Center For International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
CIFOR was established under the CGIAR system in response to global concerns about the social, environmental and economic consequences of loss and degradation of forests. CIFOR's Mission is to contribute to the sustained well-being of people in developing countries, particularly in the tropics, through collaborative strategic and applied research and related activities in forest systems and forestry, and by promoting the transfer of appropriate new technologies and the adoption of new methods of social organization, for national development.
Address
Center For International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
P.O. Box 0113 BOCBD
16000 Bogor
Phone: +62-251-8622-622
Fax: +62-251-8622-100
email: cifor(@)cgiar.org
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Environmental Services and Sustainable Use of Forests (ENV)
- Forests and Livelihoods (LIV)
- Governance (GOV)
Networks:
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Coordinated projects
- Chinese Trade & Investment in Africa: Assessing and Governing Trade-Offs to National Economies, Local Livelihoods and Forest Ecosystems (Part 1) Details of Chinese Trade & Investment in Africa: Assessing and Governing Trade-Offs to National Economies, Local Livelihoods and Forest Ecosystems (Part 1)
- Strengthening Rural Institutions to Support Livelihood Security for Smallholders Involved in Industrial Tree-planting Programs in Vietnam and Indonesia Details of Strengthening Rural Institutions to Support Livelihood Security for Smallholders Involved in Industrial Tree-planting Programs in Vietnam and Indonesia
- Tropical forests, climate change, and vulnerability: Mainstreaming adaptation strategies into policy Details of Tropical forests, climate change, and vulnerability: Mainstreaming adaptation strategies into policy
Involved in research projects:
- Lessons from the tsunami 2004 in Aceh: Mitigation or aggravation through trees? Modeling the effect of coastal vegetation on tsunami impact in West Aceh, Indonesia Details of Lessons from the tsunami 2004 in Aceh: Mitigation or aggravation through trees? Modeling the effect of coastal vegetation on tsunami impact in West Aceh, Indonesia