Miftah F. Kedir; James M. Onchieku; colastica J. Ntalikwa; colastica J. NtalikwaWorking Paper
The African Forest Forum (AFF) has undertaken studies in four African sub-regions to assess the potential of selected African countries to produce and use of liquid biofuels as a strategy for devel...
The African Forest Forum (AFF) has implemented a project on “Strengthening management and use of forest ecosystems for sustainable development in Africa”. The project aimed to sustainably
manage f...
This study is part of a project on “Strengthening management and use of forest ecosystems for sustainable development in Africa”, which is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperatio...
Since climate change is one of the greatest threats to life on earth, it has become imperative that international forest and climate change dedicated instruments and cross-cutting issues instrument...
Forests and trees provide huge opportunities for African countries to respond to their post-2020 climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments. The contribution of forests and/or trees to mi...
The vulnerability of rural households to climate change in Africa is caused by exposure to climate variability and extreme weather events and by a combination of social, economic and environmental ...
Contemporary development trajectories over the years have continued to advance human well-being through phenomenal growth and wealth, never witnessed before in human history. With these advances ha...
Forest resources are of prime importance to the people and economy of Uganda owing to the range of ecological, economic, social and cultural products and services they provide for a multitude of st...
Public private partnership as a concept has gained ground over the last few decades as a virile approach to delivering goods and services. It is a contractual agreement between a public agency and ...
Current training needs and emerging trends in the forestry sector have prompted a number of forestry educational institutions to review their traditional curricula in order to produce well equipped...
Obiri, D. B., Oduro A. K., Nutakor. E., and AcquahWorking Paper
This study was commissioned by the African Forest Forum to analyze the nature and trends in primary and secondary forest production in Ghana with emphasis on public and private sector contribution ...
This report presents the harmonized and expanded results of studies carried out in 2016 by two teams of researchers on the potential of forests for green economy development in West Africa: the Ang...
The primary production in Eastern Africa takes place in public natural forests, plantations, farm forests, community forests and private forests. These forests, for various reasons, are experiencin...
In this study of tree and forest pests and diseases conducted in 2015 for the Eastern African sub-region, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda were selected for detailed analysis to provide an overvie...
The review is part of the African Forest Forum (AFF) project on Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) in Africa supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). It addresses SFM in t...
Forests and trees constitute a very important component of natural resources for countries in West and Central (W/C) Africa. The region also has one of the highest rates of deforestation and forest...
This synthesis report is based on three recent forest health studies commissioned by the African Forest Forum (AFF) in Eastern, Southern, and West and Central Africa (Bosu, 2016; Gichora, 2016; Koj...
Marunda, C. T., Avana-Tientcheu, M. L. & Msanga, H. P.Working Paper
Forests and planted trees provide sustenance to many millions of people in Africa, particularly the vulnerable, women and children. Balancing utilisation of forest resources and growth of forests a...
The African continent remains the most vulnerable region in the world to the impact of climate change, mainly due to weak resilience and adaptive capacity. There is limited knowledge on the relatio...
Forests play a crucial role in climate change evolution and dynamics. The effects of climate change may also greatly impact forest ecosystems, which will reflect on the living conditions of local f...
Tropical moist forests (TMFs) occur in humid tropical areas, usually with 1,500 mm or more of precipitation and a dry season (or seasons) of three to four months or less. There is an interrupted be...
African countries have been facing several environmental challenges related to climate change and desertification. To cope with these challenges, several efforts have been made by individual countr...
The different agro-ecological zones of Sahelian countries have experienced continuous degradation for the last four decades due to the combined effects of drought, increasing anthropogenic pressure...
The highest deforestation and forest degradation rates in Africa occur in the dry forests and woodlands where the pressure for land is continuously increasing, poverty is rampant, livelihood option...
National Plans and Programmes related to People, Forests and Climate Change in West Africa were reviewed in a desk study, in order to improve understanding of how forests and trees, and the people ...
The countries covered under the eastern African region are Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Issues pertaining to South Sudan being the yo...
Background
Climate change is now known to be a key threat to achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction targets, as well as attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in Afric...
This report was commissioned as part of a larger study by the African Forest Forum (AFF), to review regional plans and programmes related to people, forests and climate change by partner states of ...
Given the potential impacts of climate change on the commercial forestry sector, and the fact that such impacts can already be detected in Africa, the development and implementation of adaptation p...
Forestry and rural development are on the cusp of major changes in West Africa with Forest Law Enforcement and Trade (FLEGT) measures already affecting the international timber trade, with knock-on...
Professional associations are needful for effective coordination of professional activities to enable them achieve the aims and objectives of setting the up. Such associations abound for most profe...
