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Poverty Reduction through Forestry-related Activities in Asia |
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Forest Day, Cameroon: Shaping the Debate on Forests and Climate Change in Central Africa |
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'Forests are a key issue for climate change discussions', said Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), during last December's international climate meeting in Bali. The conference delegates also expressed an urgent need for 'meaningful action to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation' (REDD).
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Agenda for the event on forests and climate change |
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Session I: Forests and Climate Change Mitigation
"Reduction of emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD): A readiness index for a full implementation", by Dr Daniel Murdiyarso, CIFOR Environmental Services Programme, Indonesia more...
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Opening Session: Forestry in a Changing World |
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CIFOR at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week. Hanoi, 21-26 April 2008 |
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With its theme "Forestry in a changing world", Asia Pacific Forestry Week will bring together hundreds of experts to tackle some of the most pressing environmental and socio-economic issues of our time. CIFOR will play a major role, in partnering with other institutions to host plenary sessions, dialogue, book launches and information markets
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ACIAR Teak Project Annual Meeting |
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The ACIAR Teak Project Annual Meeting will be held on April 15 - 17, 2008 in Yogyakarta (the tentative venue will be at Quality Hotel, Yogyakarta). The meeting is objected to inform donor (ACIAR), PAG (Project Advisory Group), local stakeholders (the government of Gunung Kidul district and other related regional institutions) regarding the progress of project activities.
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Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa, a country-led initiative in support of UNFF. Durban, South Africa, 8-11 April 2008 |
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The Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa will bring together diverse stakeholders, policy makers and international experts to share experiences and explore opportunities for generating concrete gains from governance reforms and decentralized forest management. more...
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Beijing International Conference on Combating Desertification. 22-24 January 2008. Beijing, China |
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The State Forestry Administration of the People’s Republic of China (SFA) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) will organize an International Conference on Combating Desertification, from 22-24 January 2008, in Beijing, China.
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Barcelona PEN workshop. Barcelona, Spain, 8th – 12th January 2008 |
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We would like to invite all partners of the Poverty and Environment Network (PEN) to the 4th PEN workshop in Barcelona in January 2008. While the first phase of the PEN project (and the first three workshops in 2004-2006) focused on fieldwork and methods of data collection, this workshop will officially launch the second phase, focused on the global data analysis and synthesis. It will also be the first opportunity to get all PEN partners together.
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties. 3-14 December 2007, Bali, Indonesia |
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The annual climate change meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the parent body overseeing the Kyoto Protocol, will meet in Indonesia, 3-14 December 2007. more...
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International Regime, Avoided Deforestation and the Evolution of Public and Private Forest Policies in the South. CIRAD – IDDRI – CIFOR – ECOFOR. Paris, November 21-23, 2007 |
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The workshop will take place over two days in Paris, France, in November 2007, at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po). more...
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International Conference on Oil Palm and Environment 2007, 15 - 16 November 2007. Grand Hyatt Hotel - Nusa Dua Bali, Indonesia |
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A major international conference on oil palm and the environment will be a feature event in the lead up to the COP 13-UNFCCC in Bali, December 2007. The International Conference on Oil Palm and Environment will highlight environmental issues in the oil palm industry and provide a forum for participants to share experiences and possible solutions that benefit both the environment and the industry.
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The 7th Meeting of the Asia Forest Partnership (AFP7). 12-15 November 2007, Yokohama, Japan |
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The AFP 7 meeting will be held in Yokohama, Japan on 12-15 November 2007, hosted by the government of Japan, back-to-back with the 43rd Session of the International Tropical Timber Council. more...
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The Future Of Forests In Asia And The Pacific: Outlook For 2020. 16 – 18 October 2007. Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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Recent and unprecedented economic and social change in the Asia-Pacific region has significantly altered the way forests are regarded and used. more...
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International Congress, Toronto University. September 30-October 3, 2007. |
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The Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, is celebrating 100 years in 2007. We believe the next 100 years will be quite different to the last. Accordingly the Faculty of Forestry is hosting an International Congress on a Global Vision for Forestry in the 21'st Century, to be held September 30-October 3, 2007. more...
