CIFOR is enhancing global development efforts through partnerships across 33 countries and various organizations, focusing on a landscape approach to address social and environmental challenges. The organization's strategy for 2016-2025 envisions a world where forestry contributes significantly to equity and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration and effective governance. Key priorities include addressing climate change, biodiversity, and food security while engaging youth for future solutions.

1. CIFOR
Stepping up to the new Global Development Agenda
Terry Sunderland, Principal Scientist
IUFRO Conference: Strengthening scientific collaboration and networking
IPB Convention Centre, Bogor 8th September 2016

2. WELCOME TO CIFOR!

4. PARTNERS AND PROCESSES
83
MoU
33
countries
35
universitie
s
33
research
institutes
33
development
organizations
CIFOR and its stakeholders currently* benefit from:
CIFOR and its partners contribute to the following global
processes, frameworks, panels and conventions, among others:
116
LoA
*As of 5 April 2016

5. CIFOR AND THE CGIAR
• 15 Research Centers
• CGIAR Research Programmes (CRP)
• CIFOR Leads CRP:
– Forest Trees & Agroforestry
• Transition
• Collaboration

6. NEW STRATEGY FOR NEW TIMES
 9.6 billion people in 2050
 Changing consumption patterns
 Continued economic growth
 Expectations of justice and equity
 Migrations to seek new opportunities
 Increased climate variability
Only 30-40 years from now, the world
will not look as it does today.

7. OUR NEW GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS

8. REDEFINING FORESTRY:
FUNDAMENTALS FOR ACHIEVING THE SDG’S
 Food, nutrition and health
 Water, energy and housing
 Livelihoods and employment
 Climate change adaptation and
mitigation
 Biodiversity conservation
 Resilience and safety nets
 To environmental and
economic external shocks

9. CIFOR STRATEGY 2016-2025
VISION
CIFOR envisions a more equitable world
where forestry and landscapes enhance
the environment and well-being for all.

10. THEORY OF CHANGE

12. EMBRACING THE LANDSCAPE APPROACH –
INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE ACROSS SECTORS
“Despite some barriers to
implementation, a landscape approach
has considerable potential to meet social
and environmental objectives at local
scales while aiding national commitments
to addressing ongoing global challenges.”
Reed et al. 2016, Global Change Biology.

13. OPERATIONALISING THE LANDSCAPE APPROACH: HOW?
THEORY PRACTICE
E.g. Ten principles Real integration
Local stakeholders
Conservation: WCS, CI
Development: USAID LESTARI
Private sector: e.g. APP, APRIL
Government: e.g. Ministry of Env. & Forestry

14. FORESTS SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE
How does landscape configuration maximise the provision of
these goods and services for both forestry and agriculture???
Water regulation
Climate regulation
Pollination
Pest control

15. TAKE HOME MESSAGES FROM THIS WEEK
• Multi-stakeholder approaches
– embrace multi-disciplinarity
• Science-policy interface critical
• Integration is key – break
down siloes
• Long-term investment over
short term
• Effective and transparent
governance processes
• Private – public engagement
• Engage with youth – they are
the future

16. cifor.org
blog.cifor.org
ForestsTreesAgroforestry.org
THANK YOU
t.sunderland@cgiar.org
@TCHSunderland