Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) research projects attempt to achieve impact by promoting the uptake of research findings across differing ‘impact pathways’. Some CIFOR research outputs are tailored to specific local situations, however many more research outputs are intended to...
Spilsbury, M.J.
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Bose, P.
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[Influencing the global forest policy agenda: an evaluation of CIFOR's research]
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Influencing the global forest policy agenda: an evaluation of CIFOR's research
A relatively small number of policymakers and opinion leaders in government department, donor agencies, development banks and NGOs make many of the most important and far-reaching decisions about forests and forest policy; these individuals have a great deal of influence over other decision maker...
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Criteria and Indicators (C&I) research responded to an international demand for science to help clarify the assessment of sustainable forest management through development and improvement of C&I. C&I help define standards for sustainable fore...
Spilsbury, M.J.
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[The sustainability of forest management: assessing the impact of CIFOR criteria and indicators research]
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The sustainability of forest management: assessing the impact of CIFOR criteria and indicators research
In 1997/98 a survey of nine forestry institutions in the West and Central Africa countries of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon and Benin was conducted. The survey methodology utilises ten indicators of research capacity that facilitate comparisons across the survey sample. General t...
Spilsbury, M.J.
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Kowero, G.S.
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Tchala-Abina, F
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[Capacity for forestry research in selected countries of West and Central Africa]
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Capacity for forestry research in selected countries of West and Central Africa
In 1995 a survey of research capacity was conducted at institutions undertaking forestry-related research in the SADC countries. This document presents a review of the methods available for the assessment of research capacity and summarizes previous efforts to assess research capacity in the regi...
Kowero, G.S.
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Spilsbury, M.J.
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[Capacity for Forestry Research in the Southern African Development Community]
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Capacity for Forestry Research in the Southern African Development Community
Efficient applied research systems are those that achieve a good match between the priority research problems and the capacity required to solve them. Effective research systems make a difference to real life problems through the timely delivery of readily utilisable research-based solutions to u...
Spilsbury, M.J.
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Kowero, G.S.
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Mukolwe, M.O.
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Netzehti, A.
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Legesse, W.W.
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Nsengiyumva, O.
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Kiwuso, P.
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Sabas, E.
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[Forest-related research capacity in Eastern Africa: Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda]
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Forest-related research capacity in Eastern Africa: Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda