The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism of the Sokoine University of Agriculture, in collaboration with Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI) and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, hereby invites interested and qualified citizens of Tanzania (holding Master’s degree or equivalent) to submit applications for 2 PhD scholarshipsunder the Danida financed project “Climate, pollinator biodiversity, crop...Read More

One of the most invasive Australian weeds is being touted as a potential economic crop, with benefits for the construction, mining and forestry industries, and potentially many First Nations communities. The prickly paddy melon weed, which costs the agricultural industry around $100 million a year in lost grain yields, cattle deaths, and control measures, could turn into an...Read More

On 8 August 2023, twenty-six restoration practitioners and stakeholders set off from Oloitokitok – a small town on the green slopes of Kenya’s Mount Kilimanjaro – to Mbirikani Group Ranch in Kajiado County. There, the Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and Big Life Foundation were holding a field visit as part...Read More

Twenty percent of global land area is degraded to some extent. In Africa, it is estimated that two-thirds of productive land is degraded, impacting hundreds of millions of people’s ability to  produce food and making them more vulnerable than ever to our rapidly changing climate. Healthy land resources, including soil, water and biodiversity, provide services such as food, fuel, fibre, clean water,...Read More

Gardening, hunting, fishing, foraging and maintaining backyard poultry and livestock increased in rural New England during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study found that these activities, collectively known as home and wild food production, reduced hunger among households during that period. Researchers from the University of Vermont and University of Maine...Read More

The Northern Forest Region, encompassing 26 million acres across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and northern New York, faces significant transformations due to the impacts of climate change, invasive insects, and other emerging threats. Safeguarding these forests, which are essential ecologically, economically, and culturally, demands innovative approaches and deeper insights. To address these challenges, the University...Read More

In voluntary carbon markets, buyers (like big companies with emissions) voluntarily purchase and trade in offsets generated from emissions reduction or removal projects elsewhere. And in early 2023 momentum was building for them, but that soon collapsed as evidence of greenwashing grew: forestry programs were significantly overestimating their value. Allegra Dawes at CSIS lays out...Read More

Insurance plays a crucial role in supporting carbon markets as the global community strives towards achieving net-zero emissions. As companies and governments implement carbon pricing mechanisms and engage in emissions trading, insurance provides a vital layer of financial protection against potential risks and uncertainties associated with these activities. A recent report highlights the significant growth...Read More

Across Africa and Asia, new incentive programmes and digital tools are laying the ground for the large-scale deployment of trees in rural landscapes – particularly among the smallholder farmers that produce a third of our planet’s food. Such efforts hold significant sway on our ability to meet global climate, land, and biodiversity goals. At a...Read More

What you need to know: The minister of State in the Vice President’s Office responsible for Union and Environment, Dr Selemani Jafo, told the parliament yesterday that 35 applications for carbon trade projects were received by the end of December 2023. Tanzania to register carbon trade projects worth $1 billion, boosting national revenue. Minister Jafo...Read More