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To fill the financial gap in biodiversity conservation and support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Tanzania has officially launched the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) on the mainland. A partnership between …
Tanzania Introduces BIOFIN to Promote Biodiversity Preservation on Its Territory Read More
Kenya’s increasing need for timber—fueled by fast-paced urban growth, a booming construction sector, and industrial expansion—is creating fresh prospects for investment and cross-border trade. According to the Forest Status Report …
Kenya’s Soaring Wood Demand Spurs Regional Trade and Forestry Investment Read More
At its first graduation ceremony, the African Centre for Technical Training (ACTT) in Ghana commemorated a momentous occasion and introduced its state-of-the-art Woodwork & Joinery curriculum. The Delegation of German …
ACTT Unveils New Innovative Woodworking Program Read More
Seven million of the world’s 290 million hectares of planted forests are located in Africa. Only 2 million hectares of newly planted forests have replaced the nearly 100 million hectares …
Impact Investing Gains Momentum in African Wood Sector Read More
With the exception of environmental services, the forest industry accounts for 3.6% of Kenya’s GDP1 and is crucial to the nation’s socioeconomic development. By providing wood fuel and other non-timber …
Kenya Promotes Sustainable Wood in Green Construction for Climate-Resilient Development Read More
After FSC and the stadium managers agreed to a five-year naming rights arrangement, the new stadium would be known as “FSC Stadium of Life”. In Lesotho, Southern Africa, a brand-new …
The new stadium uses 8,500 timber poles in place of concrete. Read More
Professor Dos Santos Silayo, Conservation Commissioner of the Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency, disclosed that a shipment of processed timber was exported out of the nation during the fiscal year …
Tanzanian Forests Exports Two Million Metric Tonnes of Timber Read More
William Ruto, the President of Kenya, declared on Sunday that he will resume logging activity in Kenya after Six years. At a church service in Molo, a community about 200 …
Kenya’s President William Ruto Announced Resumption of Logging Activity Read More
According to the regional energy projection from the International Energy Agency, wood fuel is expected to be a major supplier of renewable energy in the region by 2040. It will …
Sustainable Administration of Wood Fuel in Sub-saharan Africa Read More
The 200 million hectares of dense, humid forests in the sub-region—more than half of which are unclassified—are likely to come under increasing pressure from timber export, especially to China and …
A Surge in Asian Demand for Wood from African Forests Read More
