CIFOR's Strategic research agenda

Research

	Enhancing the role of forests in mitigating climate change
	Enhancing the role of forests in adapting to climate change
	Improving livelihoods through smallholder and community forestry
	Managing trade-offs between conservation and development at the landscape scale
	Managing impacts of globalised trade and investment on forests and forest communities
	Sustainably managing tropical production forests

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CIFOR's strategic research agenda

Related information

•	CIFOR'S Strategy 2008-2018: A summary
•	CIFOR's Medium Term Plan 2009-2011

Our research focuses on six synergistic, linked domains that reflect the cross-sectoral nature of forest management:
1.		Enhancing the role of forests in mitigating climate change Contact: Daniel Murdiyarso
2.		Enhancing the role of forests in adapting to climate change Contact: Bruno Locatelli
3.		Improving livelihoods through smallholder and community forestry Contact: Patrice Levang
4.		Managing trade-offs between conservation and development at the landscape scale Contact: Terry Sunderland
5.		Managing impacts of globalised trade and investment on forests and forest communities Contact: Laura German
6.		Sustainably managing tropical production forests Contact: Robert Nasi

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).