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II Latin American Congress of National Parks and Other Protected Areas Bariloche, Argentina 30 September to 6 October 2007 |
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The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to facilitate information exchange and identify mechanisms for increased private investment in natural tropical forests in the Asia-Pacific region. more...
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EU-China Conference, Forest Law Enforcement and Governance. Beijing on 19-20 September 2007. |
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The Government of the People’s Republic of China, through the State Forestry Administration, the Governments of Germany and the United Kingdom and the European Commission have the pleasure to announce that they will hold a high-level international conference on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance more...
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Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Lower Mekong Conservation and Development Project (Funded by the MacArthur Foundation). Vietnam Workshop. Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam.September 18th - 22th 2007 |
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This workshop will be held as part of CIFOR's Lower Mekong Conservation and Development Project. The workshop, like the project, aims to gain a better understanding of the issues, synergies and tradeoffs of conservation and development at landscapes where a biodiversity conservation project is implemented by government or an international agency. more...
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Modeling Conservation and Development Outcomes: Training Course on participatory modeling, September 10-14, 2007, Vietnam |
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The course is hosted by Cat Tien National Park PMU (CAT TIEN PMU), Vietnam in collaboration with Center for International Forest Research (CIFOR), The World Conservation Union (IUCN), WWF – the Global conservation organization, and Charles Darwin University (CDU). It is directed towards project personnel, PhD students and researchers with a focus on conservation and development issues in the tropics. more...
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International Symposium and Workshop on Tropical Peatlands “Carbon-Climate-Human Interactions: Carbon Pools, Mitigation, Restoration and Wise Use” and Indonesian National Seminar on “Pressing Peatland Issues”. |
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Call for Papers, Posters and Participants: 23-24 August 2007: Pre-symposium field excursion in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia to visit natural, degraded and developed peatland. more...
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Crawford Fund Conference - Biofuels, Energy and Agriculture. August 15, 2007 |
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The Australian Crawford Fund’s 2007 annual conference on 15 August in Parliament House, Canberra, will examine whether biofuels enhance or undermine food security. Titled "Biofuels, Energy and Agriculture – Powering Towards or Away From Food Security?" the conference will be opened by The Hon Alexander Downer, Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, and feature keynote addresses by
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A Panel discussion on Gender and Forestry in "Integrative Science for Integrative Management", IUFRO Division 6 conference. 14-20 August 2007, Saariselkä, Finland |
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Integration occurs across many boundaries including geographic, administrative, ownership, time, and academic disciplines. more...
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The Asia-Pacific Tropical Forest Investment Forum: Issues and opportunities for investment in natural tropical forests. 6-8 August 2007, Bangkok, Thailand |
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The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to facilitate information exchange and identify mechanisms for increased private investment in natural tropical forests in the Asia-Pacific region. more...
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High-Level Meeting on Forests and Climate, 23rd July 2007, Sydney, Australia |
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The High-Level Meeting hosted by the Australian government between the 23 and the 25 July 2007 will provide the opportunity for countries to have an informal, strategic-level dialogue on forests and climate beyond formal debate. One of the key speakers at the event is CIFOR Director General, Frances Seymour. Ms. Seymour will participate on a panel in the opening plenary to discuss the causes of deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries.
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International Conference on Community Forest Management and Enterprises. July 16-20, Rio Branco (AC), Brazil. |
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This conference will bring together about 250 leaders of forest communities, public forest agencies, forest industry and conservation groups to share experiences in community forest management and enterprises from around the world. more...
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The 4th annual Pulp and Paper World Asia 2007. 26 - 28 June 2007, Bangkok - Thailand |
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The 4th annual Pulp and Paper World Asia 2007 aims to bring together the papermakers, raw materials suppliers, industry experts and technology consultants to discuss, fine tune and learn the latest technologies and strategies to address two key issues: raw materials sustainability and energy conservation.
