COLLABORATING RESEARCH CENTERS (CRCs) 
COLLABORATING
RESEARCH CENTERS (CRCs)
In 1997, CRC-K was established at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI). UFRIC (Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center), the Uganda CRC, helped train members of the Kenyan team. CRC-Kenya and UFRIC subsequently helped establish the Tanzanian CRC at Sokoine University. Since its founding in 1997, CRC-K has conducted fieldwork at ten sites and is beginning to make return visits. Some sites are located near the borders with Tanzania and Uganda to facilitate collaboration within the region. For further information, contact Paul Ongugo or Jane Njuguna (ifriknya@africaonline.co.ke).
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), P.O. Box 20412, 00200 City Square, Nairobi, KENYA
Tanzania
Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro houses CRC-TZ, which was established in 1998. Colleagues from both CRC-K and UFRIC helped train the initial IFRI team in Tanzania. CRC-TZ has established seven sites. Two IFRI sites in the Kilimanjaro Region (Nkweshoo Forest Reserve and Kwizu Forest Reserve) were selected in part for comparison with CRC-K's site on the Kenyan side of Mount Kilimanjaro, Loitokitok. For further information, contact George C. Kajembe, the director (ifrisua@suanet.ac.tz).
CRC-TZ, Department of Forest Mensuration and Management, Forestry and Nature Conservation, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3000, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, TANZANIA
Uganda
The Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC) was the first IFRI CRC, founded in 1993 by William Gombya-Ssembajjwe and Abwoli Banana. UFRIC has collected data for more than 20 sites, and is beginning to make return visits. In addition to its research activities, UFRIC works with communities to develop management plans for their forests and engages in conservation activities. UFRIC plays an active role in the development of a regional sub-network within East Africa by providing training and hosting regional conferences. For further information, contact William Gombya-Ssembajjwe (gombya@forest.mak.ac.ug), Abwoli Banana (banana@forest.mak.ac.ug), or Joseph Bahati (bahati@forest.mak.ac.ug).
Uganda Forestry Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC), Makerere University, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, UGANDA
June 2000 marked the creation of a CRC in Nagpur, India, based at SHODH: The Institute for Research and Development. Since then, the CRC has established nine IFRI sites. Preliminary research reveals that villages in Maharashtra adopted varying degrees of communal resource management before the state decided to promote joint management. The research team is investigating the importance of various characteristics of the communities for the adoption and success of communal management efforts in the absence of legally recognized autonomy. For more information, contact Rucha Ghate (ghates_ngp@sancharnet.in).
Rucha Ghate, Director (CRC), SHODH: The Institute for Research and Development, 50, Puranik Layout, Bharat Nagar, Nagpur-440033, Maharashtra State, INDIA
Nepal
The Nepal Forest Resources and Institutions (NFRI) research program was one of the first three CRCs established in 1993. NFRI has conducted research in more than 30 sites and has started making repeat studies. The methodology and repeat visits make IFRI attractive for baseline and evaluative studies of policies for forest development. NFRI has tapped IFRI's potential for policy analysis by conducting baseline and evaluative studies for the Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project (HLFFDP), the IFAD/Shivapuri Watershed Integrated Development Project, and the UNDP/Parks and People Programme. In addition, NFRI data provided the basis for two Ph.D. dissertations. For more information, contact Mukunda Karmacharya or Birendra Karna at NFRI (nepal@ifri.wlink.com.np).
Nepal Forestry Resources and Institutions (NFRI), G. P. O. 8975, E. P. C. 1482, Kathmandu, NEPAL
Thailand
Edward L. Webb and Ganesh Shivakoti launched the Center for the Study of Rural Populations and Forest Resources (RUPAFOR) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 1999. RUPAFOR is training doctoral students at the School of Environment, Resources, and Development in IFRI methodology. These students will conduct IFRI research throughout the broader Asian region served by AIT. Already, students have carried out studies in Bhutan and Nepal, as well as Thailand. For further information, contact Edward L. Webb (ewebb@ait.ac.th) or Ganesh Shivakoti (ganesh@ait.ac.th).
