Further news 2024 - 2014

After a long corona break, IUFRO Division 3.08.00 was able to meet for the first time in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, from Oct. 26 - Nov. 01 for its international conference.

On 6th October 2022, Dr Rattiya S. Lippe and Dr Jörg Schweinle contributed to the special event “Beyond numbers: income, employment and decent work in forestry”, at the 8th World Forest Week, organized by FAO in collaboration with the ILO and UNECE.

Publications in this special issue highlight that third-party voluntary certifications can be a valuable tool to enhance sustainability practice, but it is a complex and costly instrument that often requires external financial support, especially for smallholders in rural contexts of developing…

The international meeting of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Division 4.05 Managerial Economics and Accounting was hosted by the Thünen Institute of Forestry in Hamburg-Altona, Germany, September 5-7, 2022.

This study discusses the possible unintended effects of the regulation and elaborate on potential ways to reduce the negative impacts, on vulnerable groups in producer countries, such as smallholders, Indigenous peoples, and local communities. (IPLCs)

Project brief 2022/34a | Margret Köthke

This study investigates whether there is an evidence base for assessing the impacts of agroforestry compared to segregated land use.

Many countries have water pollution as a major problem, with agricultural practices representing the primary source of pollution.

On August 11, 2022, Thünen Institute of Forestry received a visit from two professors from Kyrgyzstan, Dr. Aibek Upenov, Rector of the Talas State University and Dr. Ermek Baibagyshov, Rector of the Naryn State University.

This study simulated the future impacts of land use and land cover change (LULC) and national policy enforcement on the multifunctionality of tropical forest landscapes in the northern Ecuadorian Amazon (NEA), which is characterized by high biodiversity and endemism.