TU Dresden – Tropical Forestry Blog
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products – Chair of Tropical and International Forestry
Category: Master Course Tropical Forestry
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2021
The Chair of Tropical and International Forestry wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2021 We extend our appreciation to our colleagues and partners for the creativity and resilience in this unprecedented year of 2020. We are…
Read MoreTrip to Municipal Forest Enterprise of Zittau
We were fortunate enough to have an outdoor field trip in these strange and trying times. Well, obviously, things were not normal this time around. We had to be concerned not only about previsit preparation and the trip itself, but…
Read MoreWelcoming the new head of Chair of Tropical and International Forestry: A Q&A session with Prof. Lukas Giessen
In October this year, we had the transition from Prof. Jürgen Pretzsch to Prof. Lukas Giessen. As the new head of the institute, we asked Prof. Lukas Giessen a few questions to learn more about him and the new perspectives for the…
Read MoreDiscussing “Global Perspectives on Forests” at the Political Art Days Festival in Dresden
October 1st 2020 was an exceptional day for the institute. First of all, we transitioned from the 27-year leadership of Prof. Jürgen Pretzsch to Prof. Lukas Gießen. Our institute also changed its name to: “Chair of Tropical and International Forestry”….
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 MoreExcursion to the “Urban Gardens” as the beginning of the module “Urban Forestry in the Tropics”
The Book “Urban Tree Management: For the Sustainable Development of Green Cities” mentions about the name Höhenluft I, which is one over 370 allotment garden complexes in Dresden. This allotment gardens are not only famous for its variable benefits over…
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