NEXtra Kick-off

Preeyaphat and Lwin, we are doctoral researchers from the Insititute of International Forestry and Forest Products. We are also doctoral researchers in the first court of the NEXtra programme. The United Nations University-FLORES, Technische Universität Dresden, and Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) have formed a remarkable partnership known as NExtra, theContinue reading “NEXtra Kick-off”

Forest Governance Scholarship for PhD – Call for Applications

The Chair of Tropical and International Forestry grants a “Forest Governance Scholarship for PhD” dedicated to research on “Forest Farmers’ Organizations in timber value chains: Financial performance, power, and governance“. The deadline for application is 16.07.2023. Please see details of the position in the following PDF:

Welcoming Preeya – a new Phd candidate from Thailand

Hello! My name is Preeyaphat Chaiklang, or you can call me “Preeya”. I am from Thailand. I joined the Chair of Tropical and International Forestry in April 2023 as a DAAD doctoral candidate under the “Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations (NEXtra) programme.” The programme is a joint one between Technische Universität Dresden and the UnitedContinue reading “Welcoming Preeya – a new Phd candidate from Thailand”

Welcoming Lwin – a new PhD candidate from Myanmar

Hello everyone, I am Lwin Thuzar Nyein. I come from Myanmar. I joined the Chair of Tropical and  International Forestry in April 2023 as a doctoral candidate for the Joint Ph.D. Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste, jointly offered by the United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes andContinue reading “Welcoming Lwin – a new PhD candidate from Myanmar”

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 developmentContinue reading “The XV World Forestry Congress: Perspectives from TUD Junior Researchers”

Michael Jenke’s successful doctoral defense on Community Forestry in Thailand

Michael Jenke successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Enabling effective community forestry through a national co-management program: The case of Thailand’s community forestry program” on March 7th, 2022. Michael’s project was supervised by Prof. Jürgen Pretzsch (Chair of Tropical and International Forestry, TU Dresden), Prof. Uta Berger (Chair of Forest Biometrics and Systems Analysis, TUContinue reading “Michael Jenke’s successful doctoral defense on Community Forestry in Thailand”