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18/02/2019
Call for expression of interest for “Bamboo Policy Integration Analysis” in Ethiopia
Photo credit: Natnael Tadele via Wikimedia Commons Country: Ethiopia (Homebased and field work) Study…

18/02/2019
Call for expression of interest for "Bamboo Policy Integration Analysis" in Madagascar
The southern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis), species of bamboo lemur endemic…

18/02/2019
MSc Tropical Forestry (distance learning): 10 scholarships available for September 2019 entry
Mature tropical dipterocarp rainforest in Sabah, Borneo. Photo by T. R. Shankar Raman via Wikimedia Commons…

11/02/2019
Bamboo policy integration analysis - Terms of Reference (TORs)
BAMBOO POLICY INTEGRATION ANALYSIS Country: …

04/02/2019
Forest management: Case study of charcoal production in East Africa
Ember of Charcoal. Photo credit: Romary via Wikimedia Commons The demand for charcoal and firewood has doubled…

01/02/2019
AFF Terms of Reference for Graphic Design Consultant
Ennedi Plateau is located at the border of the Sahara and the Sahel. Photo credit: David Stanley via Wikimedia…

01/02/2019
Dare to Invent the Future: Apply to be a UN Young Champion of the Earth
Nairobi, 28 January 2019 – The United Nations announced today that it is calling for nominations for the 2019…

01/02/2019
AFF Terms of Reference for Knowledge Management Consultant
Indigenous afromontane forest in the Western Cape. South Africa. Photo credit: Abu Shawka via Wikimedia Commons…

30/01/2019
Climate change is making waves stronger and putting coastlines at risk
Aerial photo of a portion of the Anjajavy Forest, inset by a swath of mangrove riparian forest - photo credit Michael…

28/01/2019
ICRAF & CIFOR Merger: Accelerating Impact for a Sustainable World
On January 1, 2019, two of the world’s leading organizations focused on forestry and agroforestry, the Center for…

28/01/2019
International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
FAO and the Government of Switzerland are calling on individuals, private companies or institutions to submit a…

23/01/2019
Special Research Fund - Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries
With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF), Ghent University grants PhD scholarships to…

23/01/2019
New FSC Regional Director for Africa
We are very pleased to announce Dr Harrison Ochieng Kojwang as the new FSC Regional Director for Africa. He started on…

22/01/2019
Promoting biodiversity in Africa
Red Colobus monkeys in Jozani forest. Endemic to Zanzibar. Photo credit: Olivier Lejade Africa is immensely rich in…

22/01/2019
Rehabilitation of degraded lands using trees
Improved Ziziphus mauritiana (jujuber) fruit for sale in San, Mali. Photo credit - Ake Mamo There are recognized…