Peter Holmgren

ABOUT THE WRITER
Dr. Peter Holmgren was the Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) from 2012 to October 2017. Under his leadership, CIFOR updated its strategy in 2016, emphasizing the role of forestry in achieving each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Dr. Holmgren has a PhD in Forestry and 26 years of experience in international forestry and agriculture. Prior to CIFOR, Dr. Holmgren worked at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), where he led FAO’s work on climate change and its contributions to the UNFCCC process. While at FAO he also coordinated the Global Forest Resources Assessment, played a leading role in establishing the UN-REDD program and led the development of the Climate Smart Agriculture concept. Dr. Holmgren is credited for leading the dialogue to enhance and broaden the role of forestry in the Global Development Agenda to address the major challenges of our time: poverty, food security, climate change and green economy. An early champion of the landscape approach, Dr. Holmgren launched the Global Landscapes Forum, which is today the world’s largest conference on integrated land use.
BY THIS WRITER
DG’s Column - 25 Oct 2013
On Landscapes – Part 1: Why are landscapes important?
Existing land-based sectors have a poor record of seeking collaborate solutions. This needs to change.
DG’s Column - 25 Oct 2013
On Landscapes – Part 1: Why are landscapes important?
DG’s Column - 4 Oct 2013
A Sustainable Development Goal on Landscapes: Setting the agenda at COP19 in Warsaw
If anchored in the SDGs, a landscape framework can provide a crucial link between global goals and local land use.
DG’s Column - 4 Oct 2013
A Sustainable Development Goal on Landscapes: Setting the agenda at COP19 in Warsaw
DG’s Column - 16 Sep 2013
Fires and haze – how to maintain a glow of interest?
Disasters only briefly capture public and media attention. Is this contributing to a lack of long-term planning by decision makers?
DG’s Column - 16 Sep 2013
Fires and haze – how to maintain a glow of interest?
DG’s Column - 5 Sep 2013
Fire and haze in Riau: Looking beyond the hotspots
Remote sensing is not enough to inform us about the underlying reasons and purposes for the fires, and the entire landscape.
DG’s Column - 5 Sep 2013
Fire and haze in Riau: Looking beyond the hotspots
DG’s Column - 22 Jun 2013
Boosting both food security and forest resources requires new thinking
The need to think of forests and agriculture as inextricably linked - parts of a greater "landscape".
DG’s Column - 22 Jun 2013
Boosting both food security and forest resources requires new thinking
DG’s Column - 7 Jun 2013
High-level report proposes SDGs – how are forestry and landscapes linked?
The new UN report on a post-2015 development agenda presents a more complete picture of a future development agenda.
DG’s Column - 7 Jun 2013
High-level report proposes SDGs – how are forestry and landscapes linked?
DG’s Column - 4 Apr 2013
Could the Sustainable Development Goals include Landscapes?
Thinking about landscapes in the context of SDGs should come naturally.
DG’s Column - 4 Apr 2013
Could the Sustainable Development Goals include Landscapes?
DG’s Column - 21 Mar 2013
Sharing positive views about forests and trees on the International Day of Forests
CIFOR's Director General urges further discussion of the benefits humans receive from forests.
DG’s Column - 21 Mar 2013
Sharing positive views about forests and trees on the International Day of Forests