Which scientific areas are covered by AFORNET research grants?
This program supports research in all aspects of forest science, including agricultural, industrial, energy, environmental and conservation subjects. It covers the following areas usually studied in forest sciences: forest engineering, management, protection, mensuration, silviculture, wood utilization, forest practice, forest modeling, among others. New and emerging fields of basic research as applied to forestry, which are likely to lead to a long-term understanding and management of Africa’s forest resources, as well as socio-economic aspects are also encouraged. The program is innovative and unique in setting out a priority to train researchers who will not only acquire the requisite scientific and technical knowledge and skills, but also organizational and managerial capacity. What are the grant programs currently running in AFORNET?Currently, there are two grant programs running in AFORNET. They are the Young Scientist Fellowship Program and the Senior Scientist Fellowship Progra
