Tropenbos International Explained

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

Colombia

Tropenbos Colombia has sponsored indigenous artist Abel Rodriguez.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Ethiopia

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Approach. 2021-07-13. Tropenbos International.
2. Web site: Where we work. 2021-07-13. Tropenbos International.
3. Web site: Tropenbos International. DEVEX.
4. Web site: A Self-Taught Artist Paints The Rain Forest By Memory. 2021-07-13. NPR.org. en.
5. Web site: Sanchez. Casey. Abel Rodríguez: Keeper of the rain forest. 2021-07-13. Santa Fe New Mexican. en.
6. Web site: "The arts are the raw material for imagining the future.". 2021-07-13. news.ufl.edu. en.
7. Web site: Agency. Ghana News. Stakeholders collaborate to address deforestation and boost cocoa production News Ghana. 2021-07-13. newsghana.com.gh/. en-US.
8. Web site: Dogbevi. Emmanuel. 2017-11-24. More Ghanaians depend on charcoal for energy – Research. 2021-07-13. Ghana Business News. en-US.