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Tropenbos International
Tropenbos International is a non-profit based in the Netherlands that supports local, multi-stakeholder interventions on sustainable landscapes in tropical forests. 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. Some work by Tropenbos has been funded by the UN. 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. Ethiopia Tropenbos Ethiopia works through its local partner, the Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) is an international NGO founded in 1989 by professionals from the Horn of Africa to address pastoral and agro-pastoral development from a regional perspective and promote global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel Rodriguez (artist)
Abel ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hābīl is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He was the younger brother of Cain, and the younger son of Adam and Eve, the first couple in Biblical history. He was a shepherd who offered his firstborn flock up to God as an offering. God accepted his offering but not his brother's. Cain then killed Abel out of jealousy. According to Genesis, this was the first murder in the history of mankind. Genesis narrative Interpretations Jewish and Christian interpretations According to the narrative in Genesis, Abel ( ''Hébel'', in pausa ''Hā́ḇel''; grc-x-biblical, Ἅβελ ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, ''Hābēl'') is Eve's second son. His name in Hebrew is composed of the same three consonants as a root meaning "breath". Julius Wellhausen has proposed that the name is independent of the root. Eberhard Schrader had previously put forward the Akkadian (Old Assyrian dialect) ''ablu'' ("son") as a more likely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastoral And Environmental Network In The Horn Of Africa (PENHA)
The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) is an international NGO founded in 1989 by professionals from the Horn of Africa to address pastoral and agro-pastoral development from a regional perspective and promote global cross-learning. Headquartered in London, PENHA has offices in Ethiopia and Somaliland and partnerships in Eritrea, Sudan, and Uganda. PENHA's founding director, Zeremariam Fre, a Global Reconciliation Desmond Tutu Fellow, serves on the Board of Trustees along with other Senior Advisers, including Mitiku Haile from Mekelle University, who won the 2021 World Agriculture Prize. Joanna Lumley, as PENHA's patron, has been a dedicated supporter Mission In 2020, PENHA launched its five-year strategy, Building Sustainable Futures. It focuses on four key areas: (i) policy and advocacy; (ii) program creation; (iii) research; and (iv) consultancy and networking, operating at local, national, regional, and international levels in collaboration wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forestry Commission (Ghana)
The Forestry Commission is a Government of Ghana agency under the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. The commission has three divisions and two centres: * Forest Services Division * Wildlife Division * Timber Industry Development Division * Forestry CommissionTraining Centre * Resource Management Support Centre Heads * Samuel Afari Dartey *Nii Ashie Kotey Emmanuel Nii Ashie Kotey (born 2 October 1953) is a Ghanaian judge and academic. He has been a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana since his appointment in 2018. Kotey was born in Osu, a suburb of Accra. After obtaining his LL.M and Ph.D. fro ... * Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie References {{Ghana-stub Environmental organisations based in Ghana Ministries and Agencies of State of Ghana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
