Centre for International Forestry

Centre for International Forestry (CIFOR) "is an international research and global knowledge institution committed to conserving forests and improving the livelihoods of people in the tropics." 

"CIFOR employs over 150 staff at its headquarters in Bogor, Indonesia and at its regional offices in Brazil, Cameroon and Zimbabwe. It works in over 30 countries worldwide and has links with more than 300 researchers in 50 international, regional and national organisations. Governed by an international board of trustees with 15 members from 12 countries, CIFOR receives contributions from over 50 governments and funding agencies." It is a member of the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group that is convened by the International Institute for Environment and Development. 


 * Jeff Sayer was former Director-General of the Centre.
 * In August 2006, Frances Seymour became their new Director General, replacing David Kaimowitz "who is stepping down after five years leading CIFOR."

Trustees
Source
 * Angela Cropper - Chair
 * Dr. Christine Padoch - Vice Chair
 * Dr. Andrew John Bennett, CMG, Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
 * Dr. Jürgen Blaser, Head Forest-Environment Team, Intercooperation - Swiss Organization for Development and Cooperation
 * Dr. Walter Phillip Falcon, Co-Director and Professor, Center for Environmental Science and Policy, Stanford University
 * Dr. David Kaimowitz, Director General, Center for International Forestry Research
 * Dr. Stephen Karekezi, Director, African Energy Policy Research Network
 * Dr. Cristian Samper K., Director, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
 * Ms. Yumiko Tanaka, Project Formulation Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency
 * Professor François Tchala-Abina, Secrétariat Permanent à l'Environnement, Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts
 * Dr. Eugene Terry, (Chair of ICRAF BOT), Implementing Director, African Agricultural Technology Foundation
 * Dr. Jacques Valeix, Director of Operations, Office National des Forêts
 * Dr. Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
 * Dr. Benchaphun Shinawatra Ekasingh, Associate Director, Multiple Cropping Center
 * Norman Macdonald, Center for International Forestry Research

Trustees (2000)

 * Jagmohan S. Maini, Chair (Canada)
 * Francisco Reifschneider, Vice Chair (Brazil)
 * Christina Amoako-Nuama (Ghana)
 * Lael Bethlehem (South Africa)
 * Angela Cropper (Trinidad and Tobago)
 * Lucie Edwards (Canada)
 * J. Bo Larsen (Denmark)
 * Don Koo Lee (Republic of Korea)
 * Yoriko Meguro (Japan)
 * Pekka A. Patosaari (Finland)
 * Dianne Rocheleau (U.S.A.)
 * Jeffrey A. Sayer (U.K.)
 * Gill Shepherd (U.K.)
 * Untung Iskandar (Indonesia)

Contact

 * Web: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org

Related Sourcewatch

 * William Sunderlin
 * Doris Capistrano
 * International Union of Forest Research Organizations
 * Uma Lele - former board member
 * Nigel Asquith
 * Rajindra K. Puri
 * Miguel Alexiades
 * Patricia Shanley