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...
Kleine, M.
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Appanah, S.
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Galloway, G.
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Simula, M.
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Spilsbury, M.J.
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Temu, A.B.
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[Capacity development for sustainable forest management]
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Capacity development for sustainable forest management
Funding agencies expect policy researchers to show that their efforts have a measurable impact. This poses a considerable challenge. It was traditionally thought that research influences policy directly and that specific policies can be traced back to particular research findings. However, many a...
Spilsbury, M.J.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[The influence of research and publications on conventional wisdom and policies affecting forests]
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The influence of research and publications on conventional wisdom and policies affecting forests