Chair of Tropical and International Forestry

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Mar 24, 2023

Regional East Africa alumni capacity building and networking seminar held at Makarere University, Uganda

Global platforms, summits and conferences such as those held in Rio, Kyoto, Paris or most recently in Sharm el-Sheikh or Montreal are stressing and agreeing towards a joint protection of the global climate and environment. To balance that and the human dimension of those being affected and …

Mar 06, 2023

Source: Tropical Forestry Blog

MASTER’S DAY 2023 – ONLINE INFORMATION DAY

What happens after I have completed my Bachelor’s degree? Which degree program is the right choice for me?Answers and perspectives will be offered at our first Master’s Day on March 28, 2023 from 9 am. We plan to make our information formats digital. This allows you to follow the program from …

Feb 07, 2023

Source: Tropical Forestry Blog

TUD Winter School on Non-Timber Forest Products

March 20 – 26, 2023in Tharandt, GermanyOrganized by the Institute of InternationalForestry and Forest Products Goal of the NTFP Winter School With the global recognition of the potential contributions of Non-Timber ForestProducts (NTFP) to rural livelihoods, income generation, food and …

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
Applicants have to register in the TU Dresden online-registration portal SELMA, which will be open from 1st of April.
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.