Four visions of 2050, one forest
In this op-ed, @ForestsMatter brings together the ideas of Ehrlich, Rockström, Borlaug and Friedman to explore what they reveal—collectively—about the role of forests and agroforestry in today’s global challenges.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4tl7Q8J
#ForestsMatter
📢 Join CIFOR-ICRAF in Indonesia.
Open roles:
• Assistant Accountant
• Program Coordinator
• Team Support Assistant
Application deadline: 30 April 2026.
Apply: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3U5DDZS
#JobsInIndonesia #Jobs #TreesPeoplePlanet
Starting tomorrow, CIFOR-ICRAF will host a 3-day conference on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change.
Following the landmark ICJ ruling, experts will explore implications for policy, finance, litigation, and regional action.
Join online:🔗 https://bit.ly/4tKXmPW
#ClimateJustice
📢 Applications are now open for the Germany–CGIAR++ Science & Impact Hub’s Junior Scientist Programme.
Gain field experience, mentorship, & work on real-world climate, food & biodiversity challenges.
💡 Funded by @BMZ_Bund
🗓️ Deadline: 15 May 2026
Apply: 🔗 https://bit.ly/49eJdUb
#Trees4Resilience
Agroforestry is not just a matter of adding trees to farms. To realize its potential, practitioners need to understand its principles.
Agroforestry: A primer - is a guide to #agroforestry principles & concepts – and how to use them.
Download 🔗: https://t.co/oanWnCq6sE
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📢 We're hiring!
Check out these open vacancies at CIFOR-ICRAF.
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#Vacancies #NowHiring #Jobs
Avocado trees changed Kelil Beshah’s farm and income in Oromia, Ethiopia.
Two national strategies on agroecology and agroforestry now aim to scale similar benefits across the country, strengthening food systems & restoring ecosystems.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4vyLO3W
#TreesPeoplePlanet #aeTPP
Deforestation-free value chains must also be fair and inclusive.
This new GESI+ Training of Trainers toolkit supports partners to build skills, reduce exclusion risks & strengthen equity across value chains.
Explore here:🔗 https://bit.ly/4sEHPAo
#GESI #TreesPeoplePlanet
Across Africa, wild food plants — especially fruit trees and vegetables — quietly sustain people’s diets and livelihoods.
Read how Genebanks are safeguarding these plants to support nutrition, resilience and future food systems.
#RTRPSeed #TreesPeoplePlanet
https://bit.ly/4stiR6I
Wild meat data has been scattered across studies. That’s changing.
CIFOR-ICRAF's WILDMEAT Use Database brings hunting, consumption & market data into one place to support better decisions.
Explore the user guidelines:🔗 https://bit.ly/4tXTifr
#SustainableUse #TreesPeoplePlanet
Advancing restoration education across Asia
As global restoration pledges accelerate, universities across Asia are rethinking how future professionals learn to restore landscapes — and work with the people who depend on them.
Full story:🔗 https://bit.ly/4vkRmz4
#RestorationEducation
📚 Food systems drive ~⅓ of global emissions. But it’s not just how crops are grown, it’s how they’re used.
New study tracks wheat, maize, rice, soybean & barley across food, feed & fuel, and what that means for land, carbon & water.
Read the findings:🔗 https://bit.ly/3QebbYJ
#TreesPeoplePlanet
📣 NEW study: Amazonian wildlife feeds millions
New research reveals how humanity’s health is tethered to that of its ecosystems
Read more:🔗 https://bit.ly/3NTnc5f
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Fire has always been managed. Now the question is how we bring knowledge systems together.
New review explores how Indigenous & traditional knowledge can work alongside AI to improve fire management, while addressing ethics and gaps in current approaches.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4cyBfp2
📚 | #Publication
New research finds human Hepatitis B virus in wild Amazon primates, linked to human activity and forest disturbance.
The findings show a clear pattern where infections occur among primates in impacted areas.
