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”
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Meet Musse – Our new international climate protection fellow
I’m Musse Tesfaye Gebre from Ethiopia. In March 2022, I started my international climate protection fellowship of Alexander von Humboldt, hosted by the Chair of Tropical and International Forestry at the Technische Universität Dresden. My research project is entitled “Ethiopia’s ambition to restore forest landscapes as part of a Climate Resilient Green Economy and impedingContinue reading “Meet Musse – Our new international climate protection fellow”
Our Alumni Network Project “Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management”
The project aims at bringing together alumni from all over the world for strengthening interdisciplinary and holistic approaches on complex environment and development policy issues. For this, three alumni capacity building and networking seminars are planned, which will take place in Laos, Ethiopia and Germany.
Reflection on the WoodCluster Project teaching component
The WoodCluster project consists of two components: Teaching and Research, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research through DAAD and DLR, respectively. While the teaching module concluded in 2021, the research module continues up to 2022. The following summarizes the major deliverables of the teaching module and reflects on theContinue reading “Reflection on the WoodCluster Project teaching component”
Successful hybrid doctoral defense of Busha Teshome on cluster analysis for forest and wood-processing industry sector development in Ethiopia
On September 29th 2021, Busha Teshome Tolera from Ethiopia successfully defended his doctoral defense. Busha conducted his research on “Cluster analysis for forest and wood-processing industry sector development in Ethiopia“, which contributed to the WoodCluster project.
Alumnus Julian Schmid featured in Schwarzrotgold magazine
Julian Schmid, one of our alumni from the batch 2015-2017, has been featured in the official magazine of the Federal Republic of Germany “Schwarzrotgold” for his work in Ethiopia. Julian Schmid is responsible to manage nurseries and reforestation programs specifically in Arba Minch, southern Ethiopia. Click the following link to read the whole article: https://www.bundesregierung.de/statisch/schwarzrotgold-2101/#10
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