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Biodiversity in Brussels

17^th Brussels Development Briefing, 10 March 2010

Tropenbos International was invited to present the study “Effects of Forests Certification on Biodiversity” at the 17^th Brussels Development Briefing.
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Vacancy TBI Congo Basin Programme

For our Congo Basin programme we are looking for a Post-doc researcher (m/f) based in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Preference will be given to DR Congo nationals)
Deadline for applications: 1 April 2010
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The National University facing the Amazonian reality
Success story on the NPT project "Institutional strengthening of Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Amazonia" published in the Nuffic-NPT newsletter.
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TBI and NUFFIC-NPT projects

TBI coordinates several projects funded through the NUFFIC-NPT programme, all directed to the institutional strengthening of national organizations. The NPT is a programme of South–North cooperation which helps developing countries to strengthen their institutional capacity for providing post-secondary education and training.
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New Publication: Chainsaw Milling in Ghana - Context, drivers and impacts.

chainsawmilling_in_ghana In spite of being banned in 1998, chainsaw milling continues to be a major supplier of Ghana’s domestic lumber needs. Chainsaw milling helps to sustain rural economies and livelihoods, and banning it fuels illegal practices and conflict. Chainsaw milling challenges Ghana’s ambitions to develop a legal and sustainable forestry sector.
This synthesis report examines the evolution of the policy, legal and institutional framework of chainsaw milling in Ghana.
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Climate Change: the greatest challenge

Forests and climate change are intrinsically linked, in ways that extend beyond carbon. Climate change could change the forest landscape worldwide and vice versa. Changes in global climate may have diverse effects on forests, including stress, compositional and functional changes, and changes in the capacity of forests to provide products and services. These effects are as yet poorly understood. Forest ecosystems capture and store CO₂, making a major contribution to the mitigation of climate change. However, when forests are destroyed, over-harvested or burned, they can become a source of CO₂ emissions.