ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins

The ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins is devoted entirely to research on the tropical forest margins. ASB, which was founded as Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn in 1994, is currently focussed on reducing deforestation and emissions from land use change, including forestry and agriculture, while ensuring viable livelihoods and enhancing social and environmental co-benefits.The partnership includes over 90 research institutions, universities, non-governmental organizations, community organizations and farmers' groups operating worldwide. From 1994, until 2007 ASB operated as a systemwide programme of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). In 2008 it evolved to a new global partnership.