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10/07/2020

AFF Call for experts on development of bankable projects on enhancing resilience to climate change and improvement of livelihoods

1.1 Background The contribution of forest and tree resources in containing climate change, reducing social and…

08/07/2020

Save the date - XV World Forestry Congress Information Session - 14 July 2020

SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday, 14 July 2020 9:00 – 10:30 AM CET / 16:00 – 17:30 KST Preparations and priorities…

30/06/2020

Call for Expert on Great Green Wall (GGW) Non-timber Forest Product (NTFP) Value Chain Analysis

1.0 Introduction AFF signed in December 2019 an Agreement with The Food and Agriculture Organisation of…

12/06/2020

COVID-19 Forestry Webinar Week, 22-25 June 2020

22- 25 June 2020 12:00 – 3:00 PM CET Monday to Thursday Tune in to the COVID-19 Forestry Webinar Week Building back…

08/06/2020

CELEBRATION OF WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY - THEME: FOOD SAFETY, EVERYONE'S BUSINESS

This year’s World Food Safety Day is celebrated on 8 and 10 June 2020, in collaboration with World Health…

08/06/2020

AFF Consultancy opportunity for efficiency and effectiveness training

AFF’s mandate and business operations The African Forest Forum (AFF) is a pan-African non-governmental organization…

05/06/2020

Call for Applications for PhD Scholarships in Forestry (20 Positions available)

Background The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism of the Sokoine University of Agriculture, is coordinating a…

03/06/2020

Apply to be an AAS Affiliate

Apply to be an AAS Affiliate Applications are invited for the sixth cohort of Affiliates of the African Academy of…

29/05/2020

What do we know about Africa and its forest resources?

Click on the link below to view facts on Africa's forest resources in light of Africa Day. The video is brought to you…

19/05/2020

'Living Earth Community: Multiple Ways of Being and Knowing'

'Living Earth Community: Multiple Ways of Being and Knowing' Living Earth Community: Multiple Ways of Being and…

13/05/2020

Building resilience, mapping tree cover, and expanding forests

Human society is enduring one of the greatest global health crises of the past century: COVID-19. Studies show that…

12/05/2020

International Week for Biological Diversity - WWF Toolkit

May 22nd marks the International Day for Biological Diversity celebrated under the theme “Our solutions are in nature…

12/05/2020

Afforestation vital in making Africa climate resilient, pandemic ready

The baobab’s fruit, seeds and leaves have been used for millennia across Africa for food, oil and bark. More…

04/05/2020

COVID-19 pandemic: How nature steps in to refill ‘empty forests’ when animals disappear

“We must not let a forest full of trees fool us into believing that all is well.” Kent Redford’s cautionary statement…