Now Accepting Grant Proposals! Due July 7, 2022 Promoting Conservation, Protecting Species The Chicago Zoological Society administers the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Endangered Species Fund is now accepting new proposals for the 2022 funding cycle. Projects should focus on conservation and research of specific threatened, vulnerable or endangered species or a specific habitat that is […]
Wild Animal Initiative provides grants for research projects that help us understand and improve the lives of wild animals. Small grants support innovative methods for measuring and monitoring wild animal welfare, population regulation, wildlife rehabilitation and conservation interventions. Grant size varies from US$2 thousand to US$30 thousand. The small grants program is open to anyone, […]
On 2nd May 2022, Supervisors Prof. Salim Maliondo (SUA), Prof. Josiah Z. Katani (SUA), Prof. Ulrik Ilstedt (Sweden-SLU) and PhD Reforest Student (Joshua S. Maguzu) visited Shume Forest Plantation and on 4th May 2022 visited Sao Hill Forest Plantation. The aim of the trip was for the supervisors to see the preliminary layout of the […]
Farmers explaining agroforestry practices and systems to the second year BSc. Forestry students in Meru District, Arusha Region. The training is aimed to equip the students with practical knowledge on agroforestry practices, systems and their applications. BSc Forestry Students Year 2 of 2022 at Meru District Council office, Arusha For more information, please contact, Prof. […]
Dr. Charles Kilawe is participating in a fieldwork to assess and map smallholder’s tree based systems and their contribution to bioenergy production and consumption in Rwanda. It is good to see a successful integration of a non-native tree, Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maedenii into small holder’s farming systems. Dr. Kilawe (from Sokoine University of Agriculture), Prof. […]
The BSc Forestry Students Year 2 of 2022 are conducting the field practical training in silviculture at the SUA Training Forest, Olmotonyi, Arusha. The field practical training of silviculture is offered under the supervision of the Department of Ecosystems and Conservation (DEC) of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). The aim of the field practical training […]
The Department of Ecosystems and Conservation (DEC) of the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) is aimed to equip BSc Forestry students with best tree nursery management and propagation. Tree seedling production is one of the key steps in scaling up or domestication of any species. Each step has to be properly planned and implemented. The […]
The Modern Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA) is a financing program supporting scale-up of clean cooking solutions in six Sub-Saharan African countries. MCFA offers results-based financing for clean cooking companies to grow and scale up their businesses in following countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The deadline for […]
Nairobi, Seoul, 6 June 2022. The XV World Forestry Congress (XV WFC) side event organized by the African Forest Forum (AFF) and partners last month, served as a rallying call for African forestry stakeholders to place nature-based solutions in combination with other safety nets, at the heart of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies on the continent. […]
UPDATED DEADLINES!Contents1 UPDATED DEADLINES!2 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WHEN SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT3 CRITERIA FOR SELECTION4 SCIENTIST ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME5 KEY DATES NOTE: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE ELECTRONICALLY BY 30 JUNE 2022 (see link below) Forests and society are facing a number of tremendous challenges, including those posed by global change (including climatic and social), the […]