This film explains what agroforestry is and the myriad of contributions that it has made to Uganda. It starts in the highlands of Kabale, where trees on farms prevented landslides and floods, provided fruit to villagers and made their agriculture more sustainable. It then roams to the parklands of northern...

This film explains what agroforestry is and the myriad of contributions that it has made to Uganda. It starts in the highlands of Kabale, where trees on farms prevented landslides and floods, provided fruit to villagers and made their agriculture more sustainable. It then roams to the parklands of northern...

This video explains very well the logic behind Aboriginal burning practices. Aboriginal people throughout Australia intelligently used fire for thousands of years to regenerate the plants and soils, and keep the land and water clean. Contrary to popular opinion, they actively care for their land using "Firestick Farming", using a patchwork...

Combating illegal logging and poor forest governance has become a global priority spearheaded by the EU FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) Action Plan. This film highlights the activities of the Strengthening African Forest Governance project. It also focuses on the importance of working with multiple stakeholders to build effective...

The specific purpose of the review is to assess the relevance, rigor and robustness of CIFOR’s existing research on property rights and tenure and identify emerging questions that CIFOR research ought to address in the future. To meet this objective, the consultant examined several aspects of CIFOR’s work, including questions...

The ultimate goal of the NFP is to establish a policy framework and strategy for sustainable management of the country’s valuable forest resources. This document, with detailed action plans and means of implementation based on participatory approach, clearly identifies the forestry approaches and activities that need to be aggressively undertaken in...

Forests are among the most diverse and widespread ecosystem on earth; they provide mankind with a wide range of social, economic and environmental benefits. However the forests are increasingly being threatened by unsustainable logging practices. Rampant deforestation in the tropics and international pressure have led governments of tropical forest countries...

Multi-purpose Medicinal Plants (MMPs) remain a crucial element of human and livestock healthcare systems in many developing countries. Industrialized countries also use medicinal plants, as many pharmaceuticals are based on, or derived from plant compounds. Over-exploitation of medicinal plants, and lack of meaningful legislation to regulate harvesting, and trade is...

This series of case studies is the attachment of the publication A decision-making guide for invasive species program managers conceived at the 2010 annual meeting of the Conference on the Continental Dialogue on Non-native Forest Insects and Diseases. The Dialogue’s Steering Committee believes this guide can be a valuable...

This case study presents a forest rehabilitation initiative in the tropical dry forests in north- western India. This project is undertaken by an Indian Non Government Organisation (NGO), the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), in cooperation with the Forest Department and aims at improving the livelihood of tribal communities. The...