The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been named the Top Climate Think Tank in 2016 outside of Europe and North America, and was ranked third worldwide for performance per capita, in a new ranking compiled and assessed by the International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG).
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2017
Formation d’une nouvelle génération de chercheurs congolais dans le domaine des forêts
En République démocratique du Congo, diverses initiatives d’enseignement sont en train de transformer les expériences en classe des chercheurs aspirants.…
Training a new generation of Congolese forestry researchers
This event description is also available in French. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, education initiatives are transforming the classroom…
Running for the trees, and spreading climate awareness
On 19 August 2017, the Climate-Trail will take place in Herbeumont (Belgium), an event that provides a unique opportunity to…
New report highlights the important interplay between sustainable forestry and food security and nutrition
Forest conservation is not only crucial for protecting the benefits of biodiversity in the natural world but also for maintaining the diversity of diets and aiding the nutrition of communities worldwide. These crucial links between forestry and food security and nutrition are examined in a new report.
CIFOR talks timber and charcoal policy in Zambia with local media
Twenty-five journalists from major media in Zambia met at the Woodlands Ash Lodge in Lusaka in early June to discuss…
CIFOR’s research for impact: two publications in the top 5 of Environmental Evidence’s most influential articles in 2016
In 2016, CIFOR scientists produced 388 publications of which 204 were journal articles. CIFOR’s publications were downloaded over 1 million…