Free Burma
In Solidarity with the Burmese Struggle for Freedom and Democracy
We help organize and empower those who are working for a free and democratic Burma. (home) Many of these organizations are based in Thailand, because of the high number of refugees who have fled Burma (Myanmar). Burma has been ruled by a military dictatorship since 1962. Under the mismanagement and corruption of the military dictatorship, Burma, once the ri ...learn more
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Created: Oct 01, 2007
Updated: Nov 25, 2009
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Center for International Forestry Research CIFOR Central Africa
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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
Impact
Through collaborative research with its partners in over 40 countries, CIFOR has contributed significantly in:* Shaping the global forest agenda · Influencing international policy dialogues, institutions and processes
* Informing the broader international forestry community
* Collaborating in research with governments, NGOs and universities
* Building research capacity in developing countries
* Encouraging forest policy reform
* Protecting existing forests and improving poor peoples` livelihoods
* Developing criteria and indicators for sustainable management of forests
Priority eco-regions
* Tropical moist forests in Southeast Asia such as those in Borneo* Tropical moist forests in central-west Africa and the Congo Basin
* Tropical moist forests of the western Amazon
* Drier forests such as the Miombo woodlands of eastern-southern Africa
* Rainforest-dry forest continuum in southern India such as the Western Ghats
* Uplands of mainland Southeast Asia
* Mixed forest systems of Central America
CIFOR scientists conduct most of their work through a series of highly decentralized partnerships with key institutions and individuals in developing and industrialized nations. CIFOR is committed to building the capacities of developing country organizations and scientists by encouraging them to produce their own solutions to forest problems.
