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, the

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 United

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 and

Welcoming Dominic – PhD candidate in Global-SDG-campus network

Hi everyone, I am Dominic, I come from Hamburg, Germany. I joined the Chair of Tropical Forestry in October 2022 as a Ph.D. candidate under the DAAD-funded project “forestry curricula study tracks through a Global-SDG-campus network”. The project aims to develop higher education networks in teaching and research regarding forest-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in

Discussing the future of the institute’s research among the vineyards of Radebeul

On the 13th of September 2022, the day dawned bright and clear in the city of Dresden. Members of the Chair of Tropical and International Forestry gathered in the vineyards of Radebeul to have an exchange of the newly established five research groups and to, obviously, delight in the wine and beautiful landscape. This meeting