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.

Violaine Laurens

Violaine Laurens is the Digital Solutions Manager for Solidaridad Latin America, an international solution-oriented civil society organization working in over 40 countries worldwide to create fair and sustainable supply chains. Violaine is an experienced International Development and Sustainability professional with a demonstrated track-record of bringing innovation to foster sustainable and inclusive agricultural value chains in Latin America. With a background in political sciences, she holds an MSc in Development studies (Sciences-po Paris, France) and a postgraduate degree in Sustainable business management (HEC Paris, France & FGV-EAESP, Brazil). She´s an alum of the Miller Center Accelerator, the world largest university-based social enterprise accelerator. She has over 15 years of experience leading sustainability and innovation projects with both non-profits and large companies in the food and retail industry.