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.