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Indonesian President thanks CIFOR
The importance of CIFOR’s research was given the Presidential seal of approval during CIFOR’s Anniversary celebrations at the Indonesian Presidential Palace in Bogor on September 8, 2003. more

CIFOR Brazil celebrates anniversary with Embrapa
CIFOR’s Brazilian Regional Office celebrated CIFOR’s s 10th Anniversary with a forum titled “Forests, Institutional Management and Development: Options for the Amazon”. more

Ringing in the changes
Dr. Jagmohan Maini, or Jag as he prefers to be known, recently stepped down as the Chair of CIFOR's Board of Trustees, following several years of dedicated service between 1999 and 2003. more

Diet and disease among forest people
Forest products play an essential role as a food safety net and a a source of medicinal plants for millions of the world’s rural poor. But this role is rarely estimated precisely. more

CIFOR IMPACT: Delivering the message
Throughout 2003 over 350 news stories mentioned CIFOR, compared to 170 in 2002. Stories appeared in Algemeen Dagblad, BBC, Deutche Welle, The Economist, International Herald Tribune, the Korean Herald, Newsweek, New Scientist, The Wall Street Journal, and most major international wire services. more

Forest dwellers on the brink
Pygmies have always been mysterious figures, appearing silently out of the deepest forests and disappearing just as suddenly. Except for curious anthropologists, explorers and the occasional Hollywood filmmaker, modern society has all but passed them by. more

Stimulating policy dialogue about Africa’s dry forests
The three-year project, funded by the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida), aims to determine the best ways to alleviate poverty in the communities that rely on dry forests, without jeopardising the forests themselves. more

Research partnerships: Influencing the forest agenda?
For CIFOR, collaborative research is seen as vital in influencing both major forest policy issues and public opinion at the global, national and local levels. But the question increasingly asked is: does research with partners actually have the impact desired? more

Decentralization and forests in Indonesia
The trend in many countries to decentralise decision-making power and resources to lower levels of government can be a either good or bad for the forest-dependent poor. more

Decentralization and forests in Latin America
There are two opposing views of decentralization in forest management. Critics argue that things are not going to change when municipalities in forested areas receive greater responsibilities. more

Saving Mahogany, saving forests, saving lives
The dark-red and highly prized timber from the world’s rapidly diminishing supply of mahogany trees epitomizes the ongoing conflict and controversies regarding tropical forests. Most media coverage has focused on the underbelly of the mahogany trade, reporting accusations of slavery, threats to indigenous South American tribes and unchecked illegal logging. more

Data about data can answer complex forest questions
A database on forest fires will tell you if the number of fires in the Amazon is increasing. Another database will tell you about the weather. A third database will show you changes in land use. Yet another will store maps. more

Quebec declaration on NWFP global partnership
One of the highlights at the September 2003 World Forestry Congress was a full day seminar on Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP)*, hosted by the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO), NWFP Research Group, FAO's Forest Products and Economics Division, and CIFOR. more

New CIFOR NTFP publications. more

Book review. more

Announcement. more

Staff update. more