Does participation in ecosystem conservation programs and REDD initiatives stimulate private investments in forest farming? Evidence from Malawi’s CFM Program. Robertson Khataza 1 A contributed paper prepared for An Interdisciplinary Workshop Perspectives on Forest Conservation - Tackling the Frontier between Policy and Conservation Science Freiburg, Germany, 19-21 June 2013 1 Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Bunda Campus, PO Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi. E-mail: rbkhatazam@yahoo.com