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Allen Blackman Discusses Land Titling in the Amazon

Dr. Blackman visited IFRI in Michigan to present a stimulating lecture about his recent efforts to understand forest changes that resulted from land titling of indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon.

19th February 2013 Comments Off on Allen Blackman Discusses Land Titling in the Amazon

Food and Forest Conference Online

The Yale University Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) is hosting its annual conference titled “Food and Forests: Cultivating Resilient Landscapes” from January 24 – 26, 2013.

24th January 2013 Comments Off on Food and Forest Conference Online

RRI Partners Meetings

The Rights and Resources Initiative recently held their global partners meetings in Washington, DC.

20th December 2012 Comments Off on RRI Partners Meetings

IFRI Researcher attends a conference about the “4Fs”

IFRI researcher recently attended a dialogue on Food, Fuel, Fiber and Forests (the ‘4Fs’), in Brazil and organized by The Forests Dialogue.

20th December 2012 Comments Off on IFRI Researcher attends a conference about the “4Fs”

Guest speaker Dr Soesilo discusses the effects of climate change on Indonesia

Dr Indroyono Soesilo recently gave a lecture about Indonesia’s role in both mitigating and adapting to climate change.

7th November 2012 Comments Off on Guest speaker Dr Soesilo discusses the effects of climate change on Indonesia

IFRI researcher attends climate-smart agriculture workshop

From September 10-14, IFRI researcher Pete Newton attended 3 days of talks, working groups and discussions focussed on “climate-smart agriculture.”

24th September 2012 Comments Off on IFRI researcher attends climate-smart agriculture workshop

IFRI mourns the passing of founder and Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom

By her life and work, Lin showed what and how much is possible within the limits we endure.

11th September 2012 Comments Off on IFRI mourns the passing of founder and Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom

Registration open for IFRI training course at University of Michigan

Sign up for this ten-week course in IFRI methods and theories. Taught in Ann Arbor by Arun Agrawal, the course runs from September to November 2012.

11th September 2012 Comments Off on Registration open for IFRI training course at University of Michigan

IFRI joins forces with the Rights and Resources Initiative

The two groups will begin collaborative research on the impacts of tenure regimes on poverty

11th September 2012 Comments Off on IFRI joins forces with the Rights and Resources Initiative