Read: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4vzSdvS
#OneHealth #TreesPeoplePlanet
From 40 avocado trees, farmer Kelil Beshah is already earning income & improving his food security.
Ethiopia’s new agroecology & agroforestry strategies aim to scale this impact. The challenge now is turning policy into results on the ground.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4vyLO3W
Geography matters for nutrition.
New research from Indonesia shows how access shapes the link between food security and nutritional status across rural communities.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/41w7akT
#FoodSecurity #TreesPeoplePlanet
Restoration success begins with the seed.
Poor-quality seed & weak seed systems can undermine impact for decades.
The Quality Tree Seed for Africa project is strengthening seed systems and supporting native species in Kenya & Rwanda.
Read: 🔗 https://bit.ly/41TUZyB
#TreesPeoplePlanet
📣 We’re hiring
CIFOR-ICRAF seeks a consultant to lead an independent evaluation of the RESSAC programme in Central Africa, assessing how research is shaping policy sustainable forest management.
🗓 Deadline: 30 April 2026
Apply:🔗 https://bit.ly/4tdX18H
#Consultancy
Hot off the press 🔥
Slowing environmental damage is not enough. It must be reversed.
A new Policy Outlook in @frontiersin.bsky.social by CIFOR-ICRAF experts explores what it takes to achieve a Nature Positive future, from policy to finance.
Read 🔗: https://bit.ly/4msJ9F1
#TreesPeoplePlanet
Amazonian wildlife feeds millions
Based on data from hundreds of communities, new research shows how wild meat contributes to nutrition and everyday diets, while also highlighting links between healthy ecosystems and reliable food sources.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/3NTnc5f
#TreesPeoplePlanet
Know more. Do more.
Subscribe to CIFOR-ICRAF news updates to receive the latest stories, research and insights on forests, trees, people and the planet, delivered straight to your inbox.
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Striking the balance between animals and humans. How do we get there?
Join the conversation on the sustainable use of wild species, with perspectives from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Tomorrow, 14 April | 13:00–14:00 UST+1
Register now:🔗 https://bit.ly/40v3gIx
#SUTPP #TreesPeoplePlanet
Wild food plants sustain diets and livelihoods across Africa, yet nearly 70% of the species are under threat.
At CIFOR-ICRAF, genebanks are helping conserve seeds and plant diversity that support nutrition, resilience & future food systems.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4stiR6I
#TreesPeoplePlanet
In Yangambi, DRC, farming, energy, soils and forests are being linked to ease pressure on the Congo Basin.
From improved cookstoves and biochar to farmer field schools and new local value chains, circular bioeconomies are strengthening both livelihoods and forests.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4dD85XV
Smallholder farmers in Côte d’Ivoire are strengthening their resilience to climate change through the PADFA project.
Learn how agrometeorological information and climate-smart practices are them improve productivity and adapt to changing conditions.
https://bit.ly/41oTMz2
Stories have the power to move people in ways data alone can’t.
At the launch of the Africa Environmental Film Festival (#AEFF), Marie reflected on how films can help people understand, feel, and act on environmental issues.
Join us for the next edition:🔗 https://bit.ly/41IP3bm
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Restoration commitments are growing. But are we training the people to deliver them?
Across Asia, 14 universities are co-developing a new approach to restoration education, linking science, communities, and practice.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4vkRmz4
#RestorationEducation #TreesPeoplePlanet
📚 Nearly 9,500 animals seized across Brazil (2017–2024).
Research shows illegal wild meat use is driving wildlife “downsizing”, fewer large species, more smaller ones.
Data from the Polícia Rodoviária Federal offers a tool to track these trends.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4cyJRNu
#SUTPP #TreesPeoplePlanet
Amazonian wildlife feeds millions
Based on data from hundreds of communities, new research shows how wild meat contributes to nutrition and everyday diets, while also highlighting links between healthy ecosystems and reliable food sources.
Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/3NTnc5f
#TreesPeoplePlanet