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Local priorities, logging and wildlife: applied biodiversity research in Indonesian Borneo |
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The Guyana Forestry Commission and the Iwokrama International Centre invite you to a presentation on Local priorities, logging and wildlife: applied biodiversity research in Indonesian Borneo more...
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The Role of Non-Timber Forest Products in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation. 11 -15 June 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) play an important role in the livelihoods of the rural poor, as a source of food, medicine, construction materials, and income. It has been estimated that there are more than 60 million highly forest-dependent people in Latin America, West Africa, and South East Asia, with an additional 400 million to 500 million people directly dependent on these natural products. more...
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Forty-second Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees. 7-12 May 2007, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
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Forty-second Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees 7-12 May 2007, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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An International Symposium on Land Use Planning. 7–9 May 2007, British Columbia, Canada |
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Our Common Ground--An International Symposium on Land Use Planning, 7–9 May 2007, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada The symposium will provide a forum to discuss new approaches to land and resource management planning, share best practices and explore how collective experiences could inform new processes. more...
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Helping Bolivia’s Government with global CFM workshop. 21-27 April 2007 |
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The Bolivian Government is sponsoring an international policy dialogue workshop on community forestry, for April 21-27. Bolivia's Ministry of Rural Development, Agriculture and Environment, and the Government’s Forestry Superintendence, are sponsoring the event with organisations such as CIFOR, FAO, PROMAB (Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonia Boliviana), CERES and SNV. more...
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18th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) "Weaving knowledge into development". 12 - 16 March 2007, Rome, Italy |
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What is COFO? The Committee on Forestry (COFO) is the most important of the FAO Forestry Statutory Bodies. more...
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International Meeting on “Payments for Watershed Services: Building on pilot experiences to mainstream a tool for sustainable conservation and development”. 12 - 17 March 2007, Como, Italy |
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A select group of 23 experts will spend five days from March 12-17, 2007 at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Conference Center, Italy drawing lessons and more...
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Country - Led Initiative in support of the United Nations Forum on Forests Multi Year Programme of Work of United Nations Forum on Forests: Charting the Way Forward to 2015. 13-16 February 2007, Bali, Indonesia |
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This country-led initiative was held from 13-16 February 2007, in Bali, Indonesia. This meeting was intended to provide an opportunity to explore, elaborate and develop a broader understanding of the possible concepts and elements to be included in the new MYPOW of the UNFF. more...
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Science for development in Africa. 22 – 30 January 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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The role of science, technology and innovation in improving economic development will be high on the agenda when African Heads of State meet in Addis Ababa for the 8th annual summit of the African Union (AU), January 22 – 30, 2007. more...
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Indonesian version of “Life after Logging” now available |
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Hutan Pasca Pemanenan, the Indonesian translation of the highly regarded 2005 publication, Life After Logging, examines the impact of logging on wildlife in Malinau, East Kalimantan. more...
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Workshop on Mobilising Wood Resources 11 - 12 January 2007 |
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A two day workshop, “Mobilising Wood Resources: Can Europe's forests satisfy the increasing demand for raw material and energy under sustainable forest management?” is to be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. more...
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Landslides and climate change: TROFFCA Meeting 7- 8 December 2006 |
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CIFOR is hosting a one-day seminar for stakeholders to share ideas and contribute to an open dialogue entitled "Adaptation to Potentially Different Characteristics in Landslide Hazards under the Influence of Climate change". more...
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II LATIN AMERICAN IUFRO CONGRESS |
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The Chilean Forestry Institute (INFOR) is hosting the II Latin American IUFRO Congress, International Union of Forest Research Organizations. The congress will be held in La Serena IV Region – Chile, October 23 to 27, 2006. Discussion themes will include: Forests, Environment and Society; Forests and Production; and Arid and Semiarid Zones. more...
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International Workshop on Bamboo Processing Technologies |
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Zhejiang, P. R. China, September 6-20, 2006
The International Farm Forestry Training Center, the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, the Chinese Academy of Forestry and the Government of the People's Republic of China are hosting a major workshop on bamboo in September 2006. more...
