Imagination and Innovation for Forests and Livelihoods –  Forests are under strain across the globe from new and long-standing pressures. So, too, many of the hundreds of millions of people who enjoy and depend on forests for their well-being. The way forward to understand and tackle challenges to forests and people will require imagination. Innovation …

2023 Annual Meeting Linking Research and Action for Thriving Forests, Trees, and People Research can play a key role in advocacy and action to address climate change, reduce vulnerability, conserve forests, and foster human development. For example, evidence accumulated over decades has demonstrated the critical role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in protecting and …

FLARE 2022 – Rome The FLARE Secretariat hosted the 2022 FLARE Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy with support from the Auditorium Antonianum; the Keough School of Global Affairs and its Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights, and Nanovic Institute for European Studies; and the University of Notre Dame Rome …

The 7th Annual Meeting of the Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) Network was held virtually in partnership with the Global Landscapes Forum, November 5-6, 2021. The meeting continued to showcase presentations around a variety of key topics in the field, and also offered a pointed opportunity to share and discuss our successes …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 6th Annual FLARE Meeting was held as a Twitter conference online. Plenary Presenters Penny Davies Kundan Kumar Rights and Resources Initiative -RRI Manuel Pulgar-Vidal Anne Larson CIFOR Click here to view the full Twitter Conference program Twitter Conference: What it is it and how do I design an engaging …

Final Session and Expert Roundtable Results: Please review feedback from the final session here and the expert roundtable here. Program Guide: Access the program guide here. The FLARE Secretariat is excited to host the 5th annual FLARE meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Join us for a few warm summer days, to collectively reflect on the …

In partnership with the University of Copenhagen and the University of East Anglia, the 4th Annual FLARE meeting will be held at the University of Copenhagen, October 17-20, 2018. The meeting will continue showcase presentations around a variety of key topics in the field, but will also offer a pointed opportunity to share and discuss …

Previous meetings (Paris 2015, Edinburgh 2016) emerged as a unique space for presentations and discussions around forests and livelihoods, and for generating new relationships among those in our field, especially for younger researchers. The 2017 meeting was organized in partnership with Stockholm University, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI), Forest, …

The FLARE (Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement) network’s 2nd annual meeting aims (1) to advance cutting-edge knowledge and practices regarding forest-based livelihoods, governance, biodiversity, and climate change; (2) increase dialogue and interactions between practitioners and researchers/scholars; and (3) create a global community of practice on forest-livelihood interactions. The meeting will focus on the …

IFRI is developing a Community of Practice, Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) network which aims to advance the state of knowledge regarding forest-based livelihoods. By bringing together representatives of key stakeholders – donor organizations, environmental and social NGOs, development agencies, and research organizations – we will build on and leverage existing expertise …