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CIFOR
extends term of Director General Peter Holmgren
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CIFOR’s Board of Trustees is pleased to
announce the extension of its Director
General Dr.
Peter Holmgren for an additional
two-year term. Dr. Holmgren has served as
CIFOR’s Director General since 2012. During
his tenure at CIFOR, Dr. Holmgren has
challenged the global community to redefine
forestry and raise awareness of the
contribution forests can make to all 17 of
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if
viewed through a holistic, landscape
approach. The approach seeks to balance
competing demands to build more resilient,
climate friendly, diverse, equitable and
productive rural landscapes.
“Dr. Holmgren has enhanced CIFOR’s position
as a center of excellence, strengthened the
Center’s operations and changed the way the
world looks at forests,” said Dr.
José
Joaquín Campos Arce, the Chairman of
CIFOR’s
Board of Trustees. “This extension will give
Peter and CIFOR staff the time to carry
forward this agenda and ensure a smooth
transition in the future.”
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MANGROVES
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WHERE
THE LAND MEETS THE SEA
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Mangrove forests fare better when they are
managed in partnership with local communities, a
new CIFOR study finds.
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SEE ALSO
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Governance:
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mangrove management
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Wetlands:
Protecting Tanzania’s
mangroves
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DEFORESTATION
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MAPPING
NEW TERRAIN
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A groundbreaking new interactive atlas displays
40 years of human impact on forests in Borneo –
tracking changes due to fires, logging,
industrial plantations and more.
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SEE ALSO
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Oil palm:
Analyzing 400+ satellite
images of
Borneo from 1973-2015 to
track
forest loss
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CLIMATE CHANGE
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COASTAL
BLUE CARBON
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Interest is growing among the scientific
community about the powerful carbon capture and
storage potential of mangroves.
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SEE ALSO
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Paris
Agreement:
Why were oceans on the
global
climate agenda for the
first time at
COP22?
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NUTRITION |
HEALTHY
DIETS
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New study quantifies consumption of forest foods
and compares their nutritional value against
dietary guidelines.
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SEE ALSO
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Livelihoods:
Forests and
micronutrient-rich food
consumption in Indonesia
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RESTORATION
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MOTHER
NATURE KNOWS BEST
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Why policymakers shouldn't overlook the benefits
of natural regeneration in forest and landscape
restoration.
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LANDSCAPES
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BALANCING
ACT
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Measuring the effectiveness of landscape
approaches to conservation and development.
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