Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

CIFOR and the ACP Secretariat have signed a grant contract 9 ACP RPR #91/1 on 31/08/2007 to implement the project with an official start on September, 1st 2007. CIFOR is the Principal Coordination Agency of the project and ensures overall coordination and reporting to donors.

CIFOR is an international research and global knowledge institution committed to conserving forests and improving the livelihoods of people in the tropics. CIFOR's high impact research helps local communities and small farmers gain their rightful share of forest resources, while increasing the production and value of forest products.

CIFOR's three research programmes address the needs of the rural poor as well as environmental concerns:

• Environmental services and sustainable use of forests oversees research on biodiversity, carbon, fires, watershed functions, and the sustainable management and harvesting of forest products.

• Forest governance examines the process of making and implementing decisions about the management of forests by people and organizations beyond the scale of the individual household or small enterprise.

• Forests and livelihoods closely investigates how forest resources and their management, use and trade contribute to the livelihoods of the rural and urban poor.

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Contact persons:

• Dr Robert Nasi (Principal Scientist)
  Email: r.nasi@cgiar.org 
  Project Coordinator

• Dr Cyriaque Sendashonga ( Regional coordinator Central Africa)
  Email: c.sendashonga@cgiar.org
  CIFOR Representative in the Steering Committee

• Mrs Rina (R), accountant
  Email: rina@cgiar.org 
  Project financial assistant

• Mrs Indah Susilanasari, secretary
  Email: i.susilanasari@cgiar.org 
  Project administrative assistant