Climate change is a major threat to achieving the poverty reduction aspirations of many African countries as well as to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is affecting ra...
Climate change adversely affects the environment and human livelihoods. This is through alteration of rainfall patterns as well as water availability, sea level and ecosystem productivity, e.g. for...
This report examined the prospects of greenhouse gas mitigation in African tree Plantations, with a focus on the potential of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) in Planta...
Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, plus the role of conservation, SFM, and forest carbon stock enhancement (REDD+) is a policy initiative developed by the international community...
Tropical forest of Africa represents 18% of the world total and covers over 3.6 million km2 in West, East and Central Africa. The bulk of tropical forests in Africa are found in West and Central Af...
With the decision on the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in COP-16 in Cancun, the contribution of forests to climate change has been recognized as a corners...
Tropical woodlands and savannahs are associated with areas where there is an annual dry season of sufficient duration and intensity, and most of woody plants shed their leaves and grasses dry out. ...
The highest deforestation and forest degradation rates in Africa occur in the dry forests and woodlands where the pressure for land is continuously increasing, poverty is rampant, livelihood option...
Ethiopia is a landlocked country situated in East Africa between 3-15° N latitude and 33-48° E longitude covering an area of about 1.2 million square kilometres. With an estimated population of 80....
Forest plantation development in the study countries of Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda was, in most cases, preceded by species and provenance trials, mainly of exotic ...
With 28 shared river basins covering 71% of the region, sub-humid West Africa would appear to have considerable water resources. This also makes the countries in the region very much water interdep...
Burundi is a small landlocked country covering 27 834 km² of which 25 200 km² are terrestrial. It is located in the Great Lakes region of Africa between 29°00' and 30°54' East and 2°20' and 4°28' S...
Kenya has a total surface area of 582 646 km², and a population total of just over 40 million with a growth rate of 2.7% (2009 census). The total state forest area is estimated at 2.35 million ha (...
Rwanda is a small, landlocked country in Central Eastern Africa. It is located between latitudes 104' and 2051' South and longitudes 28045' and 31015' East. The territory of Rwanda covers a surface...
The old unified Sudan was the largest country in Africa with a total area of 2.5 million km². It is bounded on the east by the Red Sea and is surrounded on the other sides by nine African nations. ...
This is a study on the current status of forest plantations and natural forests in Tanzania conducted from September 2010 to June 2011. The main focus is on analysing the local supply and market de...
Uganda is a landlocked country in the eastern region of Africa. It has a total land area of about 241,550 km2, most of which is covered by subsistence farmland and grasslands. The country had a pop...
In its broadest meaning, a forestry association is a group of people who are interested in forestry or forest industries. Their activities are concerned with the forest and its products, or the gro...
Deforestation and degradation of natural resources have been a twin matter of concern across the globe (ITTO, 2006). The early conservation movement predicted the implication of uncontrolled loggin...
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), made up of Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swazilan...
Central Africa sub-region is much endowed with natural water resources. The region is watered by the four largest watersheds of the continent. These include the Congo River basin, the Nile River ba...
The Sahel region is endowed with a lot of water resources from rivers, permanent water ponds and rich aquifers. These water resources are interconnected with forest resources either at national or ...
There is no doubt the Central Africa sub-region is rich in forest resources. The total cover of dense forests in Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon is...
In the Sahel, ecosystems such as open forests, plantations, parklands, savannah and steppe formations supply a wide range of goods and services for rural communities as well as to the development o...
There is a significant proportion of timber that is harvested, transported, processed and traded illegally throughout the world. This is often associated with detrimental environmental, social and ...
Associations of people sharing a common interest have been around for as long as human beings have tended to socially interact outside the realms of their immediate families or clans. All manner of...
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), made up of Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swazilan...
This study presents the results of an investigation on the role that forests and trees can play
in helping African societies adapt to climate change and mitigate greenhou...
The introduction of REDD+, AR-CDM, AFOLU/INDCs and voluntary carbon market related initiatives as market-based mechanisms aims at reducing global carbon emissions, enhanc...
The Congo Basin (CB) forest is highly rich in biodiversity and contain mineral deposits of economic importance. The forest is under threat as a result of human activities...
The global advancement and investments in biofuels production, consumption and trade are widely regarded as offering environmentally-sustainable solutions to reducing har...
Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges of the contemporary times. Its prominence in global discourse arises from the impact it has on nearly all sectors ...
The role of forestry in sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is gaining traction at the global level as a cost-effective solution to mitigating climate change....
The global advancement and investments in biofuels production, consumption and trade are widely regarded as offering environmentally-sustainable solutions to reducing har...
