Center For International Forestry Research - Partnerships

Partnerships

CIFOR occupies a niche in the broad universe of organisations involved in forest research. To have significant impact, the organisation has established and maintained strategic relationships with a range of partners at international, national and regional levels. Three relationships are of particular importance:

• Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

Being part of the CGIAR System confers many benefits: close proximity to its global networks; partnerships with other Centers; access to a range of services, and many more. Furthermore, a significant portion of CIFOR’s funding comes from CGIAR sources.

• Government of Indonesia

CIFOR’s relationship with Indonesia as its host country is defined by the fact that it is an international research organisation with a mandate to generate global public goods, while endeavouring to support the host country’s national forest policy research agenda. CIFOR works closely with Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry, particularly the Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA), to identify potential areas of collaboration in research and outreach. Besides the Ministry of Forestry, CIFOR has also been working with other research institutions at the national and local levels, such as the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) and the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN).

To ensure that forests are high on the national political agenda and become an integral part in national development plans, CIFOR has also actively engaged in consultations with other ministries such as the Ministry of Finance, the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), the Coordinating Ministry of Economy, and the Ministry of Research and Technology, as well as providing major references for the President office’s climate change unit in developing policy related to forests, climate change, and REDD (Reducing Emissions from (avoided) Deforestation and Forest Degradation).

• Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)

CIFOR is a member of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), a voluntary arrangement among 14 international organisations and secretariats with substantial programmes on forests. The CPF’s mission is to promote the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forest and strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.