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.

R. Ramasubramanian

Dr. R. Ramasubramanian is a Senior Fellow at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, where he has worked since 1996 after earning his doctorate from the University of Madras. He has conducted extensive surveys and restoration of degraded mangroves in Andhra Pradesh. His work includes training community members and officials on mangrove practices and developing manuals on mangrove identification, nursery techniques, and restoration. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles, co-authored five books, and is involved in national and state-level committees on environment and wetland management.