Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Name: Center for International Forestry Research
Abbreviation: CIFOR
URL to homepage: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/
 
Name: International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Abbreviation: IUFRO
URL to homepage: http://www.iufro.org
 
Name: World Bank
URL to homepage: http://www.worldbank.org/
 

Mandate

  • improve the scientific basis that underpins balanced management of forests and forest lands
  • develop policies and technologies for sustainable use and management of forest goods and services
  • assist partner governments improve their capacity to research and support the optimal use of forests and forestlands

    Mission

    Contribute to the sustained well-being of people in developing countries, particularly in the tropics. It achieves this through collaborative, strategic and applied research and by promoting the transfer and adoption of appropriate new technologies and social systems for national development

    Relevance to forests by key words

    Tropical forests, diverse ecosystems, sustained well-being of people, biodiversity, livelihood, carbon, fires, and watershed functions