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 MoreWe 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 MoreIn 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 MoreOctober 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 MoreI’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 MoreThe 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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