School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4 Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, THAILAND
Bolivia was one of the first three CRCs established in 1993, along with Nepal and Uganda. Rosario Leon, Center for the Study of Economic and Social Reality (CERES), has coordinated teams of IFRI researchers from CERES and PROMETA. Most IFRI research in Bolivia focuses on the Yuracare Indians. In addition to research, IFRI helped develop a new legal framework to better protect the rights of indigenous people to natural resources. For further information, contact Rosario Leon at CERES (crcbolivia.ifri@gmail.com).
IFRI-Bolivia, CERES, Casilla 949, Cochabamba, BOLIVIAColombia
The Colombian CRC is a joint project of the School of Environmental and Rural Studies (Facultad de Estudios Amientales y Rurales), Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and the Línea de Valoración y Equidad en Biodiversidad Program at the Instituto Alexander von Humboldt. The CRC studies the design of institutions for sustainable management of forests and biodiversity resources, using economic, ecological, and biological tools for research, valuation, and policy design at the local level. A pilot study in a forested area in the Andean region investigated the effects of a mix of private and state ownership, and of complex de facto rules for forest management. For further information, contact Luis Guillermo Baptiste (guillermo.baptiste@javeriana.edu.co) or Sarah Hernandez (shernandez@humboldt.org.co).
Javeriana: Luis Guillermo Baptiste, Facultad de Estudios Amientales y Rurales, Universidad Javeriana, Tr.4 # 42-00 Piso 8, Bogotá, COLOMBIA
Humboldt: Sarah Hernandez, Investigadora Principal, Valoración y Equidad en Biodiversidad, Instituto Alexander von Humboldt, Calle 37 #8-40, Mezanine, Bogotá, COLOMBIA
Guatemala - FLACSO
The first of two IFRI CRCs in Guatemala is based at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO). Collaboration with IFRI began with a pilot study within the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve in 1996. FLACSO, the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, and Indiana University have also worked together in Chiquimula. Researchers from FLACSO have studied additional sites in the Departments of El Petén, San Marcos, Sololá, and Totonicapán. Findings from El Petén appear in Ana Violeta Reyna-Contreras, Sílvel Elías-Gramajo, Carmen Cigarroa, and Pablo Moreno's 1998 volume, Communidades Rurales y Areas Protegidas: Análisis de la gestión colectiva en dos sitios en El Petén (Guatemala: FLACSO). For more information, contact Sílvel Elías at FLACSO (silvelias@yahoo.com).
Sílvel Elías Gramajo, Of. C-19 Ed. T-8, Facultad de Agronomia, Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12, Guatemala City, GUATEMALA
Guatemala - UVG
The Universidad del Valle de Guatemala hosts the second of two IFRI CRCs in Guatemala. Although officially established as a separate CRC in 2002, UVG has collaborated with FLACSO and Indiana University on IFRI projects since 1996. Current and planned work will investigate the local effects of national policies of decentralization, and will incorporate remote sensing analysis with IFRI data. For more information, contact Edwin Castellanos (ecastell@uvg.edu.gt) at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.
Edwin Castellanos, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, 18 Avenida 11-95, Zona 15, Vista Hermosa III, Guatemala, GUATEMALA
Mexico
The Mexican CRC is located at the Regional Center for Multi-Disciplinary Studies at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). Collaboration predates UNAM's official entry into the IFRI network in 2000. Researchers from UNAM and IU conducted joint research in sites in Michoacán and Oaxaca in 1999. Parts of the forests used by villagers in Michoacán fall within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. With data from these and future sites, the Mexican team will examine the ways in which external protection interacts with characteristics of local communities and influences forest use. For further information, contact Leticia Merino (lmerino@servidor.unam.mx).
Regional Center for Multi-Disciplinary Studies, The Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Avenida Universidad sin Number, Centro Universitario, Cuernavaca, Morelos, MEXICOResearchers associated with the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University developed the IFRI research strategy in the early 1990s. IFRI is now a joint endeavor of the Workshop and the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC). The Bloomington CRC maintains the IFRI database, provides support for database management in other CRCs, and offers a nine-week course in IFRI methods each year during September and October. Trainees conduct fieldwork in one of five IFRI sites in southern Indiana. The Indiana sites are revisited every five years. In addition, CIPEC combines IFRI methods with GIS and, in some cases, household studies in several Central and South American countries. For further information, contact Arun Agrawal (arunagra@umich.edu), the IFRI Research Coordinator.
Publications are listed at: http://www.indiana.edu/~ifri/publications.htmWorkshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, 513 North Park, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
