The Center for International Forestry Research is a nonprofit, global facility dedicated to advancing human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity. We conduct research that enables more informed and equitable decision making about the use and management of forests in less-developed countries.
Our research and expert analysis help policy makers and practitioners shape effective policy, improve the management of tropical forests and address the needs and perspectives of people who depend on forests for their livelihoods. Our multidisciplinary approach considers the underlying drivers of deforestation and degradation which often lie outside the forestry sector: forces such as agriculture, infrastructure development, trade and investment policies and law enforcement.
Our headquarters are in Bogor, Indonesia, with offices in Nairobi, Kenya, Yaounde, Cameroon, and Lima, Peru.
Pemandangan hutan hujan primer di desa Honitetu, Kabupaten Seram Barat, provinsi Maluku, Indonesia pada 23 Agustus 2017. (Ulet Ifansasti/CIFOR), CC BY-NC-ND.
Karizki Hadyanafi, National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS); Bimo Dwisatrio, Centre for International Forestry Research, and Sandy Nofyanza, Centre for International Forestry Research
Sebagai negara kepulauan terbesar, Indonesia berpotensi mendapatkan kredit karbon guna melindungi hutan bakau dan lamun yang terancam punah – yang sekarang menyimpan sekitar 17% “karbon biru” global.
Karizki Hadyanafi, National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS); Bimo Dwisatrio, Centre for International Forestry Research, and Sandy Nofyanza, Centre for International Forestry Research
As the world’s largest archipelagic state, Indonesia has great potential to earn carbon credits to protect its endangered mangroves and seagrass – which now store around 17% of global “blue carbon”.
Sandy Nofyanza, Centre for International Forestry Research and Bimo Dwisatrio, Centre for International Forestry Research
Indonesia’s REDD+ program triggered an improvement in the country forest policies, yet it still struggles to meet the intended ‘transformational change’.
Baobabs hinchados del bosque espinoso del suroeste de Madagascar.
Shutterstock / Brian Maudsley
Anja Gassner, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF); Philip Dobie, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), and Robert Nasi, Centre for International Forestry Research
A changing climate threatens the balance that communities in drylands have created.
Sale of charcoal in Nairobi, Kenya.
CIFOR/Axel Fassio
Phosiso Sola, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and Paolo Omar Cerutti, Centre for International Forestry Research
Demand for charcoal continues to increase in Kenya, it’s vital that the sector is better governed
Discussing and agreeing on the boundaries of the community concession is a key first step towards official status for these communities in Yanonge, DRC.
CIFOR/Axel Fassio
Pemerintah Provinsi Riau telah menetapkan status siaga darurat api hingga Oktober 2020. Sayangnya, langkah ini juga menandakan masih belum berhasilnya usaha restorasi gambut pemerintah.
Rosewood is coveted for its colour
Winai Tepsuttinun/Shutterstock
Paolo Omar Cerutti, Centre for International Forestry Research and Nils Bourland, Centre for International Forestry Research
CITES’ decision seeks to increase levels of monitoring so that we can be more and better informed about the illegal trade of Mukula and over-harvesting.