Forests, climate and livelihoods are interconnected

Forests can play a vital part for both climate- and poverty issues; in reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases and as a source of income for poor people that depend on the forest for their livelihood.

Multifunctional landscapes

Many Focali researchers focus on synergies and trade-offs between different land-uses in the landscape, such as interactions between forests and agriculture

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Welcome to Focali

Focali (Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network) is a Swedish research network focusing on forest / bio-energy, climate change and poverty issues. Several Swedish universities and institutions are represented in the network. The purpose is to contribute to the provision of relevant knowledge to Sida and other Swedish authorities for the effective use of forest operations to achieve climate-poverty targets. Focali also aims to increase the flow of relevant information between scientists, industry, government and civil society.

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Colombia’s environment in the post-conflict transition: New set-backs by the global pandemic

Jun 11, 2020

The 2016 peace agreement between Colombia’s government and the FARC guerrilla did not bring the glimpse of hope it aspired to. Focali members Torsten Krause and Fariborz Zelli together with researchers Sandra Valencia, Ana Maria Vargas Falla and Britta Sjöstedt outline how the void after FARC has been filled by a diverse range of armed groups creating a dangerous cocktail of violence and intimidation. They also highlight the implications of the current pandemic on the peace process, and sheds light on a new victim - The environment.

Opportunity: Two PhD positions at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg

Jun 09, 2020

Chalmers University of Technology offer two PhD positions within the land-use science group at Physical Resource Theory at the Department for Earth, Space and Environment. Focali members Martin Persson, Göran Berndes and Christel Cederberg will be supervisors.

Video: Tropical montane forests in a warming world

May 22, 2020

“Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, depends on its forests and trees that protect soil fertility, preserve biodiversity, help to cope with climate change and provide fuel for cooking. But the forests used to be much vaster.” Eric Mirindi Dusenge, Focali member and researcher at University of Gothenburg, is part of a project to find out how native tree species can contribute to tackling ongoing challenges in a warming world.

Impacts of the coronavirus on indigenous groups in the Amazon

May 15, 2020

Torsten Krause has been researching hunting, forest fauna and wild meat consumption, mainly in the Amazon, for the past three years. He is currently in lock-down in Colombia, where his fieldwork was cut short due to the outburst of Covid-19. In this interview, published the 14th of April, he reflects on the link between humanity's destructive interaction with the environment, and the emergence of new and potentially very dangerous diseases.

Webinarium: Hur kan vi använda vårt landskap i kampen mot klimatförändringarna?

Webinar
Apr 28, 2020 10:00 AM to Apr 28, 2020 11:00 AM.

SIWI Swedish Water House håller webinarium om landskapet och vatten som verktyg mot klimatförändringarna. Focali-medlemmar Malin Gustafsson och Anna Tengberg deltar med exempel från deras arbete med vatten och multifunktionella landskap.

Provide your feedback on the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration strategy

Mar 16, 2020

Welcome to the open consultation process for the Strategy of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. The United Nations invite you to review the Strategy for the Decade and its Communication Strategy and provide feedback on the overall document or specific sections via their website. Deadline for feedback submission is April 30, 2020.

What are the barriers and motivations for Agroforestry implementation?

Mar 11, 2020

Agroforestry practices have been increasingly promoted as land-use systems that support nature conservation and works as a tool for reducing poverty, improving food self-sufficiency, and increasing productivity and income for small-scale farmers. Even so, many farmers are still reluctant to implement the practices. New research outlines the motivations and limitations to implement agroforestry practices.

The Gothenburg Science festival 2020 has been postponed

Föreläsning
Apr 24, 2020 10:00 AM to Apr 25, 2020 03:00 PM.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The science festival has been postponed due to the current situation with the corona-virus. The organizers plan to carry out the festival during the autumn 2020, but stay updated on their website for eventual changes.

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