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.