JAKARTA – (Mar. 3, 2020) At a knowledge sharing and closing event in Jakarta last week, delegates celebrated over a decade of partnership, sharing lessons and results from the ASEAN Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC) funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
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Book Launch: Lessons from Community-Based Fire Prevention and Peatland Restoration
MEDIA ADVISORY Book Launch: Lessons from Community-Based Fire Prevention and Peatland Restoration In 2015, widespread fires in Indonesia created…
¿Qué ha logrado REDD+ en 10 años para detener la deforestación tropical? Nuevo libro analiza impactos de REDD+ hasta hoy
Lanzamiento del libro REDD+: la transformación, lecciones y nuevas direcciones del Centro para la Investigación Forestal Internacional (CIFOR) el 9 de diciembre a las 10:00 horas en la COP25 de Madrid.
Youth shape future of U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration at Global Landscapes Forum
We all need to think about the planet and work together on solutions to reduce the impacts of human negligence. We hear about floods in Africa, we hear about climate migration and cities running out of water, but underneath all this there is a new world emerging; the youth are stirring, the people are waking up, a new age of hope coming.
Fostering collaboration between IRSG and FTA for Sustainable Natural Rubber
The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) and the Forests, Trees and Agroforestry research program of the CGIAR (FTA) led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) have decided to collaborate on issues related to the sustainability of natural rubber production in order to support sustainable development of the natural rubber economy.
EFI and CIFOR join forces
The European Forest Institute (EFI) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) plan to join forces on research including the role of sustainable forest management in achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals and to better connect science to policy action.
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) to partner with AFR100 Initiative
Amid preparations for the landmark U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has become the latest partner in the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100).
Scientists urge countries to protect peatlands as part of climate strategies
28 February 2019 – A special issue with research from the world’s largest peatlands urges countries to protect these vulnerable wetland ecosystems as part of their climate strategies, and to learn from each other’s experiences to sustainably manage them.
CIFOR and FOERDIA renew collaborative relationship with Memorandum of Understanding
The long history between the Forestry and Environmental Research Development and Innovation Agency of the Government of Indonesia (FOERDIA) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) stretches back to 1997, when the two organizations began their partnership, and now a new chapter is added.
CIFOR Launches New Book, “Transforming REDD+” at COP24
KATOWICE, Poland (Dec. 5, 2018) – After 10 years of studying and analyzing REDD+ through its Global Comparative Study, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has published a new book, Transforming REDD+: Lessons and new directions, which provides a critical, evidence-based analysis of REDD+ implementation so far.