Synopsis
CIFOR conducts global research on forest and climate change, adaptation, redd, indigenous groups, deforestation, gender, dry forests, food security, illegal logging, governance, biodiversity. 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.CIFOR focuses on the following research areas:- Enhancing the role of forests in mitigating climate change.- Enhancing the role of forests in adapting to climate change.- Improving livelihoods through smallholder and community forestry.- Managing trade-offs between conservation and development at the landscape scale.- Managing impacts of globalised trade and investment on forests and forest communities.- Sustainably managing tropical production forests.
Episodes
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![Do forest-dwelling children eat more fruit and vegetables?]()
Do forest-dwelling children eat more fruit and vegetables?
06/05/2013 Duration: 05minScientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) hope new research will clarify the relationship between tree cover and good child nutrition. Amy Ickowitz, a development and natural resource economist with CIFOR, explains the goals of the project ahead of the International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition conference The Rome meeting, hosted by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will explore the important role forests play in the lives of rural people and the global economy.
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![Au Rythme Des Saisons (Français 1): Changement climatique: mythe ou réalité ?]()
Au Rythme Des Saisons (Français 1): Changement climatique: mythe ou réalité ?
03/04/2013 Duration: 48minRéchauffement climatique, variation de température, perturbation du climat … on en parle si souvent qu’il arrive que la réalité de cette mutation passe pour un subterfuge, une mascarade qui occulte des intérêts inavoués. Le changement climatique dans le Bassin du Congo est-il un mythe ou une réalité ? Au rythme des saisons pour cette première édition, aux travers, des reportages dans les villes et villages du Cameroun et d’ailleurs dans le bassin du Congo; une chronique et un débat, se propose d’initier une plateforme radiophonique sur cette perturbation qui ne fait pas l’unanimité. Invités au débat Alain Bélibi : journaliste éditorialiste, reçoit dans les studios de la Cameroon radio television (CRTV-radio) : - Dr Joseph Amougou : Climatologue et Point focal changement climatique - Dr Anne-Marie Tiani : Coordonnatrice du projet COBAM - Dr Denis Sonwa : Chercheur au CIFOR - Wilfried Pokam : Professeur de physique à l'université de Yaoundé I - Pierre Abé : Paysan Historique de l’émission Au Rythme des sa
