Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have been top of many minds lately. It’s estimated that the sector could contribute USD 10-15 trillion to the global economy by 2030, while tough ethical questions are also being raised by the rapidly-expanding potential of the technology. But the possibilities that AI presents for the climate mitigation, adaptation, and ecosystem restoration...Read More

The BBVA Foundation makes awards for biodiversity conservation in Spain and internationally. The Foundation’s goal is to publicly recognize the work done by conservationist organizations, institutions and agencies in carrying forward environmental conservation policies and projects. For Spain, there is one award of €250 thousand for actions in biodiversity conservation, and another award of €80...Read More

The Trust makes grants for education and research in ornamental horticulture, primarily in North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Australia. Projects may focus on research in ornamental horticulture, creation and maintenance of gardens accessible to the public for educational purposes, educational activities that further ornamental horticulture, and environmentally responsible cultivation of plants...Read More

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) invites proposals for the Graduate Researchers Award to foster innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics. GBIF will present awards of €5 thousand each to one master’s student and one doctoral student. Students must apply through and be nominated by a Head of Delegation of a GBIF participant country....Read More

Countries worldwide have pledged to plant millions of hectares of trees to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, but many of these efforts, as currently formulated, will do little or nothing to stem global warming and could jeopardize the world’s food supply and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, a new report warns. The...Read More

The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), has spearheaded the creation of a specialized initiative under the National Fund for the Advancement of Science and Technology (NFAST). This initiative is specifically designed to bolster climate research efforts in Tanzania. The climate research program orchestrated...Read More

INTRODUCTION Tanzania Forest Fund (abbreviated as TaFF), is a Government Fund established under Sections 79 – 83 of the Forest Act (Cap. 323 R.E. 2002). The Fund is a mechanism to provide long-term, reliable and sustainable financial support to forest protection, conservation, management and development in the country. The Fund came into operation in July, 2010...Read More

Tree-planting pledges have soared globally, spawning an ‘any-trees-at-minimal-cost’ solution to climate change that often does more harm than good from a biodiversity, carbon, and land perspective. In response, the global botanical community is preparing to launch the world’s first certification to recognize land-management initiatives that enhance, rather than deplete, biodiversity, while sequestering carbon and contributing...Read More

To cite this article: Gilberth Prosper Temba, Ernest William Mauya & George Ansigar Migunga (28 Dec 2023): Productivity and Costs of Mechanized Skidding operations at Sao Hill Forest Plantation, Tanzania, Forest Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/21580103.2023.2299260 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2023.2299260 Due to global advancement of technology in forest operations, utilization of advanced machineries...Read More

The new draft FAR reflects many of the demands of a handful of well-represented stakeholders, with incumbent emission-intensive industries already racking up several wins in their struggle to maintain a high level of free allocation for themselves. Regrettably, during the FAR revision process, the Commission not only failed to significantly reform several products’ benchmarks, but...Read More