As exemplified by our vision of the Sahel Mosaic Engagement Landscape, CIFOR-ICRAF combats deforestation and biodiversity loss across all research areas, particularly through work on tree genetic resources, restoration, sustainable forest management, and soil and land health.

Our groundbreaking research in Indonesia’s wetland and mangrove landscapes demonstrates how we are providing evidence and analysis of how sustainable forest and wetland management, agroforestry and landscape restoration can help countries meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement.

The recently launched Trees on Farms in India project is an example of how we promote healthy diets by supporting landscape management practices and local innovations to sustainably produce diverse foods and maintain and enhance ecosystem services.

Decades-long partnerships in the Yangambi Engagement Landscape have allowed us to reimagine how trade and investment can create opportunities in tree and forest landscapes for smallholders and promote investments that safeguard the rights of women and marginalized groups.

Our contribution to the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program demonstrates how CIFOR-ICRAF addresses power and inequity by making connections between poverty, land rights, livelihoods and gender for effective collaboration and just outcomes.