Welcome to CIFOR Presentation Jan 27 2011

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Welcome to CIFOR

Chungnam National University


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Presentation outline

Background

Research agenda

Approaches Outreach

Highlights


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Background


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Vision

We envision a world where:

Forests are high on the political

agenda

People recognize the value of forests

for maintaining livelihoods and

ecosystems

Decisions that influence forests and

the people that depend on them are

based on solid science and principles

of good governance, and reflect theperspectives of developing countries

and forest-dependent people


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Purpose

We advance human wellbeing,

environmental conservation and equity byconducting research to inform policies and

practices that affect forests in developing

countries.


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History

Established in 1993

Boards early guidance led to emphasis on

policy-oriented, multi-disciplinary research

Major lines of research have included:

Criteria and indicators Underlying causes of deforestation

Decentralisation

Improved logging practices

Forests and livelihoods

Forest finance and governance

Board approved a new strategy in 2008


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How we work

Approximately 180 staff globally, and

growing

Network of Associates

A centre without walls, working with

hundreds of partner organizations for

research, impact and capacity-building


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How we work

Scientists organized into three discipline-oriented research programs to manage for

quality of science

Environment

Livelihoods

Governance

Research agenda organized into six

interdisciplinary research domains to manage

for significance of impact


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Where we work: Tropical forests

Humid forests

1.1 billion hectares

Diverse, 50% terrestrial species

Low population density

Rural poor/marginalized groups

Dry forests

0.7 billion hectares

Less diverse, high endemism

Low /high population density

Disproportionate number of poor


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Where we work

Headquarters:

Bogor, Indonesia

2 Regional offices

Burkina Faso CameroonEthiopiaZambiaBrazilBolivia Laos

7 Project offices37 Research sites

VietnamPeru Kenya

Prospective office


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CIFORs research agenda


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CIFORs research domains

1Enhancing the role of forests in mitigating climate change

Enhancing the role of forests in adapting to climatechange2

Improving livelihoods through smallholder and

community forestry3Managing trade-offs between conservation anddevelopment at the landscape scale4

Managing impacts of globalised trade and investment on

forests and forest communities5Sustainably managing tropical production forests6


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Research

themes Developing procedures and best practices for estimating and

managing carbon stocks in tropical forest landscapes

Identifying policies, governance conditions and payment

mechanisms that lead to effective implementation of REDDschemes

Understanding the political economy and barriers to adoption of

policies for efficient, effective and equitable REDD regimes


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Research

themes

Research

themes Bringing climate change adaptation into forest management

Mainstreaming forestry into climate change adaptation


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Research

themes Identifying management practices that are appropriate for

smallholder and community forestry, including provision of

safety nets for forest biodiversity

Defining effective local institutional arrangements for enhancingoutcomes from smallholder and community forestry

Developing policies and institutions to enhance coordination,

productivity and profitability of small-scale enterprises


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Research

themes Developing better methods for assessing environmental

services

Establishing platforms for negotiating conservation and

development trade-offs Understanding the relative effectiveness of institutional

frameworks and alternative conservation approaches


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Research

themes Understanding trade and investment trends

Assessing tools for managing the national and local

impacts of trade and investment trends


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Research

themes Defining better forests and forest policy regimes

Developing tools and information for better-managed production

forests

Understanding local peoples values, rights and benefit sharing


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Approaches


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Global comparative research

Learning from REDD: A global comparative analysis


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Synthesizing existing knowledge


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Developing new methods


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Capacity building

Research on capacity-building needs e.g., analysis of

Indonesias Reforestation Fund

Capacity-building for research integration into research

agendas of forestry research institutes

67 graduate students currently associated with CIFOR


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Outreach

examples from Domain 1


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National engagement

In Indonesia CIFOR scientists advising Indonesia and Norway on LoI

Current efforts to promote REDD literacy across stakeholder

groups, including the media and the parliament

Photo courtesy by Statsministerens Kontor


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Regional engagement9th Meeting of the Asia Forest Partnership

August 4-6, 2010 in Bali: Forest governance challenges beyond

Copenhagen: An Asia-Pacific Perspective


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Global engagement

Forest Days in Bali, Poznan,

Copenhagen and Cancn

Forest Day 4 in December:

1,500 participants,

250+ UNFCCC delegates,

100+ media

50 expert panelists

2011 International Year of Forests

Bali, 8 December 2007

Poznan, 6 December 2008

Copenhagen, 13 December 2009


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Web-based outreach

www.forestsclimatechange.org


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Media outreach

International, regional and localjournalist networks

Journalist training

Media interviews/briefings Blogging, Twitter, Facebook

50 media hits per month


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Publications


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Highlights


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