Mission CIFOR's mission is to 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. Objectives To improve the scientific basis that underpins balanced management of forests and forest lands To develop policies and technologies for sustainable use and management of forest goods and services To assist partner governments improve their capacity to research and support the optimal use of forests and forestlands.

A method to assess the outcomes of forest product trade on livelihoods and the environment
Koen Kusters, Brian Belcher, December 2005

Bridging the Gap: Communities, Forests and International Networks
Marcus Colchester, Tejaswini Apte, Michel Laforge, et al., December 2003

Exploring the Forest-Poverty Link: Key concepts, Issues and Research Implications
Arild Angelsen, Sven Wunder, October 2003

Research Abstracts 2002
CIFOR, June 2002

CIFOR Research Abstracts 2001
CIFOR, June 2001

An International Comparison of Cases of Forest Product Development: Overview, Description and Data Requirements
Brian Belcher, Manuel Ruiz Perez, April 2001

Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods
CIFOR, August 2000

CIFOR Research Abstract 2000
CIFOR, June 2000

Biodiversity Conservation in Production Forests
R. Szaro, L. Snook, November 1999

Managing Forest and Improving the Livelihoods of Forest-Dependent People
Andrew P. Vayda, March 1997

Managing Forests and Improving the Livelihoods of Forest-Dependent People
Andrew P. Vayda, March 1997

Assessing "Participation" in Forest Management: Workable Methods and Unworkable Assumptions
Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Reed L. Wadley, September 1996