1. Future of tropical forests, old & new: Linking Science, Markets, and People David Kaimowitz CIFOR

2. Research in the tropical landscaple  Large compact primary forests (rapidly declining): Conservation Biology  First rotation production forests (rapidly declining): Silviculture  Fast-growing plantations (rapidly growing): Tree Breeding & Management  Secondary forest & 2 nd rotation production forests (rapidly growing): Limited research  Deforested areas (rapidly growing): Limited research

3. Major forest users  Industrial forestry – research support  Strict conservation – research support  Informal sector – limited research support  This is one reason the forestry research community has had difficulty addressing the poverty dimensions of forest use.

4. The private forestry sector in the tropical landscape  Large plantation companies – strong research support  Large wood processing companies – strong research support  Large Companies committed to best practice in natural forest management – medium research support.  Other companies that log natural forests – limited research

5. Rapid changes in forest policies  Forest tenure  Decentralization  Forest law enforcement  Environmental service markets  Developing country governments have few sources of solid objective scientific advice.  Interest groups dominate the discussion.

6. Rapid changes in global markets  Dramatic rise in Chinese forest product imports. – India may follow.  Dramatic rise in Brazilian beef and soybean exports.  Rapid growth in urban forest product markets in Africa.  Growing financial markets for pulp & paper & plantations in the tropics / sub-tropics.  Limited research attention to these issus.

7. Conclusions  Existing research efforts cover some land uses, groups, and issues adequately.  Many crucial land uses, actors, and issues continue to get limited attention.  In the current funding climate it is hard to get resources to address these issues.  As a result, the debates remain poorly informed, key problems are getting worse & we are missing out opportunities.