11 December 2013, IISD news -  The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Peru's Environment Ministry (MINAM) signed an agreement to step up joint research efforts on sustainable forest management in Peru. The agreement was signed at a ceremony held 10 December 2013 in Lima, Peru.

Under the agreement, CIFOR and MINAM will produce targeted research that aims to better inform government policies on sustainable development in Peru's Amazonian forests. The two also hope the research will aid the process of drafting and adopting implementation measures for Peru's new forest law, and support MINAM's ongoing work on REDD+.