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CIFOR Media Releases in 2006

  • October 19, 2006
    Media Backgrounder: Region’s Fires and Haze Problem Needs Clarity on Causes, Consequences, and Targeted Responses

    Oct 19, 2006, Singapore: The fires of 2006 may be burning in many of the same areas of Indonesia as almost a decade ago. But today they blaze within a vastly different political, social and economic environment. more

  • June 28, 2006
    Kebijakan Pembangunan Hutan Tanaman Industri (HTI) &
    Pengembangan Industri Pulp di Indonesia: Mempromosikan Investasi yang Bertanggung Jawab

    Pembahasan bagaimana kebijakan dapat memastikan pengembangan HTI, industri pulp & paper lestari dan aman dalam rangka memajukan perekonomian Indonesia. more

  • June 20, 2006 
    Devolution of Common Property Rights Creates Opportunities for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development

    Arma Resort, Ubud, Bali – Devolution of common property rights could help achieve Millenium Development Goals of poverty alleviation and sustainable development.” Says a gathering of international experts for the 11th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP) on June 20-23, 2006. more

  • June 07, 2006
    Frances Seymour to be the next Director General of CIFOR

    7 June, 2006: The Board of Trustees of the Center for International Forestry Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Frances Seymour as the Center’s next Director General. more | Bahasa Indonesia

  • June 1, 2006
    Center for International Forestry Research
    CIFOR and DEPHUT: Transparent and Sustainable Pulp and Paper Sector Vital for Indonesia's Development

    (Jakarta May 31, 2006) CIFOR is pleased to have the opportunity to meet with His Excellency, Bapak H. MS Kaban SE, MSI, to discuss the pulp and paper industry and its contribution to national development. more

  • May 24, 2006
    Adapting to recurring forest fires – climate change and Indonesia’s development

    Meeting to discuss how Indonesia should prepare for the impact of climate change
    Tropical Forests and Climate Change Adaptation Launch
    Guest speaker - Emile Salim
    Bogor, 29-30 May 2006. more

  • May 2, 2006
    International Coalition Launches Unprecedented Effort to Strengthen Local Rights to Own and Use Forests and Fight Rural Poverty

    BANGKOK, THAILAND (4 May 2006)—Stating that the ambitious global effort to radically reduce poverty will fail unless it focuses on the 1.6 billion people who rely on forests for their livelihoods. more

  • April 26, 2006
    Media Release: The Future of Indonesia's Forests

    Illegal logging in Indonesia, as elsewhere, is a major and complex problem. Dealing with the many forms of illegal logging is in itself a major hurdle to preventing the problem, as substantial controversy surrounds what is and is not legal. This is especially difficult given inconsistencies in the law and conflicts between formal and customary law particularly in the context of decentralization. more

  • March 24, 2006 
    US, EU Consumption Driving Chinese Imports of Illegal Wood

    Jakarta, Indonesia and Washington, DC (24 March 2006) - A new report released today by a coalition of international and Chinese organizations shows that the United States, Japan and the European Union are the main markets for furniture and other products made in China, much of which is made from wood harvested in countries with poor track records in terms of illegal logging, associated corruption or human rights violations. more


Greg Clough
Communications Specialist
CIFOR, Jalan CIFOR
Situ Gede, Sindang Barang
Bogor Barat 16680.
Tel: 0251-622-622
Fax: 0251-622100
E-mail:g.clough@cgiar.org