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CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Sustainable landscapes and food

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Approximately one billion people worldwide rely on forests for food and income in some way. Wild meat and freshwater fish are essential components of the diets of many vulnerable rural communities, and both subsistence and commercial farmers depend on trees and forests for water and nutrient cycling, climate regulation, pollination and pest control. With concerns surrounding food security high on the international agenda, countries are working towards meeting a wide range of commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including targets on food and nutrition.

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) recognizes that countries need strategies to alleviate poverty while building environmental resilience. Forests and trees can play a crucial role in these strategies. Landscape approaches – which integrate a wide range of policies and practices aimed at resolving competition for land – have the potential to address local challenges and help meet national and international commitments.


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