The COFO working group, the FAO Forestry Division and the FAO elearning Academy (FAO-PSU) are extremely pleased to announce the publication of the certified elearning course “Transforming dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems” available free of charge, as a global public good, through the FAO elearning Academy: https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=945
The course is the result of a huge collaborative effort involving COFO WG, Forest Rangelands and Watershed Organization (FRWO) of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture in Iran, Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, the Forest, Climate and Livelihood Research Network, Global Landscapes Forum, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Livestock Climate and System Resilience, Swedish Forest Agency, Swedish University of Science and Agriculture, Universidad de la Guajira, Universite Mohammed V Rabat, University of Bern, WOCAT, WANA Institute and World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies.
This is again a perfect example of excellent collaboration between a number of partner institutions, and we would like to express our appreciation, for the hard work, high level of professionalism and dedication to the following experts:
For the technical expertise and leadership: Fidaa Haddad, FAO Forestry Division
For their excellent contributions: Clara Ariza, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Specialist and Anders Malmers from Swedish Forest Agency
For their technical inputs: Mounir Louhaichi from ICARDA, Rima Mekdaschi Studer from WOCAT, Bora Masumbuko from IUCN, Fiona Flintan from ILRI, Kimberly Merten from GLF, Moukrim Said from Universite Mohammed V Rabat, Majd Al Naber from WANA Institute, Elsa Varela from CTFC, Jenny Friman and Maria Olund, both from Focali, Nelson Valero and Marisol Santos, both from Universidad de la Guajira.
FAO elearning Academy: Reshma Sanyal for the excellent instructional design, Lavinia del Fiacco, Alessia Kuster and Danilo Conti for the courseware development and graphic design, Clare Pedrick for the English Editing, and Peter Bruggeling for the coordination of the activities.
The COFO Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems would like to invite you to the official launch of the FAO e-learning course: Transforming Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems.
The exciting new course will build the competencies needed to transform the way practitioners manage dryland forests, with a focus on increasing sustainability whilst retaining the benefits of other interventions. It targets programme and project managers, field practitioners, policy makers and anyone interested in sustainable development of drylands. After the launch, it will be available free on the FAO Learning Academy platform.
The launch event will take place on Zoom on 29 March 2023, 10.00-11.30 CEST, and includes a packed agenda of high-level speakers, experts and partners who will discuss some of the course’s topics in detail. There will be interpretation in English, French and Farsi.
Please do register for the event here: https://fao.zoom.us/
