CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Why Indigenous and local communities must be central to global climate and biodiversity solutions

Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti explains why indigenous peoples and local communities are essential to addressing the climate and biodiversity crises. From the principles of justice to their deep knowledge of forest stewardship, learn why their inclusion matters for effective global solutions.

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