TU Dresden – Tropical Forestry Blog
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products – Chair of Tropical and International Forestry
Category: Research
WoodCluster and PhytoWood Projects under COVID-19: Challenged to be flexible and focused
Uncertainty is what most people probably feel currently in their private and professional life worldwide. It also characterizes our current work in the WoodCluster and PhytoWood-Synergies projects. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the project flow from one day to the other….
Read MoreA pilot project on Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration in Uganda
I’m called Jjemba Bonny, an alumnus of MSc Tropical Forestry from Uganda. I completed my studies in 2019 and my research project was done on Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) in Mubende District, Uganda. FMNR is a simple land restoration technique…
Read More27 years of Prof. Pretzsch and internationalization to Tharandt
On October 5th we gathered in a small group to commemorate the 27 years of leadership of Professor Pretzsch at the institute. Members of the team, his doctoral students and his wife wanted to wish him the best for this…
Read MoreParticipating in the virtual conference Tropentag 2020
As in every other year, our institute members and students participate in the Tropentag conference. Like other major events in the unprecedented year of 2020, the conference was shifted to be held virtually. This year, beside a student who won…
Read MoreTUD Photo Contest Winner at Tropentag 2020
Jakob Scheler, a forestry student at the TU Dresden, won the international photo competition in the category of photo stories, organized by the non-profit organization Let’s plant e.V. in cooperation with the Tropentag conference 2020. Jakob presented a series of…
Read MoreCall for DAAD Scholarship applications for Admission 2021
You are invited to attend the 2021 MSc Course in TROPICAL FORESTRY. The course is taught in English at Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), one of the 11 German Universities of Excellence. Over many decades, the international orientation and socio-economic focus…
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