Assessing forest degradation

A special CPF study on best practices for measuring forest degradation

Forests and Rio+20

Read the CPF’s Rio+20 submission

CPF brochure

Read about CPF’s activities and achievements in 2011 and 2012

The CPF Sourcebook

An online database of over 600 sources for funding sustainable forest management

What is sustainable forest management?

CPF releases eight fact sheets on SFM

Global Forest Expert Panels

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The mission of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests is to promote sustainable management of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.

CPF News

Seeking an extraordinary forest hero - nominations open for the 2014 Wangari Maathai Award

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one extraordinary individual USD20,000 for improving our forests and the lives of people who depend on them. The CPF launched the first Wangari Maathai Award in 2012 to honour and commemorate the impact of this extraordinary woman who championed forest issues around the world. In 2014, the CPF will award another individual for their outstanding achievements for forests. Nominations close Friday 18 July 2014 (new deadline). [more]

Seeking an extraordinary forest hero - nominations open for the 2014 Wangari Maathai Award

Trees outside forests produce socio-economic benefits for millions of rural people

New Delhi: Assistant Director-General of FAO and Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, Eduardo Rojas-Briales, talked of the importance of agroforestry to overcoming poverty, climate change and increasing food security at the World Congress on Agroforestry today. “Agroforestry is the single land use that can combine food production with environmental services provided by tree cover in dense populated countries. In a people-centred approach, agroforestry in its 1000 modalities is much more successful in combining diversified food production, fuel for cooking (and heating), building materials, environmental services and resilience both of income, fodder for cattle and disasters including climate change”, he said. [more]

Integrating forests in the sustainable development goals

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests and the Government of Finland held a well-attended side event on integrating forests in the sustainable development goals (SDGs), on the fringes of the 8th Open Working Group meeting at UN Headquarters in New York. CPF Chairperson Eduardo Rojas-Briales and H.E. Jarmo Viinanen, Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN, opened the session explaining the interconnectedness and importance of forests to other issues being discussed in the SDGs – namely oceans, biodiversity and mountains. Participants noted the complexity of integrating forest issues in the SDGs, but noted that with coherent and incentivized goals, forests targets could be included in future SDGs. CPF members will soon issue a document with proposed forest targets, indicators and other background material. [more]

Inaugural Global Landscapes Forum a resounding success

With attendance of more than 1,000 on the first day and 1,200 on the second, representing 122 countries, the inaugural Global Landscapes Forum took place on 16-17 Nov in Warsaw, on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP19. Read the special GLF wrap-up media release now [more]

World Congress on Agroforestry 2014 registrations and call for abstracts now open

The World Agroforestry Centre and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, together with the Indian Society of Agroforestry and Global Initiatives, will hold the Congress in Delhi, India 10-14 February 2014.The Congress, entitled ‘Trees for Life: Accelerating the Impacts of Agroforestry’ , will draw over 1200 selected participants from the private, research and development sectors to share the current state of knowledge and accelerate the positive financial, environmental and social impacts of agroforestry. [more]

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Forest-related vacancies

Statewide Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator position

The Florida Forest Service is seeking candidates for the statewide Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator position. This position manages the Urban & Community Forestry Grant Program, TREE CITY USA programs, and Florida’s Champion Tree Program. The incumbent serves as liaison to the Florida Urban Forestry Council. This position also works closely with other state agencies, non-profit organizations and universities. Statewide program delivery is facilitated through 39 County Foresters and 3 Regional Program Coordinators. Application deadline: 13 August 2014. [more]

PhD position to carry out research on “The influence of forest harvesting intensity on species and structural diversity of forests”

The successful candidate is expected to work on the analysis of large forest inventory data sets (BWI3) in order to describe the impact of harvesting intensity on structural and species diversity. Therefore applicants should have excellent quantitative skills to analyse large data sets; good understanding of forest inventories, background in forest ecology and biodiversity. Proficiency in English (writing/speaking) is indispensable. Beside multivariate statistics candidates should be interested in interdisciplinary research. Application deadline: 31 August 2014. [more]

Up to four Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in Plant Systems Biology

The Plant Systems Biology group within the Biosciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks up to four postdoctoral researchers with experience in plant molecular biology, molecular genetics and biochemistry. The selected candidates will join a multi-disciplinary team of investigators undertaking broad, integrated approaches to enhance feedstock characteristics and productivity of bioenergy crops. The project focuses on the following research areas: i) regulation of cell wall biosynthesis, ii) molecular mechanism of biomass recalcitrance, iii) regulation of terpene biosynthesis and iv) molecular mechanism of plant-microbe interactions. The research involves both the bioenergy crops Populus and Eucalyptus and the model plant Arabidopsis. Application deadline: 23 November 2014 [more]

Call for Central Africa project evaluation consultant (French language required)

L'évaluation a pour objectif de fournir à toutes les parties prenantes, notamment les Gouvernements des 10 pays impliqués (Gabon, Cameroun, Tchad, Rwanda, Sao Tomé et Principe, Congo, Guinée Equatoriale, République Démocratique du Congo, République Centrafricaine et Burundi), la Commission des forets de l’Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC), la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) et la FAO à tous les niveaux concernés, une analyse indépendante et rigoureuse des résultats atteints par le projet et de leurs qualités par rapport aux objectifs escomptés. [more]

Finance Assistant

Location: Bogor, West Java, Indonesia Employer: World Agroforestry Centre Application deadline: 1 week 3 hours 29 minutes read more [more]

REDD+ Technical Advisor, Myanmar

The REDD+ Technical Advisor will support the implementation of UN-REDD activities for the development of Myanmar’s National Forest Monitoring System and RELs/RLs for REDD+. [more]

FAO Forestry Officer, Nairobi

The Forestry Officer for the Congo Basin will provide technical and policy expertise to support the planning, financing, development and implementation of the UN-REDD team’s activities in the Congo Basin in accordance with FAO Strategic Objectives. [more]

Head of Science Programmes

The International Council for Science (ICSU) is seeking a Head of Science Programmes, to develop and deliver ICSU’s science initiatives. Application deadline: 11 August 2014. [more]

Executive Director

The International Council for Science (ICSU) is seeking an Executive Director, to lead implementation of the strategic goals and plans of the organization, manage its Secretariat and oversee day-to-day operations. Application deadline: 11 August 2014. [more]

Professor of Practice in Biomaterials

The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University (http://forest.mtu.edu) invites applications for the position of Professor of Practice in Biomaterials. This is a nine-month, non-tenure-track position, with an additional 2-months summer pay for the expected administrative duties of the position, with an initial two-year appointment. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The successful applicant will lead Michigan Tech’s effort in the Michigan Biomaterials Initiative. This is a statewide initiative with the goal of increasing the economic vitality of the state and quality of life for its citizens by the responsible extraction, processing, and recycling of organic materials from its ecosystems. The Professor of Practice will work with other colleges, schools, and departments at Michigan Tech, as well as with external partners and stakeholders, to help the State of Michigan achieve this goal. Application deadline: 1 August 2014. [more]