Robert Nasi

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Robert Nasi was born in 1959 in Nice, France. He graduated as a forest engineer from the French National Forestry School and achieved a PhD in the field of ecology from the University of Paris Sud – Orsay. Since 1982, he has been living and travelling extensively in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, undertaking research activities in the fields of ecology and management of tropical forests. He joined CIFOR in August 1999 and held several research and management positions in the organization (principal scientist, biodiversity program leader, program director). He is director general of CIFOR and managing director of World Agroforestry (ICRAF).
BY THIS WRITER
Analysis - 17 Apr 2020
COVID-19 pandemic: How nature steps in to refill ‘empty forests’ when animals disappear
Nature abhors a vacuum
Analysis - 17 Apr 2020
COVID-19 pandemic: How nature steps in to refill ‘empty forests’ when animals disappear
DG’s Column - 30 Mar 2020
COVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers
Lack of access to wild meat could result in hunger and malnutrition for local and Indigenous communities
DG’s Column - 30 Mar 2020
COVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers
DG’s Column - 20 Mar 2020
Five (or six) solutions for saving the world’s forests and restoring landscapes
Working together for maximum impact
DG’s Column - 20 Mar 2020
Five (or six) solutions for saving the world’s forests and restoring landscapes
DG’s Column - 24 Jan 2020
So long tumultuous teens: High hopes for forests in the 2020s
Potential for protective green economy and government policies offer promise
DG’s Column - 24 Jan 2020
So long tumultuous teens: High hopes for forests in the 2020s
DG’s Column - 21 Mar 2019
International Forests Day: Two heads look to a future of restoration
DG’s Column - 21 Mar 2019
International Forests Day: Two heads look to a future of restoration
DG’s Column - 12 Nov 2018
From research to action to protect the Congo Basin forests
CIFOR director general visits FORETS’ project site in DRC
DG’s Column - 12 Nov 2018
From research to action to protect the Congo Basin forests
PolEx - 23 Apr 2018
A Ponzi scheme with Nature?
Lessons from the Zambia-China rosewood trade
PolEx - 23 Apr 2018
A Ponzi scheme with Nature?
DG’s Column - 23 Mar 2018
To protect the world’s forests, we must start with its cities
Out with the old. As urban centers grow, a new approach is needed to care for landscapes
DG’s Column - 23 Mar 2018
To protect the world’s forests, we must start with its cities