The Africa Regional Chapter of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network, GYBN Africa, in partnership with the AWF, is organizing the 2nd African Youth Summit on Biodiversity, aimed at equipping young people in Africa with the necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to actively participate in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal GBF and to engage in policy advocacy for biodiversity...Read More
The Earth’s forests have been changing ever since the first tree took root. For 360 million years, trees have grown and been felled through a dynamic mix of hurricanes, fires and natural regeneration. But with the dawn of the 17th century, humans began replacing large swathes of forest with farms and cities. The global pace of deforestation...Read More
University of the Sunshine Coast Professor Jack (Francis) Putz is so buoyed by the finding that he and nine international co-authors have called for all countries with tropical forests—including Australia—to include the simple practice in their national carbon policies. “If we are to scale natural climate solutions at the pace needed to avoid a global climate catastrophe, we...Read More
The vast boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere stretch from Scandinavia through Siberia, Alaska and Canada. They cover a tenth of the world’s land but hold one-third of the land’s carbon, stored mainly in organic-rich soils and in trees. Now, a new study in the journal Science provides further evidence that emissions from wildfires in high northern latitudes...Read More
An international team of researchers led by Prof. MA Keping from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has shown that forests with higher tree species richness tend to have greater arthropod diversity. The researchers showed that higher tree diversity promotes productivity through the suppression of herbivores by enemy arthropods. These...Read More
XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050 Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024 Congress website: https://www.iufro2024.com/ REMINDER FOR CALL OF ABSTRACTS Dear All, This is a gentle reminder that the Call for Abstracts for the XXVI IUFRO World Congress on the 23-29 of June 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden, is open until 2 June 2023, 23:59...Read More
APPLY FOR FUNDING Up to $40,000 available Applications accepted all year round Decisions made within 8 working days The Rapid Response Facility provides funding for conservation emergencies in UNESCO natural World Heritage sites. Applications to the RRF must meet each of our criteria in order to qualify for funding. Please carefully read all the information...Read More
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) invites applications for the Earl S. Tupper 3-year postdoctoral fellowship. Research should be based at one of the STRI facilities, but proposals that include comparative research in other tropical countries will also be considered. The annual stipend is US$55 thousand, the annual research budget is up to US$16 thousand....Read More
Village Capital supports 10-12 impact-driven startups building locally viable ecosystem restoration solutions in Africa. The program addresses entrepreneurs championing forest restoration, biodiversity conservation, wetland restoration and water conservation, sustainable agriculture and climate tech solutions. Participants will receive mentorship and access to an investment analyst. Eligibility extends to (for-profit) startups building locally viable ecosystem restoration solutions....Read More
People-centric initiatives of Edavaka grama panchayat in Wayanad has set a new paradigm in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and building awareness. An array of activities such as the setting up of a biodiversity park, a bird sanctuary, a butterfly garden, fish reservoirs, and tuber crop conservatories made the civic body a champion in conservation...Read More
