMBER 2011)—Restoring and preserving dryland forests and planting more trees to provide food, fodder, and fertilizer on small farms is a critical step toward preventing the recurrence of the famine now threatening millions […]

BOGOR, Indonesia _ Tropical forests designated as strictly protected areas have annual deforestation rates much higher than those managed by local communities – reinforcing a challenge to a long-held belief that the best way to conserve forests is to lock them away in protected areas, according to a new study.

BOGOR, Indonesia (11 August 2011) – Dr Robert Nasi, Director for the Forests and Environment Programme at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), has been selected to be head of a new CGIAR consortium research programme, Forests, Trees and Agroforestry: Livelihoods, Landscapes and Governance.

The full and effective engagement of indigenous peoples and the incorporation of traditional forest knowledge in forest management strategies are crucial for REDD+ success in curbing climate change, say experts ahead of the

Over twenty-seven international, regional and sub-regional institutions and over 100 participants from around the world gathered in Dakar today for the observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification.

For more information, contact: James Maiden at j.maiden@cgiar.org Cell: +62-811-860-4331 Center for International Forestry Research For immediate release New global study shows high reliance on forests among rural poor LONDON (June 15, 2011) _ Income from forests and other natural environments makes a significant contribution to the livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, […]

Nairobi, Montreal, Geneva, 10 June 2011 – A growing and lucrative illegal international commercial trade in the meat and other parts of wild mammals, birds and reptiles (‘bushmeat’) is causing widespread loss of biodiversity, imperilling the livelihoods of communities around the world, and destabilising fragile tropical forest ecosystems.

BONN, GERMANY (8 JUNE 2011)—The majority of countries participating in a major global effort to reduce greenhouse emissions caused by forest destruction cite agriculture as the main cause of deforestation, but very few provide details on how they would address the link between agriculture and forestry, according to a new analysis by experts probing the effect of climate change on food security.

Delhi/Nairobi/World, 5 June 2011 – Investing an additional US$40 billion a year in the forestry sector could halve deforestation rates by 2030, increase rates of tree planting by around 140 per cent by 2050, and catalyze the creation of millions of new jobs according to a report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Nairobi/Washington DC – Against a backdrop of volatile food prices and increasing climate variability, more and more people are paying attention to the relationship between a healthy environment and resilient farmland. From policy makers to private investors, from researchers to smallholder farmers, many are looking for better ways to increase food security in a changing climate.