Biodiversity, Environment, Climate change International Fund for Agricultural Development — Access to Improved Seeds in Central Africa The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) seeks to increase smallholder farmer productivity and income through access to improved seeds and improved PPP in Central Africa. IFAD will provide a three-year grant for the total amount of up...Read More

The Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) issues scholarships for IHE Delft Short Courses. Upcoming deadlines for short courses: ·for short courses, held between 02 March and 17 July 2020, the scholarship application period is between 05 September and 06 October 2019. You will need to have academic admission at IHE Delft before you can apply for a scholarship,...Read More

First year students pursuing BSc. Forestry conducted Field Practical Training at Arusha on 12th to 16th August 2019. The practical was based on the course of FBL 102 – Fundamentals of Ecology taught in the class. Major aim was to equip students with hands-on skills of identifying and classifying different vegetation types alongside with their...Read More

The Resilience Academy has come up with the 2019 Data Visualization Challenge for university students from Ardhi University, Sokoine University of Agriculture, State University of Zanzibar and the University of Dar es Salaam. The Challenge has three themes: -Challenge 1: Solid waste collection plan for Tanzanian cities -Challenge 2: Story of past floods for better...Read More

The blazes are so huge that smoke can be seen from space, and experts say the fires could have major climate impacts. Wildfires are currently burning so intensely in the Amazon rainforest that smoke from the blaze has covered nearby cities in a dark haze. Multiple news outlets are reporting that Brazil’s National Institute for...Read More

Oxford HR – an executive search firm for the international development sector- is currently supporting WeForest, an NGO focusing on restoring forests and landscapes, with finding a Programme Director to lead their environmental work in Africa. The ideal candidate must have proven senior management experience and results in the environmental sector, including substantial experience in a leadership...Read More

The Soil Association Certification are running FSC® accredited courses in Kampala from 16th – 20th September 2019. Courses available are: FSC Auditing to ISO 19011 – 1.5 days plus e-learning £200 FSC Forest Management – 3.5 days plus e-learning £500 Discounts available for multiple bookings and students. All courses have been approved by ASI and are part of Soil...Read More

The Copperbelt University Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mining (CBUACESM) is supported by the World Bank through the Government of the Republic of Zambia. The CBU-ACESM provides leadership in post-graduate education and training for sustainable mining. It promotes multidisciplinary research at Masters and Doctoral levels addressing problems linked to the five thematic areas:(i) Occupational health, vulnerabilities, and risks...Read More

The Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) conducts Bi-annual scientific conferences that bring together a broad range of professionals from around the world. The 12th in the series of conferences will be conducted this year from 4th – 6th December, 2019 in Arusha, and intends to fully fund a total of 50 Tanzanian students from local...Read More

This call is open to research institutions, consortia, or non-governmental organizations with proven research capacity. The institutions should have a strong presence in eligible low and middle-income countries. The research must be proposed and executed by an institution or group of institutions that are independent of the institution(s) to be studied. Deadline: August 15, 2019 by...Read More