Tropenbos International

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, 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

Columbia

Tropenbos Columbia has sponsored indigenous artist Abel Rodriguez.[4][5][6]

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]

References
  1. "Approach". Tropenbos International. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  2. "Where we work". Tropenbos International. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  3. "Tropenbos International". DEVEX.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "A Self-Taught Artist Paints The Rain Forest By Memory". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  5. Sanchez, Casey. "Abel Rodríguez: Keeper of the rain forest". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  6. ""The arts are the raw material for imagining the future."". news.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  7. Agency, Ghana News. "Stakeholders collaborate to address deforestation and boost cocoa production | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh/. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  8. Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2017-11-24). "More Ghanaians depend on charcoal for energy – Research". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
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