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CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana-Fumesua came alive on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, as the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) management committee embarked on a significant working visit led by the esteemed President of the organization, Dr. John A. Parrotta.
IUFRO’s Scientist Assistance Programme (SAP https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/i-scientist-assistance-progr…) aims to provide forest scientists from economically disadvantaged countries with financial assistance to participate in the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden from 23 to 29 June 2024.
In 2023, IUFRO’s Special Programme for Development of Capacities will offer grants of up to €5,000 for Short Scientific Visits for early career scientists affiliated with IUFRO member organisations. These visits will provide a unique opportunity for young scientists from Africa, Asia and Latin America to visit a forest research organisation overseas and conduct international scientific collaboration.
We are pleased to inform you that the Forestry Research Network for Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) will organize a technical session on the theme "Restoring degraded riparian ecosystems: Context matters" during the IUFRO World Congress on 23-29 of June 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. The rationale and goal of the session is attached for your perusal.
Call for Chapter Proposals - REDD+ Governance in Africa: Practical design and implementation options
Forest degradation and deforestation are major causes of global environmental change. The
combined emissions from deforestation and degradation account for an estimated 20% of
global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest
Degradation (REDD+) is a global agreement on climate change mitigation through reduction
in GHG emissions and increases in GHG removals. REDD+ also seeks to provide socioecological
co-benefits (e.g. biodiversity protection, pro-poor development, human rights and
We are very excited to announce the CFC program is finalized. Please make sure to check out the complete CFC 2021 Conference Program.
Link For Webinar Recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Lq4a4GG7e3_CxHQ5K_HqYnLVhJBpXqV/view?…
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) has launched a new funding round of the thematic selection procedure under International Climate Initiative (IKI). The first phase of this two-stage selection procedure is designed as a competition for entrants worldwide, with ideas about projects for climate action and biodiversity conservation in developing and countries in transition....
Project outlines (in English) can be submitted until 10 March 2021 (23:59 CET) via the IKI online platform (open at 30 November 2020).
Forest Scientists, Colleagues,
We are pleased to inform you that the Deadline for Abstracts for the XXV IUFRO Congress in Curitiba, Brazil, 29 September – 5 October 2019, has been extended to Thursday, 10 January, 2019!
Abstracts may address any aspect of forest research, but preference will be given to abstracts addressing one of the Congress technical sessions. Abstracts not associated with a technical session may be assigned to a general poster session.
Deadline for proposals: 1 August 2018
The IUFRO-EFI Young Scientists Initiative (YSI), launched at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, is the latest collaboration between IUFRO and the European Forest Institute (EFI). It will offer grants for short scientific visits starting from 2018.
(FAO-EU FLEGT Programme News 24/11/17) Timber buyers and producers in Ghana discussed how to ensure a reliable supply of legal timber against a backdrop of rising domestic demand as well as a new public procurement policy. Participants at a recent workshop in Accra — which included a three-day visit to timber producers, processing companies and associations — also considered how to develop networks and increase support for adoption of the Timber Public Procurement Policy in Ghana. The present version is still awaiting Cabinet approval.
(KGOU 26/11/2017) The Earth's forests are getting smaller. As they do, they're also changing shape - from big expanses of trees to smaller forest fragments separated by roads or farmland. That's making life a struggle for many plants and animals. And in Madagascar, conservationists are beginning to ask the question, how small a forest fragment is too small?
As we grapple with the scourge of climate change, world-wide forest destruction, plunder and droughts, our forests in the developing world are also not being spared. It is now time to have a paradigm shift and focus our attention more in capacitating and empowering our children for sustainable forest governance techniques, necessary for the future protection of the forests and trees in order to sustain their lives. (News date 27/11/2017)
Johannesburg, November 29, 2017 - Nigeria has pledged to restore 4 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 as part of the AFR100 Initiative and Bonn Challenge, signalling the continuing drive across Africa to bring back productivity to its land.
By 2030, 24 African countries pledge to restore 100 million hectares of land. To some, this might sound like utopia. For us, it is reality, and *it.is.happening*!
Read more about this amazing initiative:
in English: http://www.afr100.org/content/africa-takes-action-advance-landscape-restoration-goals