Focus

29/04/2022
Invitation to participate: AFF hybrid side event at UNCCD COP 15
Photo: Volcanic plug in native forest and plant habitat, western Côte d'Ivoire (Zenmaan via Wikimedia Commons)…

07/05/2022
Cécile Ndjebet, wins 2022 Wangari Maathai Champions of Forests Award
Nam Tae-hun (second from left), deputy director of the Korea Forest Service, and the winner, Cécile Ndjebet (third from…

11/05/2022
Call for expression of interest: training workshop on technical writing and publishing scientifically sound knowledge products
Photo: Copyright African Forest Forum (AFF) INTRODUCTION Since 2011, AFF, through a grant from the Swiss Agency for…

22/07/2022
Appel à experts : renforcement des capacités des acteurs de la foresterie africaine sur les entreprises commerciales sur les chaînes de valeur des gommes et résines et autres PFNL
Résine dégoulinant d'un amandier. Photo: Yintan / Wikimedia Commons CONTEXTE Les forêts et les arbres fournissent des…

22/07/2022
Policy dialogues for enhanced forest governance, livelihoods and climate action in Africa
AFF is implementing a project entitled “African Forests, People and Climate Change” that is on its third phase and…

17/11/2022
Engaging youth in improving livelihoods and the environment through sustainable forestry in Kenya
Engaging youth in improving livelihoods and the environment through sustainable forestry in Kenya …

21/11/2022
Community of Practice: REDD+ and best practices integrating forests and tree-based mitigation and adaptation in response to climate change in Africa
BACKGROUND Africa's forests cover more than 624 million hectares, accounting for 20.6% of the continent's landmass.…

21/11/2022
Kenya's coastal youth secure green future via conserving indigenous forests
NAIROBI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sandwiched between rolling hills which dot the southeastern Kenyan county of Taita Taveta…

22/11/2022
Regional webinar for validation of teaching compendiums on forests and climate change mitigation for professional and technical training in African forestry
1. Introduction The African Forest Forum (AFF) is a pan-African non-governmental organization with its…

23/11/2022
Regional training workshop on climate finance and writing bankable projects for Anglophone and Lusophone African forestry stakeholders
Regional training workshop on climate finance and writing bankable projects for Anglophone and Lusophone African…

23/11/2022
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: INVITATION TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES for IUFRO AWARDS
The XXVI IUFRO World Congress to be held from 23 to 29 June 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden provides us with another…

06/12/2022
Fighting climate change with bamboo in Africa: The case of Kyela, Rungwe and Mufindi districts – Tanzania
Responding to the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), 32 countries have committed to restoring…

17/02/2023
Recruitment of 25 postgraduate students for agricultural cooperation in Africa for China-Africa Agricultural Cooperation.
In order to share China's experience in promoting agricultural technologies, rural development and poverty reduction,…

20/02/2023
PhD project scholarship call - ZEF/RLC - Agro-ecology among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
The Right Livelihood College (RLC) offers a DAAD-funded PhD research scholarship on: Agro-ecology among smallholder…

20/02/2023
AWARD Announces the Call for the Second Cohort of its Fellowship Targeting African Women in Agricultural Policy
AWARD Announces the Call for the Second Cohort of its Fellowship Targeting African Women in Agricultural Policy African…