Literature review on civil society's roles in reducing tropical forest loss

Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) aims at

reducing and reversing loss of tropical forest due to its contribution to

a stable climate, protection of biodiversity and achieving sustainable

development. Civil society organizations have been considered as

important actors in reaching NICFIs overarching goals.

This literature review has compiled the state of knowledge of the role

of civil society in reducing and reversing loss of tropical forest. The

review has also assessed the rigorousness, quality and robustness of

the research findings and provided an overview of knowledge gaps. The

purpose of this review is to serve as a basis for upcoming evaluations

of the Norwegian engagement.

The literature review was carried out by Cicero on behalf of the

Department for Evaluation in Norad.