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Ecosystem Goods and Services from Planted Forests Conference |
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While the world’s total area of forests is declining, plantations are increasing rapidly. This has major implications for the future of ecosystem goods and services.
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Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralisation in Asia and the Pacific |
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The Asia Forest Partnership (AFP) is sponsoring the Yogyakarta Workshop on “Forest Governance and Decentralisation in Asia and the Pacific,” hosted by the Government of Indonesia, from 4-6 September 2006.
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Tropical Forests and Climate Change Adaptation (TroFCCA) Southeast Asia Kick-off Meeting |
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Bogor, Indonesia, May 29-30, 2006
The TroFCCA project in Southeast Asia will hold its first regional kick-off meeting May 29-30, 2006 in Bogor, Indonesia, to formally launch its activities in the region. The meeting has four specific objectives: more...
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Tropical Forests and Climate Change Adaptation (TroFCCA) West Africa Kick-off Meeting |
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, June 6-8, 2006
The TroFCCA project in West Africa will hold its first regional kick off meeting June 06-08, 2006 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to formally launch its activities in the region. This meeting will also provide the following opportunities: more...
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Natural resource products and poverty -- workshop in Pretoria, February 2006 |
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CIFOR is co-hosting a workshop next February on how trade in natural resource products can reduce poverty. Thousands of people across South Africa, are turning to the trade in natural resource products to make ends meet. Workshop participants will examine how this emerging trade can contribute to the Millennium Development Goal of reducing poverty in South Africa. People interested in natural resource management and enterprise development issues are welcome to attend.
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International Symposium on Non-Timber Forest Products, Community Economic Development and Forest Conservation |
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A Future Beneath the Trees. Held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 25 - 27 August 2005. CIFOR will be a co-sponsor this event. This Symposium addresses the opportunities and challenges of commercial development of Non-Timber Forest Products and the impacts of commercialization on rural communities and forest ecosystems. more
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CGIAR and Indonesian Partners to Help Rebuild Rural Livelihoods in Aceh |
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The Indonesian Government and the international community’s response to the crisis in Aceh deserves the highest commendation. Understandably, much of this attention remains focused on immediate survival assistance.
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Travel Grants for PhD Students to Attend PEN Workshop, Australia |
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The second PEN workshop will be held 15-18. August 2005, Brisbane, Australia, immediately after the World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).
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Short Course: Conservation and Business: Natural Reources - Based Enterprise Development & Local Livelihoods |
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The Charles Darwin University and the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) are offering a short course on natural resource-based enterprise development.
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Building scenarios of the future: Forests in landscape mosaics |
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Interdisciplinary and action oriented approaches are gradually gaining ground and acceptance as important tools in developmental research. In this international research and training course/workshop we will provide an overview and explore some of those approaches by working with local people to build visions of the future and to identify tasks ahead if any of the visions are to be achieved. more...
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Debub/Wondo Genet College of Forestry |
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Interdisciplinary and action oriented approaches are gradually gaining ground and acceptance as important tools in developmental research. more...
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Forest Livelihoods Important for Combating Poverty in Vietnam |
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The Government of Viet Nam’s increased focus on the role of forest livelihoods in national poverty alleviation strategies is an important step in Viet Nam’s ongoing economic and social development, according to the author of a new report on poverty alleviation. more...
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Forest Livelihoods Important for Combating Poverty in Vietnam |
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The Government of Viet Nam’s increased focus on the role of forest livelihoods in national poverty alleviation strategies is an important step in Viet Nam’s ongoing economic and social development, according to the author of a new report on poverty alleviation
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Review of Forest Land Rehabilitation Efforts at CIFOR: 22 -23 February 2005 |
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Forest and forest land rehabilitation programs in Indonesia have received considerable attention and investment from a range of stakeholders. To fully optimize these programs now and into the future, it is vital we learn from past rehabilitation efforts. more...
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Canada Supports Carbon Workshop: CIFOR, Indonesia, February 2005 |
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With support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), CIFOR will host a workshop to look at the lessons learned from implementing carbon sequestration projects that have strong livelihood components, at its headquarters in Bogor on 16-17 February 2005. more...
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