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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Welcome to Focali

Focali (Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network) is a Swedish research network focusing on forest / bio-energy, climate change and poverty issues. Several Swedish universities and institutions are represented in the network. The purpose is to contribute to the provision of relevant knowledge to Sida and other Swedish authorities for the effective use of forest operations to achieve climate-poverty targets. Focali also aims to increase the flow of relevant information between scientists, industry, government and civil society.

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The race to protect the Amazon – what does the future hold?

Webinar
Nov 23, 2022 02:00 PM to Nov 23, 2022 03:30 PM.

The aim of this event is to discuss how the changing political momentum in Colombia and Brazil is affecting the fate of the Amazon and the challenges that remain to protect the remaining rainforest areas.

Focali annual meeting 2023 in Stockholm

Annual meeting
Dec 07, 2023 09:00 AM to Dec 07, 2023 05:00 PM.

The annual meeting will be one internal half-day for the Focali network the 6th of December and one open event for research - policy - practice dialogues the 7th of December.

Human Rights-based approach to safeguard biodiversity and livelihoods

Webinar
Dec 01, 2020 01:00 PM to Dec 01, 2020 03:30 PM.

The Focali – SIANI Dialogue Forum, in collaboration with Sida, Swedbio, The Tenure Facility and GGBC, will arrange a global online exchange on translating a Human rights-based approach (HRBA) for biodiversity and livelihoods, into policy and practice.

DevRes sessions: Transformative Forest and Landscape Restoration to achieve the SDGs – Research, theory and practice

Conference
Jun 15, 2021 10:45 AM to Jun 15, 2021 05:45 PM.

Focali co-arrange two sessions, on forest and landscape restoration, with SLU Global, SIANI, SIWI – SWH and CIFOR – ICRAF at the DevRes conference 14-16 June. The conference is online and free for all participants.

Call for abstracts: Agri4D 2021 – food systems for new realities

Conference
Dec 30, 2020 11:00 PM to Dec 30, 2020 11:00 PM.

Agricultural Research for Development Conference (Agri4D) 2021 will take place September 28-30, 2021, and will be held online. Registration opens in June, but you can submit your abstract to the six different topics of the conference before May 31, 2021 (extended deadline).

Focali members present at DevRes online conference - Advancing Sustainable Transformation

Conference
Jun 14, 2021 09:30 AM to Jun 16, 2021 04:30 PM.

The Development Research Conference, DevRes, will be held digitally June 14-16 after being postponed from 2020. The theme of the conference is Advancing Sustainable Transformation. Several Focali members are involved in the conference as chairs of sessions, presenters or co-authors of articles that will be presented.

10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted

Dec 21, 2020

"The idea of carbon offsetting, which underpins so-called net zero targets, is founded on a number of myths." This commentary published on Climate Home News was first published as a debate article in the Swedish Newspaper DN where five of the co-authors are members in the Focali research network.

Träd är både hjältar och offer i klimatkrisen

Dec 09, 2020

Inspelningen av eventet Träd i ett rubbat klimat – hjältar eller offer? som sändes live den 2 oktober 2020 under Vetenskapsfestivalen är nu tillgängligt att titta på igen. Seminariet genererade en hel del frågor från online-publiken som alla inte hann besvaras live, och vi har nu samlat paneldeltagarnas svar i en Q&A.

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