Welcome to the CFA

Professor John Innes, CFA President 

“The objective of the CFA is to promote the conservation and sustainable management of the world's forests and the contributions they make to peoples’ livelihoods…..”

“A particularly important aspect of the CFA is the links that are being forged between forestry professionals and civil society”.

Read why Professor Innes supports the CFA


Recent publications

International Forestry Review - September 2026  

CFA Newsletter - September 2026

PAPERS

Barriers to implementing climate-smart practices in Cameroon’s forestry sector: a critical review  N.P. AWAZI and D. ALEMAGI 

Beyond forest cover: a global analysis of qualitative transition pathways and their ecological consequences  S.N. CHISIKA and C. YEOM

Integrating traditional forestry and modern carbon markets: a systematic review of silviculture, geospatial technologies, and jurisdictional REDD+ in the climate change era  R. JOSHI, S. ADHIKARI, A. PRABHAKAR, H. ZHANG and T. MARASENI

Corruption in the timber industry: challenges, intervention effectiveness and a future research agenda  A.F. KAMARUBAHRIN

Enhancing women’s inclusion in climate change governance: a case study of the Chyulu REDD+ Project in Kenya  D.W. KISHIKI, C.O. ODOTE and S.N. CHISIKA

The combined effects of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism and the EU deforestation regulation on ASEAN wood exports: a simulation analysis using the GTAP-E model  G.Y. MA and T.V. HO

Does deforestation-free palm oil trade deliver value to local people? Evidence from Indonesia  H. PURNOMO, B. OKARDA, S.D. KUSUMADEWI, H.N. KARTIKASARA, A. DERMAWAN, 

Q.P. ILHAM, D. PUSPITALOKA, M.A. BRADY and L. JUNIYANTI

Sustainable governance of forests: an integrated synergy model on the axes of policy, law, economics and society  H.E. ÜNAL and Ü. B?RBEN

OBITUARY

Mike (J.E.M.) Arnold 

BOOK REVIEW

The Useful Plants of Cameroon  

B.J. POLLARD, E. BIYÉ, J-M. ONANA, B. TCHIENGUÉ and M. CHEEK

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lead

•  Mangrove forests

 

Obituaries

• Peter Latham

• Mike Arnold

• Hans Gregersen

• Gordon Weetman

 

Forest Scenes

•  Conservationists urge caution in Bangladesh

• Fragmentation and fires

•  The French city that champions its trees

•  Can restoring forest save Himalayan water?

 

Around the World


 

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