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,...Read More
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...Read More
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....Read More
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....Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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....Read More
UPDATED DEADLINES! 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 ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and major armed conflicts. There is also a growing realization of the critical importance of...Read More
The Nature+ Accelerator Fund aims to support nature-based innovative solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change whilst delivering positive impacts both on biodiversity and the wellbeing of local communities. The Fund will invest in projects across the following four categories: Terrestrial Conservation and Restoration; Marine Conservation and Coastal Resilience; Sustainable Agriculture; and Nature-Based Innovation...Read More
