WELCOME!
IFCAE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
whose mission is to
improve human and
environmental conditions through applied research, education, and community
improvement projects.
As a nonprofit public charity, IFCAE needs your help to build our organization
and carry out our charitable work. For more information, visit our
Donation page.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
No ntimber
Forest Product Curriculum Workbook
is now available through the IFCAE website.
Board
of Directors are Sought with an interest in fundraising and capacity
building. Come join the team and help prepare IFCAE for ten more
successful years.
THANK YOU TO RECENT DONORS & FUNDERS
CSREES National Research Initiative
National Science Foundation
O'Brien Family Foundation
Pacific Blue
Foundation
Willamette Resources & Education Network
Jennifer and Ellen Wilcox
Melza M. and Frank Theodore Barr Foundation
Tropical Salvage
TechSoup:
Adobe,
Microsoft,
ESRI software
Nike
USDA
Rural Development
US
Forest Service PNW Research Station
Oregon Woodland Cooperative
Colorado State University Extension
People and Plants International
Bureau of Land Management
See the full list of
IFCAE
Donors
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CURRENT PROJECTS
Wild
Forest Goods - Development of nontimber forest product/ecosystem
service markets for small landowners.
Urban
Foraging -
A
long-term comparative case study of plant and fungi gathering in U.S. urban
ecosystems.
Jepara Forest
Conservancy - IFCAE has partnered with Tropical Salvage to establish a
botanical park and education center in the Indonesian village of Jepara.
West Eugene Wetlands Ethnobotany
Resource Area
The goal of this project is to create opportunities for regional tribes to help
with identification, restoration, and use of traditionally managed/culturally
important species.
Ecological Literacy: Across
Geographies, Generations and Economies - An international project to better
understand the knowledge base that children have about
their natural environment and how this is related to their income, geography
and/or age.
Mapping Socio-Ecological
Meanings of Olympic Peninsula Landscapes - A joint-venture with the U.S.
Forest Service to refine a methodology for mapping complex and dynamic
interactions of people and forests across a region.
SeaAid.
By working collaboratively with community members, boaters, anthropologists and
development professionals, SeaAid seeks to promote cultural, economic, and
environmental sustainability through community-based service projects that
provide appropriate technology and other direct aid.
Decision Support
System Tool Analysis - This study examines the effectiveness of DSS tools in
the Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery process.
Congo Basin Aka Education
- This project is helping Aka foragers who have requested the need for
education and tools to protect their culture and environment.
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