AFF would like to recruit the following experts as consultants
Forests and People
Efficient processing and utilisation of forest products, trade and taxation, and valuation of forest are key issues to support sustainable conservation and management of forest resources. The group will synthesise latest research on these issues and identify specific new areas for scientific inquiry.
Attachment Size FLEGT expert.pdf 110.54 KB Forest certification experts.pdf 116.64 KB Green economy and LULUCF expert.pdf 109.89 KB International negotiations expert.pdf 122.14 KB Tree germplasm expert.pdf 110.56 KB
Theme:
The Contribution of Forests to Ghana’s Economic Development
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The Forestry Research Institute of Ghana of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-FORIG) in conjunction with the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation (MESTI) is organizing a colloquium on research and development on bamboo resources of Ghana.
Call for expression of interest in IFS Collaborative Research Grants 2014
Focusing on Biodiversity
GLOBAL FOREST WATCH ANNOUNCES NEW SMALL GRANTS FUND
- REQUEST FOR APPLICANTS -
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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
THEME:
The Contribution of Forests to Ghana’s Economic Development
OBJECTIVE
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5 day Intensive Programme on Corporate Social Responsibility, Strategy and Management
The Mastercard Foundation, which is based in Canada, is funding full scholarships for students from Africa to attend the University of British Columbia, either as undergraduates or to enroll in professional Master’s programs.
Commiphora holtziana gum resins when solvent extracted followed by a combination of chromatographic separation techniques on hexane extract of the Wajir sample, led to the isolation and characterization of a new compound, 11–hydroxy-?-muurolene 1.
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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) fruit pulp was analyzed for its chemical and nutritional content and the results compared with those of the same species from other parts of the world.
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Kenya depends on fuel-wood for cooking and heating in most households. Over 80% of both rural and urban households in the country use fuel wood for cooking. These Prosopis plant species provide excellent fuel wood.
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Particleboard and solid wood stakes were treated with either an isocyanate or phenol formaldehyde resin and exposed in soil beds comprising three different soil types and two moisture contents.
Attachment Size Dimensional Stability of Particle Board and Radiata Pine Wood (Pinus radiata D..pdf 909.45 KB
Melia volkensii commonly known as Mukau is an well known indigenous tree species in the plant family Meliaceae growing naturally in the semiarid zones of Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Kenya.Melia volkensii mechanical properties are compared with mahogany (Khaya species), teak (Tectona grandis)
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