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30/07/2019
Report: Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi
Telly, one of the first villages in the Bandiagara escarpment in Mali. Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Ferdinand Reus…

24/07/2019
Young Journalist Award
The 2019 Young Journalist Award is open! Now in its seventh year, the award – in partnership with…

24/07/2019
Achieving sustainable development through Silviculture: focus on tree domestication
To download the Booklet for a maiden lecture by Dr. Adejoke Olukemi Akinyele, AFF member, at the newly…

17/07/2019
Abu Dhabi Meeting Takes Stock of Progress Ahead of UN Climate Action Summit
The Abu Dhabi Preparatory Meeting for the UN Secretary General’s UN Climate Action Summit brought together…

16/07/2019
Agro-Forestry Specialist, Uganda
Photo by NatureDan - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31012822 Agro-Forestry…

16/07/2019
Study finds lemurs in degraded Madagascar forest skinny and stunted
Photo by Charles J Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.…

16/07/2019
Remote sensing, monitoring and/or management and sustainable livelihoods specialist - peatlands and mangroves
Photo: Mangroves of the East African Coast - Mtwapa. Credit: African Forest Forum CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST -…

10/07/2019
Kenya Forest Service allocates area for endangered Bongo species
The Kenya Forest Service has allocated 776 acres within the Mt. Kenya Forest ecosystem for Mountain Bongo conservation…

01/07/2019
World Biodiversity Forum 2020 - Call for Session and Workshop Proposals now open!
The World Biodiversity Forum 2020, is taking place from 23 – 28 February in Davos. The inaugural World Biodiversity…

26/06/2019
Nigeria plans 8-fold increase in palm oil production
Nigeria plans to invest 180 billion naira ($500 million) to increase its palm oil production from around 600,000 tons a…

26/06/2019
Rethinking Global Climate Action beyond 2020
After a brief celebratory moment following the Paris Agreement on climate change, governmental ambitions have not been…

21/06/2019
World Rainforest Day - 22nd June 2019
Rainforests are vital for the survival of life on Earth. We depend on the Amazon rainforest alone for 20% of the oxygen…

20/06/2019
World Rainforest Day (22nd of June) - Toolkit available!
On the occasion of the World Rainforest Day that will take place on Saturday 22nd June, we …

20/06/2019
International/National Consultant to Prepare the Project Document/CEO Endorsement Package for a Full-sized GEF Project
Conservation International Foundation (hereinafter referred to as “Conservation International”), is issuing a Request…

19/06/2019
Call for Applications – PASET RSIF PhD scholarships
The PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) is offering up to 45 PhD scholarships at one of ten RSIF…