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Eru leaves reduce poverty and restore damaged forest
Mention the words ‘economics ’,‘markets ’ and ‘forests ’,and people are likely to think you are talking about plundering the environment, not saving it. But a CIFOR project in Cameroon is doing just that –providing marketing advice that not only improves the economic condition of poor rural families, but also improves the condition of their forests. more

Elephants help CIFOR scientists win award
CIFOR scientists, Douglas Sheil and Agus Salim have been awarded the highly regarded Biotropica Award for Excellence in Tropical Biology and Conservation. The award is from the Editorial Board of Biotropica magazine for Doug and Agus’s article,“ Forest tree persistence, elephants and stem scars ”. more

A role for forests in rebuilding Aceh?
Representatives from CIFOR and the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) recently accompanied senior members of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry to Aceh to make an initial assessment of the role forest-based initiatives may play in rebuilding the tsunami ravaged region. more

Saying no to loggers is catching on
During the past few years, the Malinau Regency in East Kalimantan has been besieged by investors seeking timber. Some are local, others come from Malaysia and all offer forest-dwelling communities significant sums of cash in return for the right to exploit the forests. Numerous villages have accepted the money, and much of the forest in the lowlands, and along the Malinau River, has now been logged. more

Conservation International & CIFOR: Partners in Papua
Scientific research is not all about absent minded professors in white coats working in a hermetically sealed science laboratory. When it comes to researching forests, the hermetically sealed lab is more likely to be millions of hectares of virgin jungle teeming with leeches, snakes, and crocodiles. more

Old-fashioned solution to info overload
From carrier pigeons to typewritten memos, the advances in communications have been a hallmark of human progress. Nowhere has this progress occurred more rapidly than in computer technology. And the impacts have been enormous. more

How companies can better understand community needs
Opinion: Julia G. Maturana
The Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Forestry has allocated over 5 million hectares of land for the development of industrial-purpose (HTI)tree plantations in the country. Such tree plantations may be developed on areas defined as non-productive forests and include forests previously given concessions for extracting high value timber. more

Canadian-CIFOR carbon workshop a success
With support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), earlier this year CIFOR hosted a workshop on the lessons learned from implementing carbon sequestration projects that have strong livelihood components. more

CIFOR presentation to Brazil congress
CIFOR ’s research into sustainable forest management to help reduce poverty places considerable emphasis on promoting policies that benefit forest dependent people. more

Royal salute for CIFOR scientist
The Queen ’s Award for Forestry was presented to CIFOR's Dr. Ravi Prabhu at Buckingham Palace on 24 February 2005.For almost 20 years the award has recognized commonwealth citizens for their contributions to forestry and their ability to encourage the development of forestry within Commonwealth countries, with the winner of the award nominated by the Commonwealth Forestry Association. more

CIFOR appoints West Africa Regional Coordinator
CIFOR researcher Daniel Tiveau has been promoted to Regional Coordinator West Africa. Daniel took up his new responsibilities in June and will be based in Burkina Faso. He will continue to be involved in the Dry Forest Project. more

UN Study: Many forest areas breeding grounds for conflict
Experts urge attention to political, economic, and social issues that have made forests the flash point for many of the world ’s recent wars. more

Sustainable forest management in Asia- Pacific
Presenting the key-note speech at the UNFF panel discussion on forests in the Asia-Pacific, CIFOR ’s Director General, David Kaimowitz said the first thing that stood out when comparing Asia to other regions around the world was a high-population density and the implication this has in terms of a relatively low amount of forests and forest products that were available for each person. more

CIFOR launches DfID book in Hanoi
CIFOR and Vietnam ’s Forest Sector Support Program Coordination Office successfully launched “Poverty Alleviation and Forests in Vietnam ” on March 14 in Hanoi. more

CIFOR chair gets Senate seat
Chair of CIFOR Board of Trustees, Angela Cropper, has been appointed as an Independent Senator with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. more

Netherlands pledge €1 million
The Netherlands Ministry for Overseas Development will provide 1 million Euros every year for the next 5 years to fund a partnership program for districts in Kalimantan to enter the global market. more

CIFOR publications CD-ROM 1993-2004. more

Book reviews. more

Staff update. more

CIFOR Board of Trustees. more