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May 23, 2023

Welcoming Preeya – a new Phd candidate from Thailand

Hello! My name is Preeyaphat Chaiklang, or you can call me “Preeya”. I am from Thailand. I joined the Chair of Tropical and International Forestry in April 2023 as a DAAD doctoral candidate under the “Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations (NEXtra) programme.” The programme is a …

May 23, 2023

Source: Tropical Forestry Blog

Welcoming Lwin – a new PhD candidate from Myanmar

Hello everyone, I am Lwin Thuzar Nyein. I come from Myanmar. I joined the Chair of Tropical and International Forestry in April 2023 as a doctoral candidate for the Joint Ph.D. Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste, jointly offered by the United Nations University …

Apr 20, 2023

Source: Tropical Forestry Blog

TUD Winter School on Non-Timber Forest Products in Tharandt, Germany

We, approximately 30 participants of the TU Dresden Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) winter school, experienced the Tharandt campus with an amazing spring weather. Profs. Sheona and Charlie Shackleton, Dr. Auch, Prof. Dr. Lukas Giessen and Aruna Kainyande welcomed us friendly to the winter …

MSc in Tropical Forestry

The MSc course in Tropical Forestry focuses on the diverse relationships of people and forests in tropical and sub-tropical regions. It integrates training in sustainable management of natural and planted forests, agro-forestry, and urban tree resources and the many interfaces with humans and society. With a transdisciplinary approach, emphasis is placed on the socio-economics of farming households, forest and land use, policy, ecology and silviculture.

Research

The research is led by an international team of post-doctoral and doctoral candidates with a multi disciplinary and analytical approach to social sciences. The research fields directly relates to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (focusing on socio-economic and socio-political aspects of forestry, rural development, management of forest resources and poverty alleviation. This is achieved through a focus on socio-economic analysis, forest based value chain analysis, research in forest landscape restoration, governance assessment, socio-political studies and power analysis.

Publications

The findings of the scientific research are published in reviewed journals, books and conference scripts on a regular basis as well as they are released as doctoral theses. An overview of finalized master theses also is provided on the following pages.

Chair of Tropical and International Forestry

The Chair of Tropical and International Forestry was one of the first academic
institutions in Europe specializing on Tropical Forestry in the Global South. The specialization focuses on the influence of key actors and institutions on forest outcomes around the globe. It especially provides insights into the multi-level and multi-sector system governing forests internationally and nationally. It addresses types of actors and institutions in global and regional multi-lateralism, as well as at national, sub-national and local landscape scales.
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Master of Science in Tropical Forestry

You are invited to apply for studying Master of Science in Tropical Forestry with classes starting in October every year. The MSc course has a standard full-time study of four semesters (two years): structured as three semesters of classroom studies and one semester of field research in a tropical country. The program is part of the DAAD scholarship program for development-related postgraduate courses (DAAD EPOS).

DAAD EPOS Scholarships
Students from countries of the global south are welcome to apply for a DAAD
EPOS scholarship. When applying for a DAAD EPOS scholarship, the complete application should reach Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products not later than the 30th of October one year prior to the beginning of the course.

Self-financed studies - CALL IS OPEN
Application deadline for the start of study in October of the same year is
- for non-EU citizens is the 31th of May, and
- for Germans and EU-citizens the 15th of July.