Forests, climate and livelihoods are interconnected

Forests can play a vital part for both climate- and poverty issues; in reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases and as a source of income for poor people that depend on the forest for their livelihood.

Multifunctional landscapes

Many Focali researchers focus on synergies and trade-offs between different land-uses in the landscape, such as interactions between forests and agriculture

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Events

Climate change, Disturbance and Forest Carbon Storage

Seminar
May 24, 2012 03:15 PM to May 24, 2012 04:15 PM.

Land Rights in the Context of Escalating Global Competition for Land

Seminar
May 15, 2012 02:15 PM to May 15, 2012 03:30 PM.

SIANI seminiar: "Why don’t we use soils to mitigate climate change?"

Seminar
May 08, 2012 01:00 PM to May 08, 2012 04:30 PM.

Focali theme leader Eskil Mattsson defends his PhD thesis

Dissertation
Mar 30, 2012 10:00 AM to Mar 30, 2012 01:00 PM.

Titel of doctoral thesis: “Forest and land use mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka – Aspects in the light of international climate change policies”

Technical and Policy Issues Relevant for Implementing a REDD+ Mechanism

Seminar
Mar 29, 2012 03:15 PM to Mar 29, 2012 04:30 PM.

Focali hosts a seminar with Dr. Sandra Brown from Winrock International.

Seminar on payments for ecosystem services

Seminar
Dec 12, 2011 01:15 PM to Dec 12, 2011 02:00 PM.

Martin Persson presents a paper entitled 'Conditional Cash Transfers and Payments for Environmental Services - a conceptual framework for explaining and judging differences in outcomes'

The REDD+ process in Burkina Faso

Seminar
Nov 28, 2011 01:00 PM to Nov 28, 2011 02:00 PM.

A seminar on obstacles and opportunities to the with REDD+ in Burkina Faso

Carbon leakage and forest conservation

Seminar
Nov 10, 2011 12:00 PM to Nov 10, 2011 01:00 PM.

A seminar on Leakage Quantification Methods and their suitability for assessing within-country leakage in an international REDD mechanism

Livelihoods in REDD

Seminar
Nov 09, 2011 01:00 PM to Nov 09, 2011 03:00 PM.

Livelihoods in REDD - Payment for environmental services, forest management and climate change

Global Food Security: Biophysical and Social Limits and Opportunities

Conference
Nov 07, 2011 10:00 AM to Nov 07, 2011 05:00 PM.

SIANI arranges a conference on global food security

REDD+ in reality - meeting with a delegation from LAO PDR

Seminar
Oct 11, 2011 10:00 AM to Oct 11, 2011 12:00 PM.

Welcome to a unique possibility to listen to and discuss how REDD+ Phase 1 is starting to be implemented in a Lao PDR!

Agricultural Research for Development conference – Scales & Diversity

Conference
Sep 28, 2011 09:00 AM to Sep 29, 2011 05:00 PM.

Agricultural Research for Development is an annual interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder conference on agriculture, livestock and forest research in an international development context. Distinguished international guests will give key note presentations on pertinent research and/or developmental questions. Individual participants are invited to present their research/project in parallel sessions. This year´s conference will be held at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 28-29 September 2011.

Seminar: The Changing Wealth of Nations

Seminar
Apr 08, 2011 01:15 PM to Apr 08, 2011 02:15 PM.

"How we measure development will drive how we do development." This is the thesis of a new book by the World Bank measuring the change in comprehensive wealth for over 100 countries from 1995 to 2005.

Seminar: Sustainability criteria of bioenergy status, visions and challenges

Seminar
Mar 28, 2011 01:15 PM to Mar 28, 2011 03:00 PM.

Focali, SIS och IEA Bioenergy Task 43 invites you to the following seminar on "Sustainability criteria of bioenergy status, visions and challenges".

Seminar: ”Linkages between REDD+ and PES - experiences and future research outlook”

Seminar
Mar 11, 2011 10:15 AM to Mar 11, 2011 12:00 PM.

Preparations to implement a REDD+ system are progressing. What lessons can be learned from existing PES projects (PES - Payment for Environmental Services) when designing a REDD+ system?