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IFRI Receives Recognition from ForestryDegree.net

100 Exemplary Sites Promoting Forest and Woodland Conservation

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Beefing up sustainable agriculture production in Brazil

Sustainable options for cattle ranching in Brazil

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Breaking the link between commodity agriculture and deforestation

Ways to encourage farmers to adopt environmentally sustainable practices.

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IFRI Presents at the Global Landscapes Forum in Warsaw

Managing landscapes for food, fuel, fiber and forests

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Second IFRI meeting on forest socio-ecological systems at SESYNC

IFRI network members met at SESYNC in Annapolis, Maryland on Oct 28-31.

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Pictures from the field: Pilot Projects and Forest Stewardship in Tanzania

Masters student from the University of Michigan travel to Tanzania.

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November 16th: Global Landscapes Forum, COP19

IFRI researchers are co-organizing a Technical and Networking Session as part of the CGIAR’s Global Landscapes Forum, on the sidelines of the UN climate change conference COP19 in Warsaw, on November 16th. Organized in conjunction with The Forests Dialogue, the …

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October 28th-31st: IFRI meeting at SESYNC

IFRI researchers, CRC members and affiliates will meet for four days of presentations, discussions, planning and data-sharing in the second of three Venture meetings supported and hosted by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) in Annapolis, Maryland, from October 28-31.

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October 7th: Aseem Shrivastava: ‘Predatory growth in India: critique and alternative’

Aseem Shirvasta Predatory Growth in India: Critique and Alternative Room 1028, Dana Building, 3:00-4:00pm The Uttarakhand floods during the summer of 2013 were a grim portent of the predatory implications of India’s growth. They were the worst in recent decades. …

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Brazilian cattle ranching and sustainable certification: opportunities and barriers

CCAFS researchers, together with Masters students from University of Michigan, recently visited cattle ranches in Brazil.

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