This publication is a collection of in-house and external publications by CIFOR scientist and collaborators. Also included are abstracts of workshop and conference papers presented but not yet published Author index is provided.

Overview of CIFOR’s research and achievements for 2001 including complete financial statements, listings of donors and partners, key projects, staff and publications. The Report also provides the global, regional and national perspectives of CIFOR’s work. Feature stories focus on a range of forest issues, including: carbon, biodiversity, women and forest livelihoods, decentralization in Africa, secondary forests in Asia, forests and fires, forests and health, community forestry, non timber forest products, watersheds in Central America and forest policy in China.

The overarching objective for CIFOR is to ensure that research activities result in significant impacts. A secondary, but very important, requirement is to be able to measure and quantify impact. However, impact assessment at CIFOR is viewed as a component in the broader frame of research evaluation and within the dynamic system of identifying problems, planning solutions, producing outputs, promoting adoption, and securing positive outcomes in line with its mission. In the context of this changing environment, adaptation and learning are key institutional requirements.