Rural transformation

Unlike oranges or apples, NUS species perform well under extreme weather conditions and adapt easily. Neglected species are insurance crops that will provide in difficult times, and apart from immediate effect on famine prevention, underutilized species are also donors of genes for future climate-proof plant breeding.

Restoring and protecting forests in watersheds close to cities can help to balance water flows, contributing to flood control and securing supply of cleaner water.

Restored and sustainably managed forests in cities watersheds can provide cost effective solutions to enhance the quality and quantity of  operation of traditional “grey” water infrastructure.

This seminar is part of the CFS 44 conference. Forests and trees are key to achieve food and nutrition security objectives, to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement and to achieve the...

Forests, trees on farms and agroforestry systems contribute to food security, nutrition and livelihoods in several ways, including as a direct source of food, fuel, employment and cash income.

In February 2013 The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition opened an online forum and posed the question “Forest and trees provide benefits for food security and nutrition – what is your...

Presentation by Robert Nasi and Tony Simons on the CIFOR/ICRAF merger, presented at Stockholm Environment Institute on May 7th

This study was presented during the conference “Production and Carbon Dynamics in Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Systems in Africa” held in September, 2010.

Join this seminar to learn more about the outcomes and experiences from forest tenure reforms in the Amazon, transferring land rights to local communities and indigenous people.

Presentation by Dominic Rowland, CIFOR/SOAS, at the young researchers meeting on multifunctional landscapes, Gothenburg June 7-8, 2016.