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Wild meat
Millions of people around the world use wild animals for food, medicine and income. But because wild meat, or ‘bushmeat’ as it’s called, is considered illegal in most countries, its impact on biodiversity and human health is often overlooked – and under-researched.
Food security and nutrition
CIFOR is examining how forests and trees contribute to people’s diets, livelihoods and well-being – and how diets are affected by rapidly changing landscapes.
Biodiversity
CIFOR explores the complex relationships between forests, food and the biological diversity that is critical to our planet’s survival.
Community forestry
CIFOR’s work on community forestry aims to give policy makers the evidence base they need to make effective decisions that support both forests and people.
Ecosystem services
CIFOR is creating the evidence base policy makers need to make effective decisions that support both forests and people.
Livelihoods
CIFOR aims to improve outcomes for forests – and for people living in and around them – to achieve livelihoods and conservation objectives at landscape level.
Migration
CIFOR is taking a closer look at migration and urbanization: not only who is moving and where, but why, and how that choice affects land-use decisions, social dynamics and gender roles.
Wild meat
CIFOR and partners are mapping the path to a sustainable wild meat sector across Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Tree plantation
CIFOR explores the complex relationships between forests, food and the biological diversity that is critical to our planet’s survival.