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CIFOR News Online 46, November 2008

CIFOR’s strategy 2008 - 2018
CIFOR has a new strategy that focuses its resources on critical global issues influencing the world’s tropical forests and the people who depend on them. more

DG's Message more

CIFOR’s new strategy focuses on six research domains more

Staying the course on the road to Copenhagen
‘The road from Bali to Poznan and Copenhagen must be paved not with good intentions but concrete actions and rigorous implementation.’ more

Coming to terms with forests and climate
Climate change has spawned many new buzzwords.The following list may help you better understand some of these terms as they apply to forests. more

REDD goes green
Indonesia’s globally important biosphere, Tanjung Puting National Park (TPNP), could serve as apotential site for demonstrating a range of activitiesfor reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). more

4th World Conservation Congress
In early October, CIFOR made its presence felt at the fourth World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. more

Asia Pacific Forestry Week
Organised by the Food and Agriculture Organizationof the UN (FAO), Asia Pacific Forestry Week brought together over 700 participants from governments, NGOs, research institutions, regional and international networks, UN agencies, the private sector, the media and the broader forestry community. more

Forest Day Central Africa
Shaping the debate on forests and climate change
Over 150 forest experts and enthusiasts -representing government, research institutions,universities, civil society, forest communities and donors - participated in the inaugural ForestDay Central Africa, held on 24 April in Yaounde,Cameroon. more

Landscape approaches for forest conservation?
At the Ninth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, representatives from leading conservation and research organisations debated the importance of landscape approaches to forest conservation and management. more

Japan Day: Sharing science & success
On 15 October, CIFOR and the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Japan (FFPRI),with support from the Embassy of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),hosted the inaugural CIFOR Japan Day, at CIFOR’s headquarters in Bogor. more

Two symbols, one solution more

Blanket ban on bushmeat trade could have dire consequences for poor
A new report from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Secretariat ofthe Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB)and partners warns that an upsurge in hunting bushmeat in tropical forests—including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians — more

Illegal loggingThe need to look beyond the chainsaw
Since the 1990s, global concern over illegal logging in tropical forests has grown. Numerous initiatives have been established and agreements signed to promote the sustainable use of forest resources and combat illegal forest practices. more

Forest governance and decentralisation in Africa
Sharing lessons and seeking opportunities through dialogue more

Sharing knowledge & strengthening links
April, 2008: Staff from CIFOR’s Information Services Group (ISG) gathered at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) campus in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia, to explore and experiment with knowledge sharing (KS) principles and methods. more

Forests, human health and the impacts of climate change
The World Health Organization (WHO) dedicated the focus of this year’s World Health Day, on April14, to “Protecting Health from the adverse effects of Climate Change.” more

Mitigation and adaptation: Two sides of the same coin
International concerns about forests and climate change have primarily focused on how to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation or improve carbon sequestration through reforestation. more

From conservation to innovation: Building capacity for smallholder teak farmers in Central Java
Teak has played a vital role in Javanese culture and economy for centuries. Originally a species from Burma, Javanese teak represents 35% of the world teak supply, with logs and sawn timber sales for 2001 amounting to more than 680,000 m3, valued at nearly AUD 115 million. more

Improving livelihoods through landscape management in West Africa
The implementation of an integrated approach to landscape management, combining agroforestry innovations and a review of participatory natural resource management processes, has brought about greater interest and provided incentives for subsequent involvement of rural communities in conservation activities. more

Australian Government funds REDD research
The Howard Government of Australia was among the first to commit significant financial support to the development of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). more

Forests & conflict: A catalyst for change?
Conflict in natural resource management can be acatalyst for constructive change says CIFOR alumni Yurdi Yasmi. The challenge is managing it. more

Staff Update more

CIFOR Board of Trustees more

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
CIFOR advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is one of 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).