What CIFOR-ICRAF does

CIFOR-ICRAF operates under the unified brand "Landscape Alliance" and comprises two independent International Organizations — the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), headquartered in Bogor, Indonesia, and the International Centre for Research on Agroforestry (ICRAF), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Both are CGIAR Research Centers within the broader CGIAR global agricultural research partnership. The organization conducts research on trees, forests, and agroforestry landscapes, targeting four global challenges: climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, food systems resilience, and livelihoods/rural development. Its work spans evidence generation on carbon dynamics, REDD+ and carbon markets, restoration investments, sustainable land use policy, biodiversity hotspot protection, genetic resource conservation, climate-resilient agroforestry, soil and water restoration, and land rights/governance reform.

Its core products and services are knowledge-based: the Landscape Alliance Knowledge Platform, which publishes over 750 open-access titles annually in multiple languages; dedicated news channels (Forests News, Agroforestry World News, ThinkLandscape); video, podcast, and datasets repositories; and the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), a flagship event and community platform. The platform architecture is fundamentally an open-access, multi-format digital publication and event-delivery system rather than a technology product. Distribution is achieved through 35+ country offices across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, plus a multi-channel digital presence including blogs, newsletters, social media, webinars, and large in-person events.

CIFOR-ICRAF is a nonprofit. The business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating in a commercial sense: it operates as part of the CGIAR system, receiving funding from bilateral and multilateral donors and distributing research outputs freely. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with the open-access model. Customer-like stakeholders are organized horizontally across four use-case segments — climate action, biodiversity conservation, food systems, and livelihoods — served through horizontal segmentation rather than tiered commercial offerings.

Name

CIFOR-ICRAF

Legal name

Landscape Alliance (operating name for CIFOR and ICRAF)

Website

https://cifor-icraf.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

CIFOR-ICRAF (Landscape Alliance) is a nonprofit research organization, comprising two CGIAR Research Centers, that conducts and open-access publishes science on trees, forests, and agroforestry landscapes to address climate change, biodiversity loss, food security, and livelihoods across 35+ countries.

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NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

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Environment, Climate & Sustainable Development IGOs (BPADAAAI)

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Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), United Nations System & Specialized Agencies (BPADAAAA), Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD), Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI)

Keywords

• Agroforestry research
• Forestry research
• Landscape restoration
• Climate change research
• Biodiversity conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogor Barat

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

CIFOR-ICRAF (operating as Landscape Alliance) is a global research organization that produces open-access scientific research, publications, datasets, and knowledge resources on forests, trees, and agroforestry landscapes. It publishes over 750 titles annually in multiple languages, hosts the Global Landscapes Forum as a major event platform, and operates news channels including Forests News, Agroforestry World News, and ThinkLandscape. The organization delivers research and policy guidance across four global challenges: climate change, biodiversity, food systems, and livelihoods, through field programs in 35+ countries.

Product overview

CIFOR-ICRAF (operating as Landscape Alliance) is a research organization that functions as a unified knowledge platform with multiple content distribution channels. The core offering consists of a research publication platform publishing over 750 titles yearly, multiple news channels (Forests News, Agroforestry World News, ThinkLandscape), a video and media library, a podcast series, and a datasets repository. The organization also hosts the Global Landscapes Forum as a major event platform and coordinates restoration programs across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Their work focuses on four global challenges: climate change, biodiversity, food systems, and livelihoods, delivered through open-access research, policy guidance, and field programs.

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Segments4 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 August 2026Landscape Alliance will participate in UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar from August 17-28, 2026, engaging with partners from around the world to share lessons, foster collaboration, and accelerate action towards restored landscapes.
• CGIARcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIFOR and ICRAF are independent International Organizations and CGIAR Research Centers. CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.
• CIMMYTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) is a CGIAR Research Center collaborating with Landscape Alliance on various research positions including Crop Science and Remote Sensing Specialist roles.
• ICRISATcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) is a CGIAR Research Center working with Landscape Alliance on research technician positions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI): Independent research organization working on environment and development policy across climate, water, and land use. Comparable mission, multi-country field presence, and policy-oriented research output.
• Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT: CGIAR Research Center delivering research on agricultural biodiversity, food systems, and landscape management. Comparable as a CGIAR peer with overlapping agroforestry and food-systems agenda.
• International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): International scientific institute conducting systems-analysis research on environment, climate, and sustainable development. Comparable as a multinational policy-research organization with similar open-access publishing model.
• International Water Management Institute (IWMI): CGIAR Research Center focused on water resources and sustainable agriculture. Directly comparable CGIAR governance model, open-access publishing, and developing-country field presence.
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): Sibling CGIAR Research Center providing research-based policy solutions on food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture. Directly comparable as a CGIAR-affiliated policy research outfit with similar governance and funding model.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): Global research organization producing actionable, open-access analysis on climate, forests, water, and food — directly comparable to CIFOR-ICRAF in mission, funding model (donor-dependent nonprofit), and focus on forest/climate policy evidence.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy: One of the largest environmental nonprofits globally, operating conservation projects on forests, climate, and biodiversity. Comparable in conservation focus but operates at much larger scale with a wider portfolio.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Large global environmental NGO working on forests, wildlife, and climate. Comparable as a major environmental advocacy and conservation organization but with a much broader portfolio and mass-membership funding model.
• Conservation International: Global environmental NGO focused on biodiversity hotspots, forests, and climate. Directly comparable in mission to protect forests and biodiversity but with broader geographic programs and corporate partnerships.
• UN Environment Programme (UNEP): United Nations system entity setting the global environmental agenda. Comparable in policy-influencing role on forests, biodiversity, and climate; broader mandate and direct UN mandate grant greater convening power.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/cifor_icraf
• Xx.com/highlights
• Facebookfacebook.com/CIFORICRAF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cifor-icraf

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