Further news 2023 - 2014

This study links household survey data to remotely sensed deforestation data to examine how household-level attributes and the spatial distribution of agricultural land-use affect deforestation along the forest transition gradient in Zambia.

From May 1st, Dr. Kristin Franz takes up a permanent post in the working group Forestry in Germany.

In the middle of April, Johannes Stockmann joined our working group “Forestry in Germany” in his new role as scientific assistant.

In the beginning of April, Mario Juan Peters joined our working group „Forestry in Germany“ in his new role as scientific assistant.

In the beginning of April, Susanne Weis joined our working group „Forestry in Germany“ in his new role as scientific assistant.

Seven years after we started our activities on timber market modelling at the Thünen Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics, the working group has undergone a three-day evaluation by external experts.

Since the beginning of April, Cornelius Regelmann joined our working group „Forestry in Germany“ in his new role as scientific assistant.

Since April, Dr. Sarah Wolff is member of our team of research scientists in the ‘Forests and Society’ department.

This study investigates factors at the household level that affect participation of rural households in forest support programs in the Miombo landscapes of Zambia.

This year's Joint FAO/UNECE Working Party on Forest Statistics, Economics and Management, which took place from 22-24 March 2021 in Geneva, was chaired by Prof Dr Matthias Dieter.