{"id":4784,"date":"2021-07-16T05:47:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T05:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/?post_type=corporate-news&p=4784"},"modified":"2024-01-24T08:30:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T08:30:18","slug":"cifor-unhan-sign-agreement-on-research-collaborations","status":"publish","type":"corporate-news","link":"https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/news\/corporate-news\/cifor-unhan-sign-agreement-on-research-collaborations\/","title":{"rendered":"CIFOR, UNHAN sign agreement on research collaborations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Peat Area in Perigi village, Pangkalan Lampam District, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency. Photo by Rifky\/CIFOR.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indonesian Defense University\u2019s (UNHAN) research center of energy security on May 19, 2021, in Bogor, West Java, for research collaborations in topics related to energy resilience, climate change and ecological restoration.<\/p>\n

The MoU was signed by Dr Robert Nasi, CIFOR Director General and Dr Amarulla Octavian, UNHAN Rector. Under the agreement, both parties agree to conduct joint action research on the topics related to land and environment such as, restoration of degraded land through bioenergy plantations, climate smart agroforestry, climate change and sustainable land, climate change, as well as cooperation in publishing study and research results.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a win-win solution for people and planet \u2013 growing biomass energy on degraded and underutilized land is certainly a better land use strategy, considering its potential to enhance soil fertility, improve farm production and income, biodiversity, while supporting climate and sustainable development goals,\u201d said Nasi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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