In order to achieve our objective we carry out joint activities with national and international partners in the field of research, capacity building and communication.  All activities contribute to one or more of the following results, which make knowledge work for forest and people:

1. The information and knowledge needed for better decisions on forests is available (through research).
2. National human capacity is sufficient to generate knowledge and to use it (through capacity building).
3. National forest sector organizations are able to identify, manage and deploy relevant information (through institutional development).
4. National information exchange mechanisms are operational (through fostering multi-stakeholder knowledge networks and dialogue).
5. National and international forest agendas are coordinated and support forest-based sustainable development and poverty reduction (through promoting knowledge-based international dialogue).

To obtain these results, we have established a network of country programmes in tropical forest countries where we link with researchers, policy makers and practitioners; we coordinate and implement projects funded by Dutch, European and local agencies including DGIS, Nuffic, LNV and the EU. Our activities represent a balance of local forest agenda priorities  in our partner countries and international themes of relevance for the Dutch government, and the global forest community.