Cameroon : 24 May, 2004
Press releases
Governments of Switzerland and Indonesia Host Key International Workshop on Forests
Country-led initiative to Support the UNFF on Decentralization, Federal Systems in Forestry and National Frest Programmes : 27- 30 April 2004
Indonesia’s Forests to Benefit from New MOU
Indonesia’s forests are set to benefit from a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today between two leading research organizations in Indonesia.
Statement by David Kaimowitz, Director General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
“Interlaken Workshop” on Decentralization, Federal Systems of Forestry & National Forestry Programs
April 20, 2004, Press Conference
World Appetite for Beef Making Mincemeat Out of Brazilian Rainforest According to Report from Major International Forest Research Center
Free of Mad Cow and Foot-and-Mouth, Amazonian Cattle Find Favor Abroad; Study Says Dramatic Growth in Exports Primary Culprit in…
Will Sumatra burn again in 2004?
(December 9, 2003) A major meeting this week in Palembang will examine the actions, government policies and industry practices needed to address Sumatra’s large and persistent peatland fire and smoke problems.
Ensuring the future of Mahogany and those who depend on it for a livelihood
(November 04, 2003): The future of the world’s mahogany will receive some significant re-assurance this week when the findings of the world’s most comprehensive research into the sustainable mahogany management are released this week at a major workshop in Chetumal, Mexico.
Indonesian Government’s new money laundering laws can helps save Indonesia’s forests
(Bogor, Indonesia): The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) welcomes yesterday’s decision by the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) to include crimes against forests and the environment, such as illegal logging, in new amendments to existing anti-money laundering laws. The new legislation sends a clear signal to the world and more importantly, to big-time illegal loggers, of the Government’s seriousness in dealing with forest crime.
President Megawati Congratulates CIFOR on 10 Years of Forest Research in Indonesia
(Istana Bogor, 8 September 2003): President Megawati Soekarnoputri will today hand overtree seedlings to local and international schoolchildren in recognition of the importanceof Indonesia’s forests to future generations at the 10th Anniversary of the Center forInternational Forestry Research (CIFOR).
CHEAP OIL ON WORLD MARKET COULD STEP UP DESTRUCTION OF RAINFORESTS IN TROPICS, WARNS NEW REPORT
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (Monday, 23 June 2003) – A new report released today by one of the world’s leading international forest research centers comes to the startling conclusion that producing oil and minerals actually helps some countries protect most of their forests and the exotic animal and plant species that live there. The report was produced by the Indonesian-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). CIFOR does not receive funding from oil or mining companies.