Tropenbos International is a non-profit based in the Netherlands that supports local, multi-stakeholder interventions on sustainable landscapes in tropical forests.[1] They currently have local affiliates in Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Suriname and Viet Nam as well as projects in other countries.[2] Some work by Tropenbos has been funded by the UN.[3] They regularly publish reports making recommendations on how to manage forests and other landscape and conservation issues.
Programs and activities[edit]
Colombia[edit]
Tropenbos Colombia has sponsored indigenous artist Abel Rodriguez.[4][5][6]
Ethiopia[edit]
Tropenbos Ethiopia works through its local partner, the Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA), on landscape restoration in the drylands regions. In 2021, it drafted a national drylands strategy which has been approved by the Ethiopian government.
Ghana[edit]
Tropenbos Ghana collaborates with the Forestry Commission to develop processes for participatory governance over forests under pressure from cocoa production.[7] They also facilitated a 5-year research project focused on charcoal production in Ghana.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Approach". Tropenbos International. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Where we work". Tropenbos International. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Tropenbos International". DEVEX.
- ^ "A Self-Taught Artist Paints The Rain Forest By Memory". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ Sanchez, Casey. "Abel Rodríguez: Keeper of the rain forest". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ ""The arts are the raw material for imagining the future."". news.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ Agency, Ghana News. "Stakeholders collaborate to address deforestation and boost cocoa production | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh/. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2017-11-24). "More Ghanaians depend on charcoal for energy – Research". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2021-07-13.