First regional alumni capacity building and networking seminar held in Vientiane, Lao PDR

From 26 to 30 September 2022, the TU Dresden (Institute of International Forestry and Wood Products, Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology), United Nations University-FLORES and the National University of Laos (NUOL) jointly organized a regional alumni seminar in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The seminar addressed former students from Southeast Asia who studied at TU Dresden and

Call for applications – Eastern Africa Regional Alumni Capacity Building and Networking Seminar

on „Enabling services from land and water resources through actor-oriented forest landscape restauration: tools and best practice“

Unraveling the Amazon: A Master’s Thesis Research in Brazil

I came to the Brazilian Amazon as one of the last steps on my study about the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Symrise (a German company), and Natura (a Brazilian producer of cosmetics). More specifically, on how a partnership they formed affected Non-Timber-Forest-Products (NTFPs) gatherers’ livelihoods. I will tell you more about the subject

The Santa Maria treasure hunt: a weekly blog series of field adventures

 “Week 2: Getting deeper and richer” So, I now owe you all an explanation, what intended to be a weekly delivery turned out quite challenging while working on the field to collect data. Good thing is I’ve documented the experience thoroughly to ensure a vivid description of my happenings on the upcoming weeks in and

Forest restoration requires smallholders and their access to safe and fair financing

Read about Marcel Starfinger’s experiences from his field work in Thailand on the RECOFTC webpage here.

The XV World Forestry Congress: Perspectives from TUD Junior Researchers

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with the Korea Forest Service held the XV World Forestry Congress from May 2nd to 6th, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. In the time of climate and biodiversity crises, to discuss the future and roles of the forestry sector in achieving the sustainable development