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07 July 2023 the Netherlands

Internship - Human Resource

Are you a Human Resource Management student with an interest on tropical forests, climate change, biodiversity, and people? Would you be interested to further professionalize the management of an international organization? Interested, read further…

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05 July 2023 the Netherlands

Internship - Communication with emphasis on social media

To strengthen our corporate communications, we are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and imaginative communication student with a special interest in social media to join our communication team in Ede, the Netherlands.

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05 July 2023 General

Annual Review 2022 – Making knowledge work for people and forests

The unsustainable use of natural resources in tropical frontier landscapes reduces people’s resilience and contributes to climate change and loss of biodiversity. Despite the obvious negative consequences, this unsustainable use persists, and structural changes to address it are urgently needed at various levels. It is our conviction that these structural changes must start with more inclusive and equitable governance and management of forests. To this aim, we support evidence-based, locally owned solutions to landscape-specific challenges across the forested tropics.

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05 July 2023 General

Local solutions for Nationally Determined Contributions

TBI partners in Bolivia, Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia and Viet Nam worked with local governments to implement strategies that contribute to achieving targets and ambitions set in nationally determined contributions.

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05 July 2023 the Netherlands

Green finance for SMEs

Through the Green Finance for SMEs (GFS) programme, Tropenbos International aims to bridge the gap between international finance and local entrepreneurs with ideas for sustainable businesses. In 2022, the programme broadened its strategy by including buyers and exporters in the value chains of forestry and agroforestry products.

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30 June 2023 the Netherlands

Locally owned solutions for thriving and climate-resilient landscapes — In conversation with Joost van Montfort

In June 2022, Joost van Montfort succeeded René Boot as the Executive Director of Tropenbos International (TBI). Having worked for various civil society organizations, including WWF, IUCN NL, AidEnvironment, SNV and Doctors without Borders, Joost has extensive experience with programme management, partnership building and organizational change. Here he talks with Koen Kusters about his views on TBI’s role, his ambitions, and the lessons he brings with him from other organizations.

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