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”

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”

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”

An alumnus, Vianny, as a speaker at GLF Africa 2021

One of our DAAD scholar graduates (batch 2015-2017), Vianny Ahimbisibwe, had recently been a speaker at the Global Landscapes Forum Africa 2021 in a session titled “Know how needed for successful forest landscape restoration in Africa”. Working as a research scientist at the Thünen Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics, while pursuing his doctoralContinue reading “An alumnus, Vianny, as a speaker at GLF Africa 2021”

A 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 that involves regeneration and management of trees from living stumps, roots or naturally growing seedlingsContinue reading “A pilot project on Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration in Uganda”