Author Archives: IFRIsnre

Local Enforcement and Better Forests

Abstract Current studies of local resource management examine many factors thought to be associated with good resource conditions. Despite the number of studies and the importance of such resources to millions of people worldwide, a lack of theory and hypothesis testing …

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Exploration of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Certification in Indonesia

SNRE Master’s students in the field

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Featured Researcher- Heather McGee

Heather McGee joined IFRI as a post doctoral research fellow in February 2013. Her research focuses on development, decentralization, and other areas of natural resource governance. She is currently working on two main research projects for IFRI. One is a …

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Socio-economic assessment and monitoring workshop

Peter Newton attended a workshop on socio-economic assessment and monitoring by FAO.

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Forest socio-ecological systems: IFRI and SESYNC

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July 2nd: Dan Miller dissertation defense: ‘Governing biodiversity and livelihoods’

July 2, 2013, 4-5pm, Room 2024, Dana Building, University of Michigan   Come support IFRI researcher and SNRE PhD Candidate, Dan Miller, at his dissertation defense. Title: Conservation Legacies: Governing Biodiversity and Livelihoods around the W National Parks of Benin …

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IFRI meeting on forest socio-ecological systems at SESYNC

Venture meeting at SESYNC

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Director of United Nations Forum on Forests Visits IFRI

Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests visited the IFRI office at the University of Michigan last week.

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June 6th: The United Nations and Forests in the era of the post 2015 development agenda and sustainable development goals

June 6, 2013, 1:30 pm,  Room 4325 Dana Building, School of Natural Resources and Environment    Talk by Ms. Jan L. McAlpine, Director, United Nations Forum on Forests Jan McAlpine is Director of the United Nations Division on Forests and head of …

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Interventions for Achieving Sustainability in Tropical Forest and Agricultural Landscapes

Researchers have developed a framework for analyzing interventions that aim to improve the sustainability of commodity supply chains.

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